Major Events Act 2013

A person must not, without the written approval of the event organiser for a major event to which this section is declared to apply—

broadcast, telecast or transmit by any means whatsoever any sound or moving image of the event or any part of the event at or from a place within or outside the event venue; or

make any sound recording or any visual record of moving images of the event or any part of the event for profit or gain, or for a purpose that includes profit or gain, at or from a place within or outside the event venue. Maximum penalty: Maximum penalty:

in the case of a body corporate—$250 000;

in the case of a natural person—$50 000.

Subsection (1) does not apply to the use of a personal mobile electronic device to transmit or record any sound or image within limits of what would be generally accepted in the community as normal incidents of social interaction.

Subsection (1) places an evidential burden on the accused to show that the accused had the approval of the event organiser.