Major Events Act 2023

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 —

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 —

emergency vessel means a vessel —

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 —

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 —

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 —

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 —

personal details, in relation to a person, means —

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 —

State land means land of the Crown in right of Western Australia, whether or not designated for any public purpose, other than the following —

temporary works include —

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 —

WA event venue controller means —

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.]