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Australian Grands Prix (Formula One) Regulations

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Part 1—Preliminary 1

1 Objectives 12 Authorising provision 23 Commencement 24 Revocation 25 Definitions 2

Part 2—Authorised persons 8

6 Authorised persons 87 Identification of authorised persons 88 Offence to interfere with authorised person 9

Part 3—Access to certain areas 10

9 Entry to and exit from declared area and designated access area 1010 Re-entry after direction to leave or expulsion 1011 Grand prix circuit 1012 Vehicles in declared area or designated access area 1113 Opening and closing times 1114 Reserved areas and reserved seats 1115 Removal of glass object from reserved area 1216 Prohibition of certain activities in fenced and cordoned off areas 13

Part 4—Conduct in declared area or designated access area 15

17 Liquor 1518 Possession of prohibited item 1519 Damaging or defacing infrastructure, buildings, vehicles,

equipment etc. 1620 Blocking stairs, exits or entrances 1621 Throwing or kicking projectiles 1622 Obstructing view of seated person 1723 Disrupting or interrupting event 1724 Hindering, obstructing or interfering with drivers 1725 Adversely affecting public safety 1826 Recording or transmitting event 1827 Interference with electronic or radio communications prohibited 18

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28 Conducting surveys or soliciting money 1829 Displaying signs or banners 1930 Excavating 1931 Erecting structures 1932 Albert Park Lake 1933 Damaging trees 2034 Disturbing or interfering with fauna 2035 Climbing on trees or structures 2036 No smoking areas 2137 Busking 2138 Causing unreasonable disruption 21

Part 5—Advertising and sale of goods 23

39 Prohibition of advertisements 2340 Sale of goods or services 24

Part 6—Enforcement 26

41 Surrender of items 2642 Inspection 2743 Direction to leave if failure to produce ticket or surrender item 2844 Direction to leave if offence believed to have been committed 2845 Police may use reasonable force 2946 Additional powers of authorised persons and police 30

Part 7—Regulation of activities during specified period 32

47 Safe and orderly conduct of works 3248 Regulation of entry during specified period 3249 Re-entry after direction to leave or expulsion during specified

period 33

Part 8—General 35

50 Prescribed fee 3551 Items not to be brought in 35

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Victoria

Australian Grands Prix (Formula One) Regulations

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Part 1—Preliminary1 Objectives

The objectives of these Regulations are—

(a) to regulate the conduct of persons in the declared area and designated access areas during the race period for the Australian Formula One Grand Prix; and

(b) to facilitate and ensure an appropriate degree of safety of persons in the declared area and designated access areas during works for the Australian Formula One Grand Prix; and

(c) to facilitate operational arrangements for the Australian Formula One Grand Prix; and

(d) to provide for other matters required to be prescribed under the Australian Grands Prix Act 1994.

2 Authorising provision

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These Regulations are made under section 51 of the Australian Grands Prix Act 1994.

3 Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 23 October 2016.

4 Revocation

The Australian Grands Prix (Formula One) Regulations 20061 are revoked.

5 Definitions

In these Regulations—

acceptable no smoking sign has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Tobacco Act 1987;

authorised person means a person appointed under regulation 6 to be an authorised person for the purposes of these Regulations;

dangerous goods has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the Dangerous Goods Act 1985;

designated entrance means—

(a) a gate or turnstile; or

(b) any other entrance structure established by the Corporation;

designated exit means—

(a) a gate or turnstile; or

(b) any other exit structure established by the Corporation;

distress signal means a pyrotechnic device intended for signalling, warning, rescue or similar purposes, and includes marine flares and signals, landing flares, highway fusees, line-carrying rockets, anti-hail rockets, cloud

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rockets, avalanche rockets and smoke generators;

glass object means a glass bottle or container;

grand prix circuit means the temporary race track established by the Corporation at Albert Park;

laser pointer means a hand-held battery-operated article designed or adapted to emit laser beams;

liquor has the same meaning as in the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998;

permitted entrant means—

(a) the holder of a valid ticket issued by or on behalf of the Corporation that entitles the holder to be within specific areas of the declared area or a designated access area; or

(b) a person who is admitted to the declared area or a designated access area by the Corporation or by an agent of the Corporation on payment of an admission fee; or

