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Queensland
Major Events Bill 2014
Queensland
Major Events Bill 2014
Contents
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Part 1 Preliminary
1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3 Main purposes of Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4 Act binds all persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5 Extraterritorial application of Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Part 2 Definitions
6 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
7 What is a major event. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
8 Who is the major event organiser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
9 What is a major event area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
10 What is the major event period. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
11 What is a controlled area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Part 3 Prescribing major events
12 Prescribing event as major event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
13 Minister's recommendation to Governor to prescribe major event 12
Part 4 Carrying out works for major event
Division 1 Carrying out works in declared construction area
14 Declaration of declared construction area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
15 Constructing works in declared construction area . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Division 2 Temporary works and maintenance in major event area
16 Carrying out temporary works and maintenance in major event area 15
Part 5 Major event provisions
Division 1 When part applies
17 When part applies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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Division 2 People and vehicles in major event area
Subdivision 1 Crowd and safety powers
18 Entering and exiting major event area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
19 Occupant's pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
20 Conduct while entering or within major event area. . . . . . . . . . . . 19
21 Entering restricted area in major event area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
22 Entering onto playing field or competition or performance area . . 21
23 Liquor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
24 Evidence of right to be in major event area or part of major event area
23
25 Inspecting thing in person's possession inside major event area. 23
26 Directing person to leave major event area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Subdivision 2 Vehicles
27 Bringing vehicles into major event area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
28 Leaving vehicles in major event area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Subdivision 3 Control of airspace
29 Aircraft operating in airspace above major event . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Division 3 Limits on commercial activity for major event
Subdivision 1 Selling during control period or major event period
30 Selling on road, public land or major event area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Subdivision 2 Resale of tickets
31 Resale of tickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Subdivision 3 Marketing and advertising
32 Ambush marketing in major event area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
33 Advertising in controlled area or major event area . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
34 Advertising on vessel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
35 Advertising in major event airspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Subdivision 4 Broadcasting or recording major event
36 Broadcasting or recording of major event. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Division 4 Roads and traffic
37 Traffic and transport management plan for major event . . . . . . . . 32
38 Declaration of major event lane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
39 Using major event lane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
40 Power to close a road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Division 5 Visiting health practitioner exemptions for exempt events
41 When division applies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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42 Effect of this division. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
43 Registration exemption notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
44 Practising health profession for visitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
45 Storage of restricted or controlled drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
46 Exemptions relating to offences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
47 Forwarding copies of prescriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
48 Monitoring prescription and supply of particular substances . . . . 39
49 Complaints about visiting health practitioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Part 6 Official logos or titles
50 How part applies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
51 Declaring official logo or official title for major event. . . . . . . . . . . 40
52 Use of official logo or title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
53 Register of official logos and titles and authorisations . . . . . . . . . 41
54 Authorised person may seize thing displaying official logo or title 42
Part 7 Authorised persons for major events
Division 1 When part applies
55 When part applies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Division 2 Appointment
56 Appointment and qualifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
