Anzac Day Act 1958

Notwithstanding anything in any Act regulation or by-law no sports shall be held on ANZAC Day in any year except with the written approval of the Minister and where any sports are held with such approval the provisions of this section shall be complied with.

No race match game exercise or other event at any sports so held shall commence before one o'clock in the afternoon.

Such portion of the net profit from any such sports as the Minister before the sports are held directs or approves shall be paid within 2 months after the holding of the sports into the ANZAC Day Proceeds Fund established under this Act: Provided that where such sports are held more than 50 kilometres from the north-east side of the corner of Bourke and Elizabeth streets, Melbourne, the Minister may before the sports are held authorize such payment to be made to any institution or organization in the district in which the sports are held if the Minister is satisfied, after consultation with the president for the time being of the Victorian branch of the Returned Sailors' Soldiers' and Airmen's Imperial League of Australia, that such institution or organization is one whose objects would permit it to be recommended to share in the distribution of the said Fund under section 4A(3).

The club association body corporate or person by or on behalf of which or whom any such sports are held shall within 2 months after the holding of the sports supply to the Minister a detailed statement correctly setting out all receipts and expenditure in connexion with such sports verified by statutory declaration made by such person or by the chairman or president and the secretary or treasurer of such club or association or by the chairman and secretary of such body corporate.

If any sports are held on ANZAC Day in any year without the written approval of the Minister or in contravention of subsection (2) the club association body corporate or person by or on behalf of which or whom such sports were so held and each member of the managing body or committee of such club or association and each director of such body corporate shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $1000. But no person shall be liable if it is shown that the person did not act wilfully in contravention of this section.

If any club association body corporate or person by or on behalf of which or whom any sports were held on ANZAC Day in any year fails to comply with any provision of subsection (3) or subsection (4) such club association body corporate or person and each director or member of the managing body or committee of such club association or body corporate shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $1000. But no person shall be liable if it is shown that such failure occurred without the person's knowledge or approval.

In this section sports means bicycle races or foot races or cricket matches or football matches or any other game exercise pastime or contest of a kind usually conducted carried on contested or decided on a ground which are held on any ground or in any building to which persons are admitted on payment of an admission fee or charge or after any donation has been sought from them for the purpose of witnessing the same, but does not include horse races trotting races or dog races.

Nothing in this section shall affect the operation of any Act or law relating to Sunday but otherwise this section shall have effect notwithstanding anything in any Act regulation or by-law.