Major Events Act 2023

An authorised officer may, by signalling or otherwise, direct a person in control of a vehicle in a major event lane to stop the vehicle for the purposes of ascertaining whether the person is authorised to drive the vehicle in the major event lane.

When acting in relation to a vehicle under subsection (1), the authorised officer must clearly identify themselves as an authorised officer exercising the powers of an authorised officer.

An authorised officer may direct a person in control of a vehicle in a major event lane that is stopped —

not to move the vehicle until the authorised officer has exercised the authorised officer’s powers; or

to move the vehicle to, and keep the vehicle at, a stated reasonable place to allow the authorised officer to exercise the authorised officer’s powers; or

to get out of the vehicle.

An authorised officer who gives a direction to a person under subsection (3) must inform the person that a failure to comply with the direction is an offence.

A person who is given a direction under subsection (1) or (3) must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with the direction.

A person does not commit an offence against subsection (5) in respect of a direction under subsection (3) if the person is not informed when the direction is given that a failure to comply with the direction is an offence.

If a person fails to comply with a direction under subsection (3)(c) to get out of a vehicle, a police officer may use reasonable force to remove the person from the vehicle.

A power of an authorised officer to stop a vehicle in a major event lane may be exercised —

in a major event area; or

in any other place, if the person exercising the power is a police officer or an authorised officer acting under the supervision of a police officer.