57 Conditions and limit on powers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
58 When office ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
59 Resignation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Division 3 Identity cards
60 Issue of identity card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
61 Production or display of identity card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
62 Return of identity card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Division 4 Powers of authorised persons
Subdivision 1 Requiring name and address
63 Requiring name and address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Subdivision 2 Stopping or moving vehicles
64 Powers for stopping or moving vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
65 Power to move or remove vehicles left in major event area . . . . . 47
66 Moving expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
67 Disposing of vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Subdivision 3 Seizing evidence and other things
68 Receipt for seized thing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
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69 Keeping seized thing pending return or forfeiture. . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
70 Access to seized thing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
71 Return of seized thing and compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
72 Forfeiture of seized thing by chief executive decision. . . . . . . . . . 52
73 Court may order forfeiture of seized thing to the State . . . . . . . . . 53
74 How property may be dealt with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Division 5 Offences
75 Impersonating authorised person. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
76 Obstructing authorised person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Part 8 Application of Acts to declared construction areas and
major events
77 Application of other Acts to activities or works for major event. . . 55
78 Application of laws to light, noise etc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
79 Application of laws to roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Part 9 Miscellaneous
80 Summary offences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
81 Directing major event organiser to do thing for major event . . . . . 57
82 Compensation not payable in respect of major event-related matters 57
83 Regulation-making power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Part 10 Repeals
84 Repeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Part 11 Transitional provisions
85 Reference to repealed Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
86 Regulation or special event notice made under Health Practitioners
(Special Events Exemption) Act 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Part 12 Amendment of Acts
Division 1 Amendment of this Act
87 Amendment of long title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
88 Amendment of s 6 (Definitions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
89 Renumbering of sch 2 (Dictionary). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Division 2 Amendment of Commonwealth Games Arrangements Act
2011
90 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
91 Replacement of s 54 (Exception for use of business or company name)
61
54 Corporations legislation displacement provisions . . . 61
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Division 3 Amendment of Environmental Protection Act 1994
92 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
93 Amendment of sch 1 (Exclusions relating to environmental nuisance or
environmental harm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Division 4 Amendment of Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
94 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
95 Amendment of s 34 (Definitions for pt 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
96 Amendment of s 53BB (What is an out-of-control event) . . . . . . . 62
97 Omission of ch 19, pt 2 (Preserving safety for special events). . . 62
98 Amendment of s 629 (Removal of clothing for search). . . . . . . . . 62
100 Amendment of sch 6 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Division 5 Amendment of Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act
1998
101 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
102 Replacement of pt 2C, div 2, hdg (Major sports facilities) . . . . . . 64
103 Replacement of s 26ZD (Meaning of major sports facility). . . . . . 64
26ZD Meaning of major event facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Division 6 Minor and consequential amendments
104 Minor and consequential amendments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Schedule 1 Minor and consequential amendments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
City of Brisbane Act 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Local Government Act 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Schedule 2 Dictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
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2014
A Bill
for
An Act to provide for the holding of major events, the safety of
visitors and spectators at major events, to allow visiting health
practitioners to provide health care services for major events
without becoming registered under State law, to protect the
rights of event organisers and sponsors at major events and
for related purposes, to amend this Act, the Commonwealth
Games Arrangements Act 2011, the Environmental Protection
Act 1994, the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 and
the Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1998, and the
Acts mentioned in schedule 1, for particular purposes, and to
repeal the Motor Racing Events Act 1990 and the Health
Practitioners (Special Events Exemption) Act 1998
Major Events Bill 2014
Part 1 Preliminary
[s 1]
The Parliament of Queensland enacts-- 1
Part 1 Preliminary 2
1 Short title 3
This Act may be cited as the Major Events Act 2014. 4
2 Commencement 5
This Act commences on 1 January 2015. 6
3 Main purposes of Act 7
The main purposes of this Act are-- 8
(a) to enable the State to hold major events in Queensland; 9
and 10
(b) to deliver economic and social benefits for the State of 11
Queensland by attracting major events to Queensland; 12
and 13
(c) to facilitate the safe and orderly running of major 14
events; and 15
(d) to promote the enjoyment of participants and spectators 16
of major events; and 17
(e) to prevent unauthorised commercial activities in relation 18
to major events; and 19
(f) to allow visiting health practitioners to be exempted 20
from having to register under State law when practising 21
a health profession for a visitor. 22
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Part 2 Definitions
[s 4]
4 Act binds all persons 1
(1) This Act binds all persons, including the State and, to the 2
extent the legislative power of the Parliament permits, the 3
Commonwealth and the other States. 4
(2) However, the State, the Commonwealth or another State can 5
not be prosecuted for an offence against this Act. 6
5 Extraterritorial application of Act 7
This Act applies-- 8
(a) inside Queensland; and 9
(b) outside Queensland to the full extent of the 10
extraterritorial legislative power of the Parliament. 11
Part 2 Definitions 12
6 Definitions 13
The dictionary in schedule 2 defines particular words used in 14
this Act. 15
7 What is a major event 16
A major event is-- 17
(a) an event prescribed by regulation under section 12(1) as 18
a major event; and 19
(b) any activity directly associated with the major event. 20
Examples of activities directly associated with a major event-- 21
· a test run for the event 22
· qualifying rounds of a motor race 23
· a concert held in association with the major event 24
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Part 2 Definitions
[s 8]
8 Who is the major event organiser 1
The major event organiser, for a major event, is the person 2
prescribed by regulation under section 12(2)(a) as the major 3
event organiser of the major event. 4
9 What is a major event area 5
(1) A major event area, for a major event, is an area prescribed 6
by regulation under section 12(2)(b), and shown on a map in 7
the regulation, as the area where the major event is to be held. 8
(2) The area prescribed by regulation may include-- 9
(a) a place to be associated with the major event, 10
including-- 11
(i) a public place where the major event is shown on a 12
screen for viewing by the public; and 13
(ii) a place set aside for the media to cover the major 14
event; and 15
(b) infrastructure used for the major event; and 16
(c) a place near a place or infrastructure mentioned in 17
paragraph (a) or (b). 18
10 What is the major event period 19
(1) The major event period, for a major event, is the period 20
prescribed by regulation under section 12(2)(c) as the period 21
in which a major event takes place. 22
(2) The period prescribed by regulation may include-- 23
(a) a reasonable period before the major event in order to 24
prepare for the major event; and 25
(b) a reasonable period after the major event in order to 26
restore the major event area to the condition the area 27
was in before the major event took place. 28
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Part 3 Prescribing major events
[s 11]
11 What is a controlled area 1
A controlled area, for a major event, is an area near a major 2
event area that is prescribed by regulation under section 3
12(3)(a). 4
Part 3 Prescribing major events 5
12 Prescribing event as major event 6
(1) The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the 7
Minister given under section 13, prescribe by regulation an 8
event as a major event. 9
(2) The regulation must also prescribe the following for the major 10
event-- 11
(a) the major event organiser; 12
(b) a major event area; 13
(c) the major event period; 14
(d) the provisions of this Act that apply to-- 15
(i) the major event; and 16
(ii) a major event area, and the period when those 17
provisions apply. 18
(3) The regulation may prescribe-- 19
(a) a controlled area for the major event; and 20
(b) the control period; and 21
(c) the provisions of this Act that apply to a controlled area, 22
and the period when those provisions apply. 23
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Part 3 Prescribing major events
[s 13]
13 Minister's recommendation to Governor to prescribe 1
major event 2
(1) If the Minister is considering recommending that the 3
Governor in Council prescribe an event as a major event, the 4
Minister must consult with the following persons-- 5
(a) each local government that governs a local government 6
area in which a major event area is to be prescribed; 7
(b) if a regulation is to give an authorised person a power 8
for the major event--the Minister administering the 9
Police Service Administration Act 1990; 10
(c) if a regulation is to affect the operation of transport 11
infrastructure within the meaning of the Transport 12
Infrastructure Act 1994--the Minister administering 13
that Act; 14
(d) if a regulation is to authorise exemptions to health 15
practitioner requirements under part 5, division 5--the 16
Health Minister; 17
(e) if the major event area is or includes major sports 18
