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This is the Major Events Act 2023.
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Bill homepageThis is the Major Events Act 2023.
This Act comes into operation as follows —
Part 1 — on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent;
the rest of the Act — on the day after that day.
The objects of this Act are as follows —
to attract, support and retain major events in the State;
to deliver economic and social benefits to the State by making the State a more attractive and competitive destination for major events;
to facilitate the safe and orderly running of major events;
to promote the enjoyment of participants and spectators of major events;
to protect, in an appropriate manner, the commercial interests of major event organisers who hold major events in the State.
In this Act —
aerial advertising has the meaning given in the Major Events (Aerial Advertising) Act 2009 section 3;
affiliate, of a major event, means a person, service or thing that —
is a sponsor of or is otherwise commercially affiliated with the major event; or
has been approved by the major event organiser;
authorised officer means a person appointed as an authorised officer under section 73(1);
Commissioner of Police means the person holding or acting in the office of Commissioner of Police under the Police Act 1892 section 5;
controlled area, in relation to a major event, means an area specified in section 6 regulations as a controlled area for the major event;
controlled weapon has the meaning given in the Weapons Act 1999 section 3;
control period, in relation to a major event, means a period specified in section 6 regulations as a control period for the major event;
department means the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of this Act or the provision of this Act in which the term is used;
direction to leave has the meaning given in section 57(1);
drive, in relation to a vehicle, has the meaning given in the Road Traffic (Administration) Act 2008 section 4;
edged weapon has the meaning given in the Weapons Act 1999 section 3A;
emergency vehicle means a vehicle —
when conveying a police officer on official duty or when that vehicle is stationary at any place connected with the official duty; or
of a fire brigade on official duty in consequence of a fire or an alarm of fire or of an emergency or rescue operation where human life is reasonably considered to be in danger; or
being an ambulance, answering an urgent call or conveying any injured or sick person to any place for the provision of urgent treatment; or
being used to obtain or convey blood or other supplies, drugs or equipment for a person urgently requiring treatment and authorised to carry a siren or bell for use as a warning instrument; or
authorised as an emergency vehicle for the purposes of this Act by the Transport CEO;
emergency vessel means a vessel —
when conveying a police officer on official duty or when that vessel is stationary at any place connected with the official duty; or
being used for the provision of emergency services; or
authorised as an emergency vessel for the purposes of this Act by the Maritime CEO;
employing authority, in relation to a State agency or public service officer, has the meaning given in the Public Sector Management Act 1994 section 5;
entry ban has the meaning given in section 58(1);
explosive means a substance or article that is controlled as an explosive under the Dangerous Goods Safety Act 2004;
firearm has the meaning given in the Firearms Act 2024 section 6;
inspect, in relation to a thing, includes the following —
handle, open and examine the thing or any of its contents;
give the thing, or any of its contents, a security scan;
liquor has the meaning given in the Liquor Control Act 1988 section 3(1);
local government CEO, in relation to a local government or local government employee, means the chief executive officer of the local government;
local government employee means an employee as defined in the Local Government Act 1995 section 1.4;
logo includes a symbol or other design;
major event —
means an event prescribed as a major event in section 6 regulations; and
includes any other event or activity directly associated with the event prescribed as a major event;
major event area, in relation to a major event, means an area specified in section 6 regulations as a major event area for the major event;
major event lane means a marked lane, or the part of a marked lane, of a road —
beginning at a “major event lane” sign prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of section 29(2)(a); and
ending at an “end major event lane” sign prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of section 29(2)(b);
major event lane notice has the meaning given in section 30(1);
major event lane permit has the meaning given in section 31(1);
major event organiser, in relation to a major event, means a person specified in section 6 regulations as the major event organiser for the major event;
major event period, in relation to a major event, means the period specified in section 6 regulations as the major event period for the major event;
Maritime CEO means the chief executive officer of the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the Western Australian Marine Act 1982;
moving fee has the meaning given in section 84(1);
notice to collect has the meaning given in section 82(1);
occupant’s pass has the meaning given in section 40(1);
occupier, in relation to land, means a person who, in exercise of a right of possession, is in actual occupation of the land;
official logo, in relation to a major event, means an official logo for the major event declared by a regulation under section 68(1)(a);
official title, in relation to a major event, means an official title for the major event declared by a regulation under section 68(1)(b);
owner —
in relation to a vehicle, has the meaning given in the Road Traffic (Administration) Act 2008 section 5; and
in relation to a vessel, has the meaning given in the Western Australian Marine Act 1982 section 3(1);
personal details, in relation to a person, means —
the person’s full name; and
the address where the person usually resides;
place includes land, premises, a vehicle, vessel, aircraft or train, or a part of land, premises, a vehicle, vessel, aircraft or train;
prohibited item means a thing that a person is prohibited under section 44(1) from having in the person’s possession in a major event area;
prohibited weapon has the meaning given in the Weapons Act 1999 section 3;
public place means a place to which the public, or any section of the public, has or is permitted to have access, whether on payment or otherwise;
reasonably suspects has the meaning given in the Criminal Investigation Act 2006 section 4;
responsible authority, in relation to a major event, means a person, State agency or local government specified in section 6 regulations as a responsible authority for the major event;
road has the meaning given in the Road Traffic (Administration) Act 2008 section 4;
road closure means a road closure effected under section 26(1);
