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MAJOR EVENTS ACT 2009
- As at 20 January 2023
- Act 73 of 2009
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
1. Name of Act
2. Commencement
3. Objects of Act
4. Definitions
4A. Act does not apply to motor race conducted under Motor Sports Events Act 2022
4B. Declaration of major event area
PART 2 - MAJOR EVENTS
5. Declaration of major event
6. Designation of responsible authority
7. Appointment of advisory committees
PART 3 - MAJOR EVENT AUTHORITIES
8. Constitution of major event authorities
9. Management of authorities
10. Major event authority boards
11. Chief executives of major event authorities
12. Dissolution, amalgamation and change of name and governance of major event authorities
PART 4 - FACILITATION OF MAJOR EVENTS
Division 1 - Application of Part
13. Provisions of Part apply only if regulations provide
Division 2 - Co-ordination and co-operation of government agencies
14. Obligations of government agencies
15. Powers of government agencies
16. Minister may direct government agencies to co-operate
17. SES, RFS and others may assist in the provision of government services for major events
18. Dispute resolution
Division 3 - Management of roads and traffic
Subdivision 1 - Transport areas
19. Declaration of transport areas
20. Government agencies to comply with responsible authority's directions
Subdivision 2 - Road transport legislation
21. Definitions--Subdivision 2
22. Relationship with road transport legislation
23. Major event lane signs
24. Use of lanes
25. Major event lane permits
26. Road closures--integrated road and transport services
27. Road closures--major events
28. Road closures--short periods
29. Road closure to be for shortest possible period
30. Offences relating to road closures
31. Effect of road closure
32. Removal of unattended motor vehicles--generally
33. Removal of unattended motor vehicles--breach of parking restrictions
34. Declarations under sections 32 and 33
35. Removal of unattended motor vehicles--emergencies
36. Penalty notices
Division 4 - Commercial and airspace controls
37. Control of sale and distribution of articles in certain public places
38. Control of airspace
39. Prohibition of certain advertising on buildings and structures
40. Prohibition of certain aerial advertising
41. Commercial and other activities
42. Use of official title and official insignia
Division 5 - Safety and crowd management at major events
43. Crowd management
44. Personal conduct
45. Request to undergo search as condition of entry to major event area
46. Directions to leave
47. Prohibited entry to playing fields
48. Responsible authority may ban persons for specified period
49. Taking photographs of certain persons
Division 6 - Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979
50. Exempt development under Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979
51. (Repealed)
Division 7 - Local Government Act 1993
52. Relationship with Local Government Act 1993
53. Modification of certain approvals
54. Use of community land
55. Authorised persons under Local Government Act 1993
Division 8 - Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
56. Relationship with Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
57. Modification of environmental impacts
58. Effect of declaration
Division 9 - Miscellaneous
59. Illegal car parks
60. Authorisations for section 51 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) and Competition Code
61. No liability in nuisance
62. Compensation not payable in respect of major event-related matters
62A. Compensation not payable by promoter for economic loss
63. Civil proceedings to restrain breaches of this Act and certain agreements
PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS
64. Proceedings for offences
65. Effect of this Act on contracts, instruments and related matters
66. Exclusion of personal liability
67. Delegation of Minister's functions
68. Delegation of responsible authority's functions
69. Recovery of fees and charges
69A. Authorisation of authorised officers
70. Identification cards
71. Enforcement
72. Regulations
73. Penalty notices
74. Offences by corporations
75. Review of Act
SCHEDULE 1
SCHEDULE 2
SCHEDULE 3
Schedule 4 (Repealed)
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