Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Major Sporting Events Act 2009 - SECT 40

Event organiser may authorise broadcasting

40. Event organiser may authorise broadcasting



(1) Subject to subsection (2), the event organiser of an event to which this
Division of this Part applies may authorise a person to-

   (a)  broadcast, telecast or transmit by any means whatever any sound or
        image of that event or any part of that event at or from a place
        within or outside the event venue or an event area for that event; or

   (b)  make any sound recording or any film, television, video or digital
        recording of moving images of that event or any part of that event for
        profit or gain, or for a purpose that includes profit or gain, at or
        from a place within or outside an event venue or an event area for
        that event.

(2) An event organiser must not give a broadcasting authorisation if, in the
opinion of the event organiser, the activity authorised would adversely
affect-

   (a)  the organisation or conduct of the event to which this Division of
        this Part applies; or

   (b)  any commercial arrangements relating to the event to which this
        Division of this Part applies.

(3) A broadcasting authorisation must be in writing.