Additional powers of authorised persons and police
46 Additional powers of authorised persons and police
In addition to any other powers conferred by these Regulations, during the race period an authorised person or a police officer—
may request a person in the declared area or a designated access area to produce a ticket or other satisfactory evidence of that person's entitlement to be a permitted entrant; and
may direct a person not to enter the declared area or a designated access area if the person—
is not a permitted entrant; or
is entering or attempting to enter the declared area or designated access area otherwise than through a designated entrance; or
is in possession of a prohibited item; or
is in possession of liquor in contravention of regulation 17; and
if a person is leaving or attempting to leave the declared area or a designated access area otherwise than through a designated exit, may direct that person to leave the declared area or designated access area through a designated exit.
In addition to any other powers conferred by these Regulations or any other laws, during the race period a police officer, using no more force than is reasonably necessary—
may prevent a person from entering or attempting to enter the declared area or a designated access area if the person—
is not a permitted entrant; or
is entering or attempting to enter the declared area or designated access area otherwise than through a designated entrance; or
is in possession of a prohibited item; or
is in possession of liquor in contravention of regulation 17; and
may prevent a person from leaving or attempting to leave the declared area or a designated access area otherwise than through a designated exit.
Reg. 46(3) inserted by S.R. No. 7/2026 reg. 41.
An authorised person or police officer must not exercise a power under subregulation (1) or (2) in relation to a person who is in a public access area at a time and on a date specified in the public access area declaration.
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