facility land--the Minister administering the Major 19
Sports Facilities Act 2001. 20
(2) The Minister may also consult with other public authorities 21
before recommending that the Governor in Council prescribe 22
an event as a major event. 23
(3) After considering any representations made by those persons, 24
the Minister may recommend that the Governor in Council 25
prescribe the event as a major event under section 12 if the 26
Minister is reasonably satisfied that-- 27
(a) the event is a large State, national or international 28
sporting or cultural event; and 29
(b) it is in the public interest for the Governor in Council to 30
prescribe the event. 31
(4) When deciding whether to make a recommendation, and 32
without limiting the matters the Minister may consider under 33
subsection (3), the Minister may consider-- 34
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[s 14]
(a) the size of the event; or 1
(b) the number of spectators that are likely to attend the 2
event; or 3
(c) the likely extent of media coverage of the event; or 4
(d) the likely contribution that the event will make to the 5
economy of the State; or 6
(e) the likely contribution that the event will make to the 7
State's international reputation as a host of major events. 8
Part 4 Carrying out works for major 9
event 10
Division 1 Carrying out works in declared 11
construction area 12
14 Declaration of declared construction area 13
(1) The Minister may, by gazette notice, declare an area that is 14
proposed to be a major event area as a declared construction 15
area. 16
(2) If the gazette notice identifies a declared construction area by 17
reference to a map or plan, the map or plan must be displayed 18
on the department's website. 19
Editor's note-- 20
The department's website is . 21
(3) The Minister must publish the details of the declared 22
construction area and the effect of the declaration in a 23
newspaper circulating-- 24
(a) in the declared construction area; and 25
(b) generally in the State. 26
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(4) A regulation that prescribes a major event area may include 1
some or all of a declared construction area in the major event 2
area. 3
15 Constructing works in declared construction area 4
(1) A person (an authorised occupier) who is authorised in 5
writing by the Minister may enter onto land inside a declared 6
construction area to carry out-- 7
(a) works on, over or under the land for the major event; 8
and 9
(b) other activities that the Minister or authorised occupier 10
considers necessary for, or incidental to, the works; and 11
(c) maintenance on the works. 12
(2) The authorised occupier may exercise those powers only if-- 13
(a) for public land--the authorised occupier is acting in 14
accordance with the conditions stated in the Minister's 15
authorisation; or 16
(b) the entity that owns, occupies or controls the land 17
agrees. 18
(3) As soon as reasonably practicable after the construction 19
period, the authorised occupier must return the land to-- 20
(a) the condition the land was in immediately before the 21
works were carried out; or 22
Examples-- 23
· repairing any damage done on, over or under the land 24
caused by the works 25
· removing rubbish from the land 26
(b) if the major event organiser and the owner, occupier or 27
controller of the land agreed to improvements on the 28
land--the condition the land was in immediately before 29
the works were carried out, with the improvements 30
agreed to by the owner, occupier or controller. 31
(4) In this section-- 32
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[s 16]
construction period means-- 1
(a) if the declared construction area does not become a 2
major event area--the period during which the 3
construction is carried out; or 4
(b) the major event period. 5
Division 2 Temporary works and maintenance 6
in major event area 7
16 Carrying out temporary works and maintenance in major 8
event area 9
(1) This section applies if the major event organiser intends to 10
carry out any of the following works on public land inside a 11
major event area-- 12
(a) temporary works on, over or under the land for the 13
major event; 14
Example of temporary works-- 15
erecting a grandstand or barricade 16
(b) other activities that the organiser considers necessary 17
for, or incidental to, the temporary works; 18
(c) maintenance on the temporary works. 19
(2) The major event organiser may enter onto the public land, 20
during a period prescribed by regulation for this section, to 21
carry out the works only if-- 22
(a) the Minister has published a notice in a newspaper 23
circulating in the following areas stating what powers 24
the organiser intends to exercise in the major event 25
area-- 26
(i) the major event area; 27
(ii) generally in the State; and 28
(b) either-- 29
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(i) the organiser is acting in accordance with the 1
conditions decided by the Minister; or 2
(ii) the owner or occupier of the land, or person who 3
ordinarily controls the land, agrees. 4
(3) If-- 5
(a) a vehicle is left unattended on public land; and 6
(b) the major event organiser needs to move the vehicle to 7
carry out the works under subsection (1); 8
an authorised person may deal with the vehicle in accordance 9
with part 7, division 4, subdivision 2. 10
(4) As soon as reasonably practicable after the major event 11
period, the major event organiser must return the land to-- 12
(a) the condition the land was in immediately before the 13
temporary works were carried out; or 14
Examples-- 15
· repairing any damage done on, over or under the land 16
caused by the temporary works 17
· removing all rubbish from the land 18