section 6 regulations, in relation to a major event, means regulations relating to the major event that are made for the purposes of section 6;
section 14 regulations, in relation to a major event, means regulations relating to the major event that are made for the purposes of section 14;
security scan means a scan with an electronic or mechanical device, whether hand‑held or not, to detect any thing;
sell, in relation to liquor, has the meaning given in the Liquor Control Act 1988 section 3(1);
State agency means —
an agency as defined in the Public Sector Management Act 1994 section 3(1); or
a non‑SES organisation as defined in the Public Sector Management Act 1994 section 3(1);
State land means land of the Crown in right of Western Australia, whether or not designated for any public purpose, other than the following —
land that the Crown has lawfully agreed to alienate;
land occupied by the Crown under a lease or licence;
land occupied under a lease or licence lawfully granted by the Crown;
a WA event venue;
temporary works include —
the erection or construction of any temporary building or structure; and
the temporary alteration of any building or structure;
temporary works approval means an approval granted by the Minister under section 17(1);
traffic and transport management plan means the plan referred to in section 24(1);
Transport CEO means the chief executive officer of the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the Road Traffic (Administration) Act 2008;
vehicle has the meaning given in the Road Traffic (Administration) Act 2008 section 4;
vessel has the meaning given in the Western Australian Marine Act 1982 section 3(1);
WA event venue means —
the Centre as defined in the Western Australian Sports Centre Trust Act 1986 section 3; or
a Trust venue as defined in the Arts and Culture Trust Act 2021 section 3;
WA event venue controller means —
in relation to the Centre as defined in the Western Australian Sports Centre Trust Act 1986 section 3, the Western Australian Sports Centre Trust; or
in relation to a Trust venue as defined in the Arts and Culture Trust Act 2021 section 3, the Arts and Culture Trust;
weapon has the meaning given in the Weapons Act 1999 section 3.
[Section 4 amended: No. 23 of 2024 s. 473; No. 33 of 2024 s. 32.]
This Act binds the Crown in right of Western Australia and, so far as the legislative power of the Parliament permits, the Crown in all its other capacities.
The regulations may prescribe any event of a sporting, cultural or other nature as a major event.
The regulations must specify the following in relation to the major event —
the major event organiser;
a major event area;
the major event period;
the provisions of Parts 3 and 4 (if any) that apply to the major event;
the provisions of Parts 5 and 6 (if any) that apply to the major event, and the area to which and period during which, those provisions apply.
The regulations may specify a responsible authority for the major event.
The regulations may specify the following in relation to the major event —
a controlled area for the major event;
the control period;
the provisions of Part 6 (if any) that apply to a controlled area and the period during which those provisions apply.
Regulations referred to in subsection (2)(e) may specify —
that a provision of Part 5 or 6 applies to a major event area or any part of a major event area; and
that a provision of Part 5 or 6 applies during the major event period or any part of the major event period.
Regulations referred to in subsection (4)(c) may specify —
that a provision of Part 6 applies to a controlled area or any part of a controlled area; and
that a provision of Part 6 applies during the control period or any part of the control period.
Section 6 regulations may specify 1 or more persons as the major event organiser.
Section 6 regulations may specify 1 or more areas in which a major event is to take place as a major event area.
An area specified as a major event area may also include the following —
a place to be associated with the major event, including —
a public place where the event is shown on a screen for public viewing; and
a place set aside for the media to cover the event;
infrastructure to be used for the major event, including any road to be used for the event;
a place near a place or infrastructure mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b).
A major event area may be specified by a land description or by reference to a map held by the chief executive officer of the department, or both.
If a major event area is specified by reference to a map held by the chief executive officer of the department, section 6 regulations must include for information purposes a map depicting the major event area.
Section 6 regulations may specify all or any part of the period in which a major event is to take place as the major event period.
The period specified as the major event period may also include the following —
a reasonable period before the major event takes place in order to prepare for the major event;
a reasonable period after the major event takes place in order to restore a major event area or any other land to the condition it was in before the major event took place or any works done in connection with the major event were carried out.
Section 6 regulations may specify 1 or more of the following as a responsible authority for the major event —
the major event organiser;
a State agency;
a local government.
Section 6 regulations may specify —
1 or more areas that are near a major event area as a controlled area; and
the major event period, or a shorter period, as a control period.
A controlled area may be specified by reference to a land description or by reference to a map held by the chief executive officer of the department, or both.
If a controlled area is specified by reference to a map held by the chief executive officer of the department, section 6 regulations must include for information purposes a map depicting the controlled area.
The Minister may recommend the making of regulations that prescribe an event as a major event for the purposes of section 6(1) only if the Minister confirms in writing that the Minister is of the opinion that —
the event to be prescribed is a large event of State, national or international significance; and
it is in the public interest for the event to be prescribed as a major event.
Without limiting the matters that the Minister may have regard to in deciding whether to recommend that an event be prescribed as a major event, the Minister may have regard to the following —
the size of the event;
the prestige or reputation of the event;
the number of people that are likely to attend the event;
the likely extent of media coverage of the event;
the likely social and economic benefits that hosting the event will confer on the State;
whether the event is sponsored or otherwise supported by the State;
the likely contribution that the event will make to the State’s national or international reputation as a host of major events.
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