Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Major Sporting Events Act 2009 - SECT 85

Refusal to leave event venue or event area and re-entry

85. Refusal to leave event venue or event area and re-entry



(1) A person must not, contrary to a direction given by an authorised officer
under section 80, 83 or 90-

   (a)  enter the event venue or event area for a period of 24 hours; or

   (b)  attempt to enter the event venue or event area for a period of 24
        hours.

Penalty: 20 penalty units.

(2) A person must leave an event venue or an event area immediately after
being directed to do so by an authorised officer under section 80, 83, 84 or
90.

Penalty: 20 penalty units.

(3) A person who has left an event venue or event area after being directed to
do so by an authorised officer under section 80, 83, 84 or 90 must not-

   (a)  enter or re-enter the event venue or event area for a period of 24
        hours; or

   (b)  attempt to enter or re-enter the event venue or event area for a
        period of 24 hours.

Penalty: 20 penalty units.

(4) A member of the police force, using no more force than is reasonably
necessary, may-

   (a)  prevent a person from entering or attempting to enter an event venue
        or event area contrary to a direction not to enter the event venue or
        event area for a period of 24 hours under section 80, 83 or 90;

   (b)  remove a person from an event venue or event area after the person has
        refused to comply with a direction to leave the event venue or event
        area under section 80, 83, 84 or 90;

   (c)  prevent a person from re-entering or attempting to re-enter an event
        venue or event area contrary to a direction to leave the event venue
        or event area and not re-enter for a period of 24 hours under section
        80, 83, 84 or 90.