(c) any other person who is, under a general or specific authorisation granted by the Corporation, entitled to be in the declared area or a designated access area;

prohibited item means—

(a) a glass object; or

(b) a beverage container with the manufacturer's seal broken; or

(c) a drinks cooler or ice box, other than one predominantly constructed of polystyrene; or



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(d) a chair, lounge, bench or stool, other than a folding chair or folding stool; or

(e) an animal, other than—

(i) if a person has a disability, an assistance dog used by that person or to assist that person; or

(ii) a police dog or a police horse; or

(f) a flag or banner larger than one metre by one metre or with a handle longer than one metre; or

(g) a laser pointer; or

(h) a distress signal; or

(i) a whistle or loud hailer; or

(j) a dangerous article within the meaning of the Control of Weapons Act 1990, the possession of which would constitute an offence under that Act; or

(k) a prohibited weapon within the meaning of the Control of Weapons Act 1990, the possession of which would constitute an offence under that Act; or

(l) 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

(m) any dangerous goods; or

(n) a firearm within the meaning of the Firearms Act 1996, the possession of which would constitute an offence under that Act; or



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(o) a bicycle, skateboard, roller skates, roller blades, scooter or segway; or

(p) a firework; or

(q) a horn or bugle; or

(r) a drone or aerial surveillance device; or

(s) a public address system, electronic equipment, broadcast equipment or similar device which may interfere with broadcast equipment or similar devices being used by the Corporation or a person to whom the Corporation has given its consent under section 35 of the Act; or

(t) any item in such a quantity that a reasonable person could infer that the item is to be used for commercial purposes; or

(u) any item the possession of which does not have an ordinary and reasonable use by a person within the declared area or a designated access area during the race period and which may be used in the commission of an offence against regulation 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30 or 31;Example

A spray can or a hammer.

reserved area means an area within the declared area or a designated access area set aside by the Corporation under regulation 14 to which access is limited to persons holding certain types of tickets or to which access is otherwise restricted;

reserved seat means a seat within the declared area or a designated access area set aside by



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the Corporation under regulation 14 to which access is limited to persons holding certain types of tickets or to which access is otherwise restricted;

specified period means—

(a) in relation to the declared area, the period beginning 12 weeks before the race period and ending 4 weeks after the race period; and

(b) in relation to a designated access area, the period specified in any declaration under section 32A(1)(a) or (b) of the Act during which the area to which the declaration applies is a designated access area;

the Act means the Australian Grands Prix Act 1994;

ticket includes a pass, credential or other similar document;

vehicle has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the Road Safety Act 1986;

vessel has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the Marine Safety Act 2010;

works area means an area in the declared area or in a designated access area—

(a) which is marked off by the Corporation by the use of fencing, barriers or other permanent or temporary means of physical demarcation; and

(b) in which works, services or any other activities undertaken by or on behalf of the Corporation have commenced but have not been finally completed.



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Part 2—Authorised persons6 Authorised persons

The Corporation may appoint a person to be an authorised person for the purposes of these Regulations if the person—

(a) holds under the Private Security Act 2004—

(i) a private security business licence authorising that person to carry on the business of providing the services of other persons to act as a security guard or a crowd controller; or

(ii) a private security individual operator licence authorising that person to act as a security guard or a crowd controller; or

(b) is a person who the Corporation believes has the appropriate skills, knowledge or experience to be appointed as an authorised person.

7 Identification of authorised persons

(1) The Corporation must ensure that an authorised person is clearly identified as an authorised person.

(2) An authorised person must produce the person's identification for inspection at any time during the exercise of a power under these Regulations, if asked to do so by any person.

(3) If an authorised person proposes to perform the functions or exercise the powers of an authorised person and fails to produce on demand the person's identification, that person is not authorised to perform those functions or exercise



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those powers in relation to the person making the demand.

8 Offence to interfere with authorised person

A person must not interfere with, obstruct or hinder or attempt to interfere with, obstruct or hinder an authorised person in the performance or exercise of the authorised person's functions, duties or powers under these Regulations.

Penalty:20 penalty units.



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Part 3—Access to certain areas9 Entry to and exit from declared area and designated

access area

(1) A person who is not a permitted entrant must not enter or attempt to enter the declared area or a designated access area during the race period.


(2) A person must not enter or attempt to enter the declared area or a designated access area during the race period except through a designated entrance.


(3) A person must not leave or attempt to leave the declared area or a designated access area during the race period except through a designated exit.


