Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Major Sporting Events Act 2009 - SECT 82

Storage of surrendered items or confiscated items at event venues

82. Storage of surrendered items or confiscated items at event venues



(1) Subject to section 81, a venue manager must ensure that an item that has
been surrendered by a person in compliance with a request under section 80(1)
or confiscated under this Division is-

   (a)  stored at the event venue or event area in a secure manner in
        accordance with directions made by the Minister from time to time and
        provided by the Minister to the venue manager; and

   (b)  returned to the person upon request when the person leaves the event
        venue or event area or within 28 days after the item is so
        surrendered.

(2) An item that is not collected by the person who surrendered it in
compliance with a request under section 80(1) or from whom it was confiscated
must be stored by the venue manager until whichever of the following happens
first-

   (a)  the person requests the item's return; or

   (b)  the expiration of 28 days after the item was surrendered or
        confiscated, as the case requires.

(3) Despite anything to the contrary in this section, if a surrendered item or
a confiscated item-

   (a)  is a firearm within the meaning of the Firearms Act 1996, a controlled
        weapon within the meaning of the Control of Weapons Act 1990, the
        possession of which would constitute an offence under that Act, or a
        prohibited weapon within the meaning of the
        Control of Weapons Act 1990, the venue manager must ensure that the
        item is given to a member of the police force within 24 hours after
        the item is surrendered or confiscated;

   (b)  is a dangerous good, laser pointer, distress signal, firework or any
        other item prohibited by the venue manager under section 79 and the
        item is not collected within 28 days after it was surrendered or
        confiscated, the venue manager must cause the item to be destroyed;

   (c)  is a perishable foodstuff, the venue manager may destroy or dispose of
        the item after the end of the day on which the item is surrendered or
        confiscated;





   (d)  not referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) is not collected within 28
        days after it was surrendered or confiscated, the venue manager may
        sell the item and retain the proceeds of the item's sale.

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