Power to remove persons from major event venue
25 Power to remove persons from major event venue
A police officer may enter a major event venue and—
order any person who is behaving in a disorderly or offensive manner to leave the venue; or
order a person who the officer reasonably suspects of having committed an offence at the venue to leave the venue; or
use reasonable force to remove a person from the venue who is behaving in a disorderly or offensive manner or who the officer reasonably suspects of having committed an offence at the venue.
A police officer may enter a major event venue and—
order a person who the officer reasonably suspects of having breached a condition of entry of the venue to leave the venue;
and
use reasonable force to remove a person from the venue who the officer reasonably suspects of having breached a condition of entry of the venue.
A person—
who remains in a major event venue after having been ordered to leave under this section; or
who re‑enters, or attempts to re‑enter, a major event venue within 24 hours of having left or having been removed from such venue pursuant to this section, is guilty of an offence. Maximum penalty: Maximum penalty: $2 500 or imprisonment for
6 months.
A police officer may only exercise a power under subsection (2) if the condition of entry—
is reasonably required for regulating the conduct of persons at the major event venue; and
has been promulgated in a reasonably prominent way by the occupier of the venue or the event organiser (whether by signs at the venue or otherwise).
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