10 Re-entry after direction to leave or expulsion

On any day during the race period, a person who has been directed to leave, or has been expelled from, the declared area or a designated access area by an authorised person or a police officer must not re-enter or attempt to re-enter the declared area or a designated access area for a period of 24 hours without the written authorisation of the Corporation.


11 Grand prix circuit

At any time during the race period, a person must not be, or attempt to be, on the grand prix circuit unless authorised by the Corporation to be on the grand prix circuit.




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12 Vehicles in declared area or designated access area

A person must not bring or attempt to bring a vehicle into the declared area or a designated access area during the race period unless authorised by the Corporation to bring that vehicle into the area.


13 Opening and closing times

(1) The Corporation must fix an opening time and a closing time for each day of the race period.

(2) The Corporation must give notice of opening and closing times fixed under subregulation (1) by—

(a) publishing a notice on the Corporation's website; and

(b) publishing a notice in a newspaper circulating generally in the State; and

(c) erecting signs or notices at each designated entrance stating the opening and closing times.

(3) A person must not enter or attempt to enter or remain in the declared area or a designated access area before the opening time or after the closing time fixed under subregulation (1) unless authorised by the Corporation to enter or remain in the area.


14 Reserved areas and reserved seats

(1) The Corporation for the duration of the race period may set aside certain areas within the declared area or a designated access area as reserved areas.

(2) The Corporation may issue tickets that entitle a person to enter and remain in a reserved area.



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(3) The Corporation may set aside certain seats within the declared area or a designated access area as reserved seats.

(4) The Corporation may issue tickets that entitle a person to occupy a reserved seat.

(5) A person who does not hold a ticket conferring an entitlement to enter a reserved area must not enter or attempt to enter or remain in that reserved area unless authorised by the Corporation to enter or remain in the area.

Penalty: 5 penalty units.

(6) A person who does not hold a ticket conferring an entitlement to occupy a particular reserved seat must not occupy that reserved seat unless otherwise authorised to do so by the Corporation.


(7) An authorised person or a police officer may request that a person entering or remaining in a reserved area produce a ticket entitling the person to enter and remain in the reserved area.

(8) An authorised person or a police officer may request that a person occupying a reserved seat produce a ticket entitling the person to occupy the reserved seat.

15 Removal of glass object from reserved area

(1) A person must not remove from a reserved area any glass object that the person has obtained in that area unless authorised to do so by the Corporation.




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(2) An authorised person or a police officer may direct a person who has removed a glass object from a reserved area in contravention of subregulation (1) to return the glass object to that area if the person holds a ticket conferring an entitlement to enter that area.

(3) An authorised person or a police officer may direct a person who has removed a glass object from a reserved area in contravention of subregulation (1) to surrender the glass object if the person does not hold a ticket conferring an entitlement to enter that area.

(4) If directed to return a glass object under subregulation (2), a person must, as soon as practicable, return the glass object to the reserved area where it was obtained.


(5) If directed to surrender a glass object under subregulation (3), a person must immediately surrender the glass object to the authorised person or police officer.


16 Prohibition of certain activities in fenced and cordoned off areas

(1) A person must not enter, attempt to enter, or remain in an area that is fenced or cordoned off in accordance with section 32 of the Act, without the authorisation of the Corporation.


(2) A person must not intentionally interfere with or hinder any activity directly or indirectly undertaken by or on behalf of the Corporation within an area fenced or cordoned off in accordance with section 32 of the Act.




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(3) A person must not attempt to interfere with or attempt to hinder any activity directly or indirectly undertaken by or on behalf of the Corporation within an area fenced or cordoned off in accordance with section 32 of the Act.


(4) A person must not cause any other person to interfere with or hinder any activity directly or indirectly undertaken by or on behalf of the Corporation within an area fenced or cordoned off in accordance with section 32 of the Act.




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Part 4—Conduct in declared area or designated access area

17 Liquor

(1) Subject to subregulation (3), during the race period, a person in the declared area or a designated access area must not have in the person's possession any liquor that has not been purchased in the declared area or the designated access area in accordance with the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998.


(2) Subject to subregulation (3), during the race period, an authorised person or a police officer who believes on reasonable grounds that a person is taking out, or attempting to take out, of the declared area or a designated access area liquor in an unsealed container, may direct the person to dispose of the contents of the unsealed container of liquor.

