Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Australian Grands Prix Act 1994 - SECT 32A

Designated access areas

32A. Designated access areas



(1) The Minister administering the Road Safety Act 1986, the Minister
administering the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 and the Minister
administering this Act acting jointly, by notice published in the Government
Gazette-

   (a)  may declare that an area, being part or all of-

   (i)  the land situated within 1×5 metres east of the Queens Road boundary
        of Albert Park between the points marked A and B on the plan numbered
        LEGL./95-128 and lodged in the Central Plan Office; or

   (ii) the land coloured yellow on that plan- is a designated access area for
        the period specified, in accordance with subsection (2), in the
        declaration;

   (b)  may declare that an area, being part or all of the land coloured
        green, or a stratum of the land hatched and coloured green, on that
        plan is a designated access area for the period specified, in
        accordance with subsection (3), in the declaration;

   (c)  may revoke or vary a declaration made under this section.

(2) The period specified in a declaration under subsection (1)(a) must not
exceed a period of 17 weeks and-

   (a)  must not begin more than 12 weeks before the start of a race period in
        respect of a year; and

   (b)  must not end more than 4 weeks after the end of that race period.

(3) The period specified in a declaration under subsection (1)(b) must not
exceed a period of 4 weeks and-

   (a)  must not begin more than 2 weeks before the start of a race period in
        respect of a year; and

   (b)  must not end more than 1 week after the end of that race period.

(4) The Corporation, its servants or agents and any person authorised by it,
for the purpose of exercising its powers in respect of designated access
areas, but subject to and in accordance with this Act, may enter, carry out
works in and use any part of a designated access area.

(5) The Corporation may fence or cordon off the whole or any part of a
designated access area-

   (a)  for the whole or any part of the race period for a year; and

   (b)  at any other time for such period as is necessary for or incidental to
        the exercising of its powers in respect of the area.

(6) Land comprising or included in an area fenced or cordoned off under
subsection (5) is, while so fenced or cordoned off, deemed to be in the lawful
occupation of the Corporation but not so as to entitle the Corporation to
enter any building that, but for this subsection, is not in its occupation.