New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MAJOR EVENTS ACT 2009 - SECT 4

4 Definitions

(1) In this Act:
"board governed authority" means a major event authority that is declared by a regulation under section 8 (2) (b) to be an authority governed by a board.
"chief executive" means a chief executive of a major event authority appointed under section 11.
"chief executive governed authority" means a major event authority that is declared by a regulation to be an authority governed by a chief executive.
"exercise" a function includes perform a duty.
"function" includes a power, authority or duty.
"government agency" means:

(a) a public authority constituted by or under an Act, or

(b) a NSW Government agency, or

(c) a Division of the Government Service, or

(d) a local council, or

(e) a State owned corporation,

but does not include the NSW Police Force.
"major event" means an event that is declared under Part 2 to be a major event.
"major event authority" means a major event authority constituted under Part 3.
"major event period", in relation to a major event, means the period specified by a regulation under section 5 for which the declaration of the major event is in force.
"major event venue or facility" -see subsection (2).
"public place" means a public place within the meaning of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 , and includes a school within the meaning of that Act.
"responsible authority", in relation to a major event, means the person or body designated as the responsible authority for the major event under Part 2.
"road and transport plan" means a plan prepared by a responsible authority for a major event that sets out policies and procedures to be followed in relation to the provision of integrated road and transport services in relation to the major event.
"RMS" means Roads and Maritime Services constituted under the Transport Administration Act 1988 .
"the State" includes the Crown in right of the State and the Government of the State.
"traffic" includes vehicular traffic, pedestrian traffic, cyclist traffic, traffic in or on the water and all other kinds of traffic.
"transport area" means a transport area declared under Division 3 of Part 4.

(2) For the purposes of this Act, a "major event venue or facility" is:

(a) any of the following that have been declared to be a major event venue or facility by the Minister by order published in the Gazette:

(i) a venue or facility used for the conduct of a major event,

(ii) a media centre or other communications facility for the media for a major event,

(iii) lodgings and other accommodation for persons attending a major event,

(iv) transport and other physical infrastructure associated with a major event,

(v) any other development (within the meaning of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 ) determined by the Minister to be required for, or is associated with, a major event, and

(b) any public place, or any part of a public place, that is within 50 metres of a major event venue or facility, being a public place, or part of a public place, that is specified or described in an order of the Minister published in the Gazette, and

(c) any place prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subsection,

but is only such a venue or facility during the relevant major event period.

(3) Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act.