(3) Subregulations (1) and (2) do not apply to—

(a) a person who is acting under an authorisation granted by the Corporation; or

(b) a servant or agent of a person referred to in paragraph (a) acting in the course of the duties of the servant or agent.

18 Possession of prohibited item

During the race period a person must not have in the person's possession a prohibited item in the declared area or a designated access area without the authorisation of the Corporation.




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19 Damaging or defacing infrastructure, buildings, vehicles, equipment etc.

During the race period and within the declared area or a designated access area, a person must not, without the authorisation of the Corporation—

(a) misuse, deface, damage or tamper with any infrastructure, building, seat, chair, table, structure, vehicle, vessel, truck, pipe, tap, tap-fitting, conduit, electrical equipment, wiring or sign; or

(b) attempt to misuse, deface, damage or tamper with any infrastructure, building, seat, chair, table, structure, vehicle, vessel, truck, pipe, tap, tap-fitting, conduit, electrical equipment, wiring or sign.


20 Blocking stairs, exits or entrances

During the race period and within the declared area or a designated access area, a person must not, without reasonable excuse, block any stairs, steps, aisle, gangway, overpass, underpass, pontoon, bridge, passage, entrance, exit or other thoroughfare unless authorised to do so by the Corporation.


21 Throwing or kicking projectiles

During the race period and within the declared area or a designated access area, a person must not throw or kick or attempt to throw or kick any stone, bottle or other projectile.




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22 Obstructing view of seated person

During the race period and within the declared area or a designated access area, a person must not, without reasonable excuse, stand in a place or in a particular manner that deliberately obstructs the view of any other person seated in a seat in the immediate vicinity.


23 Disrupting or interrupting event

During the race period and within the declared area or a designated access area, a person must not—

(a) disrupt or interrupt or behave in any manner that may disrupt or interrupt any race, event or activity comprising a Formula One event; or

(b) attempt to disrupt or interrupt any race, event or activity comprising a Formula One event.


24 Hindering, obstructing or interfering with drivers

During the race period and within the declared area or a designated access area, a person must not—

(a) act in such a way as to hinder, obstruct or interfere with the driver of any vehicle or vessel taking part in a Formula One event; or

(b) attempt to hinder, obstruct or interfere with the driver of any vehicle or vessel taking part in a Formula One event.




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25 Adversely affecting public safety

During the race period and within the declared area or a designated access area, a person must not, without reasonable excuse, act in such a way as to adversely affect the safety of the public within the declared area or a designated access area.


26 Recording or transmitting event

During the race period and within the declared area or a designated access area, a person must not make, record or transmit or attempt to make, record or transmit any form of still or moving film or sound recording or digital or analogue image of any part of a Formula One event other than for the private enjoyment of the person making, recording or transmitting it, without the written authorisation of the Corporation.


27 Interference with electronic or radio communications prohibited

During the race period and within the declared area or a designated access area, a person must not operate or use, or attempt to operate or use, a loud hailer, public address system, broadcast device or any other device that may interfere with electronic or radio communications, unless authorised by the Corporation to operate or use that device.


28 Conducting surveys or soliciting money

During the race period and within the declared area or a designated access area, a person must not conduct public surveys or opinion polls, or solicit money, donations or subscriptions from members



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of the public without the written authorisation of the Corporation.


29 Displaying signs or banners

During the race period and within the declared area or a designated access area, a person must not erect or display any sign or banner without the written authorisation of the Corporation.


30 Excavating

During the race period and within the declared area or a designated access area, a person must not excavate or attempt to excavate or cause to be excavated any part of the declared area or designated access area unless authorised by the Corporation to excavate that area.


31 Erecting structures

(1) During the race period and within the declared area or a designated access area, a person must not erect, or attempt to erect, any structure without the written authorisation of the Corporation.


(2) An authorised person or a police officer may cause to be dismantled or removed from the declared area or designated access area, any structure erected in contravention of subregulation (1).

32 Albert Park Lake

(1) During the race period and within the declared area or a designated access area, a person must not, unless authorised by the Corporation, enter or



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attempt to enter, or remain in, the lake in Albert Park.


(2) During the race period and within the declared area or a designated access area, a person must not, unless authorised by the Corporation, cause any person to enter or remain in the lake in Albert Park.


