Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Major Sporting Events Act 2009 - SECT 83

Direction to leave event venue or event area

83. Direction to leave event venue or event area



(1) Subject to subsection (2), an authorised officer may direct a person to
leave and not re-enter or not to enter an event venue or an event area if the
authorised officer-

   (a)  believes on reasonable grounds that the person has committed an
        offence against section 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73
        or 74; and

   (b)  has informed the person that the officer has formed the belief
        referred to in paragraph (a); and

   (c)  has, prior to making the direction, requested that person to leave or
        not to enter the event venue or event area and that person has refused
        to leave or has entered.

(2) A direction under subsection (1)-

   (a)  must specify that the direction applies for a period of 24 hours; and

   (b)  may be given in either or both of the following ways-

   (i)  orally;

   (ii) in writing served personally on the person to whom it applies.