Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Major Sporting Events Act 2009 - SECT 51

Seizure of goods and advertising material during commercial arrangements period

51. Seizure of goods and advertising material during commercial arrangements
period



(1) Subject to subsection (2), a member of the police force or an authorised
officer may seize goods or advertising material if the member of the police
force or the authorised officer-





   (a)  finds goods or advertising material that are marked with or use-

   (i)  protected event logos or images or protected event references in
        relation to an event to which Division 2 of this Part applies; or

   (ii) any thing that is substantially identical to or deceptively similar to
        protected event logos or images or protected event references in
        relation to an event to which Division 2 of this Part applies; and

   (b)  believes on reasonable grounds that the marking with or use of the
        logos or images or references or thing referred to in paragraph (a),
        as the case requires, has not been authorised under this Act or by or
        under any other law.

(2) A member of the police force or an authorised officer may only seize goods
or advertising material referred to in subsection (1) if the goods or
advertising material are found in an event venue or an event area for an event
to which Division 2 of this Part applies during a commercial arrangements
period for that event.