33 Damaging trees

During the race period and within the declared area or a designated access area, a person must not pick, damage or uproot or attempt to pick, damage or uproot any tree or shrub unless authorised by the Corporation to pick, damage or uproot a tree or shrub.


34 Disturbing or interfering with fauna

During the race period and within the declared area or a designated access area, a person must not disturb or interfere with any fauna unless authorised to do so by the Corporation.


35 Climbing on trees or structures

During the race period and within the declared area or a designated access area, a person must not climb or attempt to climb or remain on any tree or structure unless authorised by the Corporation to climb or remain on that tree or structure.




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36 No smoking areas

(1) During the race period, the Corporation may designate any part of the declared area or a designated access area to be a no smoking area.

(2) The Corporation must designate a no smoking area by displaying an acceptable no smoking sign in a manner that ensures that a person is reasonably likely to see one or more no smoking signs—

(a) on entering the area; or

(b) if there is no defined entrance, at reasonable intervals throughout the area.

(3) A person must not smoke in an area designated to be a no smoking area.


37 Busking

During the race period, a person must not busk within the declared area or a designated access area unless authorised to do so by the Corporation.


38 Causing unreasonable disruption

(1) During the race period, an authorised person or a police officer may direct a person who is in the declared area or a designated access area to leave the declared area or designated access area if the authorised person or police officer believes on reasonable grounds that the person is causing unreasonable disruption to—

(a) spectators; or

(b) persons who are officiating at any race, event or activity comprising a Formula One event; or



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(c) persons who are employed or contracted by the Corporation.

(2) A person must without delay comply with a direction under subregulation (1).




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Part 5—Advertising and sale of goods39 Prohibition of advertisements

(1) Subject to subregulation (5), during the race period, a person must not, without the written authorisation of the Corporation, cause any poster, placard, bill, banner, print, paper or advertisement to be affixed to or placed on any building or structure, tree, fence or cordon that is—

(a) within the declared area or a designated access area; or

(b) on any fence, cordon or structure defining the boundary of the declared area or a designated access area.


(2) An authorised person or a police officer may remove any poster, placard, bill, banner, print, paper or advertisement affixed to or placed on any building or structure, tree, fence or cordon in contravention of subregulation (1).

(3) During the race period, a person must not, without the written authorisation of the Corporation, distribute or promote any advertising or promotional material, samples of goods or services, or any other matter or thing to members of the public within the declared area or a designated access area.


(4) Subject to subregulation (5), during the race period, a person must not, without the written authorisation of the Corporation, display or attempt to display for a commercial purpose any advertising or promotional material, samples of goods or services, or any other matter or thing (other than articles of clothing being worn) to



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members of the public within the declared area or a designated access area.


(5) Subregulations (1) and (4) do not apply to an owner or occupier of a building or structure or the holder of a lease or licence relating to a building or structure in the declared area who has caused or permitted advertising material to be affixed to or placed on, or to remain on, the building or structure.Note

See section 40 of the Act.

40 Sale of goods or services

(1) During the race period and within the declared area or a designated access area, a person must not sell or attempt to sell to members of the public any goods or services or collect money or orders from members of the public for goods or services without the written authorisation of the Corporation.


(2) During the race period and within the declared area or a designated access area, a person must not sell, offer or make available for sale, or give away any ticket to a Formula One event whether valid, an imitation or forged without the written authorisation of the Corporation.




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(3) During the race period, a person must not bring into or attempt to bring into the declared area or a designated access area goods or tickets (whether valid, an imitation or forged) for the purpose of distribution or sale to members of the public without the written authorisation of the Corporation to bring those goods or tickets into the area for distribution or sale.




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Part 6—Enforcement41 Surrender of items

(1) An authorised person or police officer may request a person to surrender—

(a) any item that the person has in the person's possession in contravention of regulation 17; or

(b) a prohibited item that the person has in the person's possession in contravention of regulation 18; or

(c) any item that the authorised person or police officer believes on reasonable grounds has been, or is being, used in contravention of regulation 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31(1), 32, 33, 34 or 35; or

(d) any matter or thing distributed, promoted or displayed in contravention of regulation 39(3) or (4); or

(e) any item sold or being offered or exposed for sale in contravention of regulation 40.

