Caulfield Racecourse Reserve Act 2017

The Trust, by notice published in the Government Gazette, may declare an event to be held at the Reserve a Caulfield Racecourse Reserve event.

The Trust, by notice published in the Government Gazette, must make an event declaration if the Trust receives a request from the Victoria Amateur Turf Club (incorporating Melbourne Racing Club) for an event declaration to be made because dates and times for horse race-meetings have been fixed by Racing Victoria (within the meaning of the Racing Act 1958) to be conducted by the Club at the Caulfield Racecourse Reserve.

If the Minister and the Minister administering the Racing Act 1958 are satisfied that there are exceptional circumstances that require an event in an event declaration made under subsection (2) to be cancelled or transferred to another venue, the Trust, on request of those Ministers, must vary that event declaration.

The Trust must publish an event declaration variation made under subsection (3) in the Government Gazette at least one day before the Caulfield Racecourse Reserve event to which it applies.

The Trust must not make an event declaration, other than an event declaration referred to in subsection (2), unless the Trust is satisfied that—

the purpose of the proposed event is not detrimental to the purposes for which the land is reserved; and

the making of the declaration is in the public interest.

An event declaration must include the following information—

the title of the Caulfield Racecourse Reserve event and a short description of it;

the dates and times during which the Caulfield Racecourse Reserve event is to take place;

the part of the Reserve to which the declaration applies, described in writing or by way of map or other document;

the name of the person or body who takes control of the part of the Reserve to which the declaration applies;

any regulations made under this Act that are suspended during the Caulfield Racecourse Reserve event;

specification of any event fees to be imposed or collected for the Caulfield Racecourse Reserve event;

any other prescribed information.

The Trust may grant a permit under section 39 in respect of any part of the Reserve for the purposes of a Caulfield Racecourse Reserve event.

Any regulations made under this Act applying to the part of the Reserve to which an event declaration applies continue to apply during a Caulfield Racecourse Reserve event, unless the event declaration provides for the suspension of those regulations.

Subject to subsections (10) and (11)—

an event declaration made under subsection (2) must be published at least 7 days before the first race day that is a Caulfield Racecourse Reserve event; and

any other event declaration must be published at least 7 days before the Caulfield Racecourse Reserve event to which it applies.

The Trust may make an urgent event declaration, other than an event declaration referred to in subsection (2), if—

there are exceptional circumstances that require the event declaration to be made at short notice; and

the Minister and the Minister administering the Racing Act 1958 are satisfied that the urgent event declaration must be made.

The Trust must publish an event declaration made under subsection (10) in the Government Gazette at least one day before the Caulfield Racecourse Reserve event to which it applies.