Powers of authorised persons at major event venues
26 Powers of authorised persons at major event venues
An authorised person may require a person who the authorised person reasonably suspects of having committed an offence or breached a condition of entry to a major event venue to state truthfully the person's full name and usual place of residence.
If an authorised person reasonably suspects that a vehicle or animal (other than an assistance dog) has been brought to or left at a major event venue or a part of a major event venue without the consent of the occupier of the venue or the event organiser, the authorised person may—
require the owner or person in charge of the vehicle or animal to remove the vehicle or animal from the venue (or from a part of it); or
if the owner or person in charge of the vehicle or animal cannot be located in the vicinity—remove the vehicle or animal from the venue (or part of it).
A person must not, without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to comply with a requirement of an authorised person under this section. Maximum penalty: Maximum penalty: $2 500 or imprisonment for 6 months.
Subsection (3) places an evidential burden on the accused to show reasonable excuse.
An authorised person (other than the occupier of the venue or the event organiser, or a police officer in uniform) must, at the request of a person in relation to whom the authorised person intends to exercise any powers under this section, produce for the inspection of the person, a copy of his or her identity card.
A person must not falsely pretend, by words or conduct, to have the power of an authorised person under this section. Maximum penalty: Maximum penalty: $750.
In proceedings for an offence against this section, an allegation in the complaint that a person named in the complaint was on a specified date an authorised person in relation to a specified major event venue will be accepted as proved in the absence of proof to the contrary.
In this section—
assistance dog has the same meaning as in the Dog and Cat Management Act 1995;
authorised person, in relation to a major event, means—
the occupier of the major event venue; or
the event organiser; or
a person authorised in writing by the occupier or event organiser to exercise powers under this section; or
a police officer.
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