(2) If an item has been surrendered to an authorised person or police officer, the item must if practicable be returned to the person from whom it was confiscated within a reasonable time unless the item is—

(a) a firearm; or

(b) a dangerous article; or

(c) a controlled weapon; or

(d) a dangerous good.



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42 Inspection

(1) During the race period, an authorised person or a police officer—

(a) may request a person to produce and open for inspection any bag, basket or other receptacle that the person intends to take into or has in the declared area or a designated access area; or

(b) may request a person who has entered or intends to enter the declared area or a designated access area to turn out the person's pockets; or

(c) may request a person who intends to enter the declared area or a designated access area—

(i) to walk through screening equipment; or

(ii) to allow an authorised person or a police officer to pass hand-held screening equipment over or around the person or around things in the person's possession; or

(iii) to allow things in the person's possession to pass through screening equipment or to be examined by x-ray.

(2) An authorised person or police officer may direct a person not to enter the declared area or a designated access area during the race period if the person refuses to comply with a request under subregulation (1).

(3) A person who has been given a direction under subregulation (2) must comply with that direction.




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43 Direction to leave if failure to produce ticket or surrender item

(1) During the race period, an authorised person or a police officer may direct a person to leave a reserved area or a reserved seat if the person refuses or fails to comply with a request under regulation 14(7) or (8) to produce a ticket.

(2) During the race period, an authorised person or a police officer may direct a person to leave the declared area or a designated access area if the person refuses to comply with a request—

(a) under regulation 41 to surrender an item, matter or thing; or

(b) under regulation 42(1)(a), (b) or (c).

44 Direction to leave if offence believed to have been committed

(1) During the race period, if an authorised person or police officer believes on reasonable grounds that a person has committed an offence against regulation 14(5), the authorised person or the police officer may—

(a) inform the person that the authorised person or police officer has formed that belief; and

(b) direct the person to leave the reserved area.

(2) During the race period, if an authorised person or police officer believes on reasonable grounds that a person has committed an offence against regulation 14(6), the authorised person or police officer may—


(b) direct the person to leave the reserved seat.



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(3) During the race period, if an authorised person or police officer believes on reasonable grounds that a person has committed an offence against regulation 36(3), the authorised person or police officer may—


(b) direct the person to leave the no smoking area.

(4) During the race period, if an authorised person or police officer believes on reasonable grounds that a person has committed a relevant offence, the authorised person or police officer may—


(b) direct the person to leave the declared area or the designated access area.

(5) In subregulation (4), a relevant offence means an offence against regulation 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13(3), 15(3), 15(4), 15(5), 17(1), 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31(1), 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 39(1), 39(3), 39(4), 40 or 42(3).

45 Police may use reasonable force

During the race period, a police officer, using no more force than is reasonably necessary—

(a) may expel a person from a reserved area or a reserved seat if the person has refused to comply with a direction under regulation 43(1), 44(1) or 44(2) to leave a reserved area or a reserved seat, as the case requires; and



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(b) may expel a person from an area that has been designated by the Corporation to be a no smoking area under regulation 36(2) if the person has refused to comply with a direction under regulation 44(3) to leave the no smoking area; and

(c) may expel a person from a declared area or a designated access area if the person has refused to comply with a direction under these Regulations to leave the declared area or a designated access area; and

(d) may prevent a person from re-entering the declared area or a designated access area in contravention of regulation 10.

46 Additional powers of authorised persons and police

(1) In addition to any other powers conferred by these Regulations, during the race period an authorised person or a police officer—

(a) may request a person in the declared area or a designated access area to produce a ticket or other satisfactory evidence of that person's entitlement to be a permitted entrant; and

(b) may direct a person not to enter the declared area or a designated access area if the person—

(i) is not a permitted entrant; or

(ii) is entering or attempting to enter the declared area or designated access area otherwise than through a designated entrance; or

(iii) is in possession of a prohibited item; or

(iv) is in possession of liquor in contravention of regulation 17; and



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(c) if a person is leaving or attempting to leave the declared area or a designated access area otherwise than through a designated exit, may direct that person to leave the declared area or designated access area through a designated exit.

(2) In addition to any other powers conferred by these Regulations or any other laws, during the race period a police officer, using no more force than is reasonably necessary—

(a) may prevent a person from entering or attempting to enter the declared area or a designated access area if the person—

(i) is not a permitted entrant; or

(ii) is entering or attempting to enter the declared area or designated access area otherwise than through a designated entrance; or

(iii) is in possession of a prohibited item; or

(iv) is in possession of liquor in contravention of regulation 17; and

(b) may prevent a person from leaving or attempting to leave the declared area or a designated access area otherwise than through a designated exit.



