Major Events Act 2013

The Governor may, by regulation—

declare an event to be a major event; and

specify the major event period for the event; and

declare a major event venue for the purposes of the event;

and

designate a person as the event organiser for the event;

and

require the event organiser to prepare a major event plan in connection with the event; and

provide for the admission, exclusion or expulsion of members of the public to or from the major event venue or a part of the major event venue;

and

prohibit or regulate eating, drinking (including liquor), smoking or the consumption of unlawful substances at the major event venue or a part of the major event venue; and

declare that specified roads will be closed to traffic for a specified period—

for the purposes of the event; and

for the purposes of maintaining good order, or preventing interference with events or activities conducted, at the major event venue;

and

prohibit or regulate the driving, parking or standing of vehicles at the major event venue; and

fix fees and provide for the payment, recovery, refund, waiver or reduction of such fees; and

prescribe penalties not exceeding $1 250 for breach of any regulation.

Regulations declaring an event to be a major event may—

declare that Part 3, or a provision of

Part 3, applies to any (or all) of the following:

the event;

the major event venue declared for the event;

a specified controlled area declared for the event;

and

declare an area described, or shown on a map, in the regulations to be a controlled area for the event; and

declare an article of a prescribed class to be a

prescribed article in relation to the event;

and

declare a prescribed period to be a sales control period in relation to the event; and

declare airspace that is within unaided sight of a major event venue for the event to be advertising controlled airspace for the period prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.

A controlled area declared for a major event may include—

a road or road‑related area; and

a bridge, footpath or other thoroughfare; and

any other public place, or part of any other public place, within the vicinity of a major event venue for the event.

Before a regulation is made declaring an event to be a major event, the Minister must consult with any council in whose area the event is to be held or whose area will be directly affected by the holding of the event.

Without limiting subsection (2)(b), a major event period may include a period to set up or prepare for the major event and to pack up or clean up after the event and to replace, restore or remove any infrastructure or equipment.

A regulation under this section may have effect despite the provisions of any other Act.