Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Major Sporting Events Act 2009 - SECT 75

Venue manager or event organiser may authorise certain activities

75. Venue manager or event organiser may authorise certain activities



(1) For the purposes of Division 2, the venue manager or an event organiser of
an event to which this Part applies may authorise a person or class of person
to carry out an activity which would otherwise be an offence against section
62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73 or 74.

(2) An application for an authorisation under this section may be made-

   (a)  in writing; or

   (b)  in any other manner required by the venue manager or the event
        organiser.

(3) The venue manager or event organiser must not give an authorisation under
subsection (1) if, in the opinion of the venue manager or event organiser, the
carrying out of that activity would adversely affect-

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

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

(4) An authorisation under this section may be given-

   (a)  in writing; or

   (b)  if the authorisation relates to an activity under section 62, 66 or
        67, orally, if the venue manager or the event organiser considers this
        is appropriate; or

   (c)  if the authorisation applies to the general public or part of the
        general public, by publishing a notice setting out the details of the
        authorisation, including any conditions to which the authorisation is
        subject, in a newspaper circulating generally in Victoria; or

   (d)  if the authorisation applies to a group or class of person, including
        the general public or part of the general public by-

   (i)  causing signs or notices to be erected or displayed at or near the
        entrance to the event venue or event area setting out details of the
        authorisation, including any conditions to which the authorisation is
        subject; and

   (ii) as far as practicable, ensuring that those signs or notices are
        displayed in such a place and manner that the details are reasonably
        likely to be seen by persons affected by them; or

   (e)  in any other manner that the venue manager or the event organiser
        considers appropriate, having regard to the nature of the activity and
        the persons being authorised.