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Part 7—Regulation of activities during specified period

47 Safe and orderly conduct of works

(1) During the specified period and within the declared area or a designated access area, a person must not act in such a way as to obstruct, hinder or endanger or attempt to obstruct, hinder or endanger the safe and orderly carrying out of works, provision of services or undertaking of activities by or on behalf of the Corporation within the area.


(2) During the specified period a person in the declared area or a designated access area must not enter or attempt to enter or remain in a works area unless authorised to do so by the Corporation.


(3) During the specified period, an authorised person or a police officer may direct a person—

(a) to immediately withdraw to a safe distance from a works area, being a reasonable distance from the works area as indicated by an authorised person or a police officer; and

(b) not to approach any closer to the works area than that distance.



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(1) In addition to any other powers conferred by these Regulations or any other laws, during the specified period an authorised person or a police



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officer may direct a person in the declared area or a designated access area to leave that area if that person obstructs, hinders or endangers or attempts to obstruct, hinder or endanger—

(a) the carrying out of works; or

(b) the provision of services; or

(c) any other activity undertaken by or on behalf of the Corporation in that area under the Act or these Regulations.



(3) A police officer, using no more force than is reasonably necessary, may expel a person from the declared area or a designated access area if the person refuses to comply with a direction under subregulation (1).

49 Re-entry after direction to leave or expulsion during specified period

(1) During the specified period, a person who has been given a direction to leave under regulation 48(1) or who is expelled under regulation 48(3), must not re-enter or attempt to re-enter any of those areas for the relevant period specified in subregulation (2).

(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1), the relevant period for which a person must not re-enter a declared area or a designated access area is—

(a) if it is the first occasion during the specified period on which the person has been directed to leave or has been expelled, until the expiration of 24 hours after the direction or expulsion or the end of the specified period, whichever first occurs; or



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(b) if it is the second occasion on which the person has been directed to leave or has been expelled, until the expiration of 7 days after the direction or expulsion or the end of the specified period, whichever first occurs; or

(c) if it is the third or a subsequent occasion on which the person has been directed to leave or has been expelled, until the expiration of the specified period.

(3) Nothing in this regulation prevents a person during the specified period but outside the race period—

(a) from driving a vehicle, or being a passenger in a vehicle driven, on a public highway through the declared area or a designated access area; or

(b) from attending in the declared area or a designated access area—

(i) a public entertainment approved by the committee of management; or

(ii) a public sporting activity approved by the committee of management; or

(c) from patronising a business that is permanently located in the declared area or a designated access area.



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Part 8—General50 Prescribed fee

The prescribed fee for the purposes of section 37 of the Act is 20 fee units plus 5 fee units for each day or part of a day during which the vehicle is kept in a convenient place by the Corporation.

51 Items not to be brought in

(1) For the purpose of regulating the consumption of liquor or prohibiting items that may adversely affect public safety, cause damage or disrupt the event, the Corporation may make it a condition of entry to the declared area or a designated access area during the race period, that certain items must not be brought into the declared area or the designated access area.

(2) The Corporation must erect signs or notices at each designated entrance that describe the items identified in subregulation (1) as items which must not be brought into the declared area or the designated access area.

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Endnotes

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1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 157/2006.

——Fee Units

These Regulations provide for fees by reference to fee units within the meaning of the Monetary Units Act 2004.

The amount of the fee is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of that Act, by multiplying the number of fee units applicable by the value of a fee unit.

The value of a fee unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2016 is $13.94. The amount of the calculated fee may be rounded to the nearest 10 cents.

The value of a fee unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the Monetary Units Act 2004. The value of a fee unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year.

Penalty Units

These Regulations provide for penalties by reference to penalty units within the meaning of section 110 of the Sentencing Act 1991. The amount of the penalty is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of the Monetary Units Act 2004, by multiplying the number of penalty units applicable by the value of a penalty unit.

The value of a penalty unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2016 is $155.46.

The amount of the calculated penalty may be rounded to the nearest dollar.

The value of a penalty unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the Monetary Units Act 2004. The value of a penalty unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year.

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