Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

MAJOR EVENTS SECURITY ACT 2000 - SECT 9

    (1)     A police officer may ask a person to permit a search to be made of the person's personal property if—

        (a)     the person is entering (or about to enter) a major event venue; or

        (b)     the person is in a major event venue.

    (2)     The person must permit a police officer to search the person's personal property.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

    (3)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.

    (4)     This section applies only if the declaration of the event to be held at a major event venue states that it is a condition of entry to the venue that a person entering or in the venue must, if asked by a police officer, permit a search to be made of the person's personal property.