COMMONWEALTH GAMES ARRANGEMENTS ACT 2001

Victorian Consolidated Legislation

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COMMONWEALTH GAMES ARRANGEMENTS ACT 2001

No. 57 of 2001
Version incorporating amendments as at 21 December 2007

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Section Page

PART 1-PRELIMINARY

1. Purposes
2. Commencement
3. Definitions
3A. Declaration of Games related facilities
3B. Declaration of test events
3C. Declaration of Games periods
3D. Declaration of prohibited items
4. Act binds the Crown
4A. Extraterritorial operation
PARTS 1A, 1B-Repealed
4B-4ZH Repealed

PART 2-COMMONWEALTH GAMES ADVISORY COMMITTEES

5. Commonwealth Games Advisory Committees
6. Functions of Advisory Committees
7. Membership of Advisory Committees
8. Terms of appointment
9. Resignation and removal
10. Procedure at meetings
11. Public consultation
12. Disclosure of interests
13. Advisory Committee may continue work of existing
committee

PART 3-COMMONWEALTH GAMES VENUES AND FACILITIES AND GAMES MANAGEMENT AREAS

Division 1-Orders

14. Declaration of Commonwealth Games venue
15. Declaration of Commonwealth Games project
16. Declaration of designated access areas
17. Project Orders must designate person responsible
18. Orders to be tabled in Parliament
19. Amendment and revocation of Orders

Division 2-Application of laws

20. Planning and Environment Act 1987.
21. Heritage Act 1995.
22. Environment Effects Act 1978.
23. Coastal Management Act 1995.
24. Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978.
25. Building Act 1993.

Division 3-Role of Secretary

25A. The Secretary is a body corporate
26. Role of Secretary
27. Contracts and agreements
28. Delegation by Secretary
28AA. Delegation of prescribed powers and functions
28A. Secretary is subject to Ministerial control
28B. Department Head's powers are not affected

PART 3A-Repealed

28C-28H Repealed

PART 4-GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES IN RELATION TO COMMONWEALTH GAMES PROJECTS AND GAMES MANAGEMENT AREAS

Division 1-Obtaining Land for the purposes of a project

29. Grant of land to Secretary
30. Surrender or divesting of land of other bodies
31. Surrender of interests in unreserved Crown land
32. Acquisition by agreement
33. Compulsory acquisition

Division 2-Compensation for surrendered or divested land

34. Right to compensation on surrender or divesting

Division 3-Entry into possession of surrendered or divested land

35. Interpretation
36. Power to enter into possession
37. Entry into possession
38. Recovery of rent
39. Proceedings where refusal to give up possession
40. Residential Tenancies Act 1997 not to apply
41. Giving of notice
42. Minor misdescription not to invalidate notice

Division 4-Disposing of land not required for a project

43. Secretary may surrender land to the Crown
44. Disposing of land

Division 5-Powers relating to roads

44A. General powers relating to roads
44B. Closing roads
45. Temporary closure of roads
45A. Deemed permit under section 99B of Road Safety Act 1986.

Division 6-Government guarantees

46. Treasurer may execute guarantees in respect of project

Division 7-Restoration of temporary venues or designated access areas

47. Restoration of designated access area or temporary venue

Division 8-Action by Registrar of Titles

48. Action by Registrar of Titles

PART 4A-COMMONWEALTH GAMES VILLAGE

Division 1-Planning powers

48A. Games Village
48B. Minister to have planning powers

Division 2-Revocation of reservations on Games Village land

48C. Revocation of reservations
48D. Consequences of revoking reservations
48E. Registrar of Titles to make necessary amendments

PART 5-PROTECTION OF COMMONWEALTH GAMES PROJECT WORKS AND GAMES MANAGEMENT AREAS

49. Restricted access areas
50. Certificates of authorisation
50A. Declaration of persons authorised to be in restricted access
areas other than during Games period
50B. Authorisation to be in restricted access areas by Corporation during Games period
51. Secretary may warn people to leave declared area
51A. Warning people to leave restricted access area
51B. Direction not to enter restricted access area
52. Offence to enter any part of restricted access area
53. Evidence as to area being marked off
54. Interference with activities
55. Offence not to produce certificate on demand
56. Power to remove offenders

PARTS 5AA-5B-Repealed

56AA-56ZZK Repealed

PART 6-GENERAL

Division 1-Authorised officers

57AA. Appointment of authorised officers
57AB. Identification of authorised officers
57AC. Offence to hinder or obstruct authorised officer
57AD. Offence to impersonate authorised officer
57AE. Monitoring
57AF. Delegation under this Part by Secretary

Division 2-Powers of authorised officers

57AG. Power to require name and address
57AH. Refusal to give name and address
57AI. Inspection-ticketed venues

Division 3-Miscellaneous enforcement matters

57AJ. Infringement notices
57AK. Police may use reasonable force to remove person

Division 4-Miscellaneous

57AL. No compensation
57. Regulations
57A. Transitional provision-Secretary
57B. Savings provision-Advisory Committees
57C. Date of abolition of Corporation
57D. Corporation abolished and transfer of assets and liabilities
58. Expiry

PARTS 7-9-Repealed

59-67. Repealed
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SCHEDULE 1-Land in Respect of which Reservations are
Revoked
2-5-Repealed
SCHEDULE 6-Corporation Abolished and Transfer of Assets
and Liabilities
1. Definition
2. Abolition of Corporation
3. Members of Board go out of office
4. Abolition of committees
5. Transfer of assets and liabilities
6. Validity of things done under this Schedule
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ENDNOTES
1. General Information
2. Table of Amendments
3. Explanatory Details

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