Major Events Act 2023

The regulations may suspend or modify the operation of an Act referred to in Schedule 1, or any subsidiary legislation under an Act referred to in that Schedule, in respect of the following —

a use of land in a major event area for the purposes of a major event;

any development or activities carried out in a major event area for the purposes of a major event (including any works or activities authorised by a temporary works approval);

a major event area, or any part of a major event area, during the major event period or any part of the major event period.

A power to suspend the operation of an Act or subsidiary legislation is a power to specify that the Act or subsidiary legislation, or any provision of the Act or subsidiary legislation, does not apply in respect of a matter or thing referred to in subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c).

A power to modify the operation of an Act or subsidiary legislation is a power to specify that the Act or subsidiary legislation, or any provision of the Act or subsidiary legislation, applies in respect of a matter or thing referred to in subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c) with the modifications specified in the regulations.

If Schedule 1 specifies particular provisions of an Act, a power to suspend or modify the Act or subsidiary legislation under the Act is limited to —

the specified provisions of the Act and provisions that affect the operation of those specified provisions, such as definitions; and

any subsidiary legislation under the Act relating to those specified provisions.

If Schedule 1 specifies a particular subject‑matter in relation to an Act, a power to suspend or modify the Act or subsidiary legislation under the Act is limited to —

provisions of the Act that relate to that subject‑matter; and

any subsidiary legislation under the Act relating to that subject‑matter.