(b) if the major event organiser and the owner, occupier or 19
controller of the land agreed to improvements on the 20
land--the condition the land was in immediately before 21
the temporary works were carried out, with the 22
improvements agreed to by the owner, occupier or 23
controller. 24
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Part 5 Major event provisions
[s 17]
Part 5 Major event provisions 1
Division 1 When part applies 2
17 When part applies 3
A provision of this part that is prescribed by regulation for a 4
major event applies to the major event for-- 5
(a) the major event period; or 6
(b) a shorter period prescribed by regulation. 7
Division 2 People and vehicles in major event 8
area 9
Subdivision 1 Crowd and safety powers 10
18 Entering and exiting major event area 11
(1) A person must not enter or exit a major event area except 12
through an entrance or exit designated by the major event 13
organiser. 14
Maximum penalty--20 penalty units. 15
(2) A person must not enter, or remain in, a major event area 16
unless-- 17
(a) if the major event organiser is charging an entry fee for 18
the period the person remains in the major event 19
area--the person pays the entry fee; or 20
(b) the person is authorised, in writing, by the major event 21
organiser, whether under an occupant's pass or 22
otherwise; or 23
(c) the person is authorised, in writing, by Stadiums 24
Queensland, but only to the extent the major event area 25
is major sports facility land. 26
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[s 19]
Maximum penalty--20 penalty units. 1
(3) A person who appears to be drunk or adversely affected by a 2
drug must not enter a major event area. 3
Maximum penalty--20 penalty units. 4
(4) A person does not contravene subsection (1), (2) or (3) if the 5
person has a reasonable excuse. 6
(5) An authorised person may ask a person entering a major event 7
area to consent to all or any of the following-- 8
(a) the use of an electronic detection device, including a 9
metal detector, on the person or the person's 10
possessions; 11
(b) the authorised person searching and examining the 12
person's possessions; 13
(c) the authorised person asking the person to identify the 14
person's possessions; 15
(d) the removal of a person's outer clothing, shoes, hat or 16
other head gear; 17
(e) if the person is entering the major event area in a 18
vehicle--a search of the vehicle. 19
19 Occupant's pass 20
(1) A person who lives, works or has a business in a major event 21
area may apply to the major event organiser for a pass (an 22
occupant's pass) that authorises the person to enter and 23
remain in the major event area during the major event period. 24
(2) The application must be in the form approved by the major 25
event organiser. 26
(3) The major event organiser must grant the application if the 27
organiser is satisfied the applicant needs access to the major 28
event area during the major event period-- 29
(a) to enable the applicant to travel to or from the place 30
where the applicant lives, works or has a business; or 31
(b) for the ordinary use and enjoyment of those places. 32
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(4) An occupant's pass may be granted subject to conditions, 1
including a condition limiting the period for which the pass is 2
valid to the days and times stated on the pass. 3
20 Conduct while entering or within major event area 4
(1) A person must not possess any of the following while entering 5
or within a major event area-- 6
(a) a weapon; 7
(b) an explosive; 8
(c) a flare or other distress signal; 9
(d) a laser pointer; 10
(e) an animal, other than-- 11
(i) for a person with a disability who relies on a guide, 12
hearing or assistance dog--the guide, hearing or 13
assistance dog; or 14
(ii) for a person who lives in a major event area--the 15
person's pet; 16
(f) another thing prescribed by regulation. 17
Maximum penalty--20 penalty units. 18
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a police officer while 19
performing duties as an officer. 20
(3) A person must not light any of the following while entering or 21
within a major event area-- 22
(a) an explosive; 23
(b) a flare or other distress signal. 24
Maximum penalty--30 penalty units. 25
(4) A person must not throw or propel any of the following while 26
entering or within a major event area-- 27
(a) anything that may injure a person or damage property, 28
including-- 29
(i) an explosive; or 30
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(ii) a flare or other distress signal; 1
(b) anything that may disrupt the major event. 2
Maximum penalty-- 3
(a) for paragraph (a)--40 penalty units; or 4
(b) for paragraph (b)--10 penalty units. 5
(5) However, subsection (4) does not apply to a person who is-- 6
(a) a performer or participant at the major event who throws 7
or propels an object that person ordinarily throws or 8
propels as part of the major event; or 9
(b) a spectator at a major event who returns an object 10
mentioned in paragraph (a) in a way not intended to 11
contravene subsection (4). 12
(6) A person must not do any of the following in a major event 13
area-- 14
(a) offer a service for a fee, gain or reward; 15
(b) solicit, or attempt to solicit, money from another person; 16
(c) erect a tent or another temporary structure; 17
(d) erect or affix a decoration or equipment; 18
(e) tout for business; 19
(f) distribute a document; 20
(g) busk; 21
(h) another thing prescribed by regulation. 22
Maximum penalty--20 penalty units. 23
(7) A person does not contravene this section if-- 24
(a) the person has the written approval of the major event 25
organiser to do or possess the thing in a major event 26
area; or 27
(b) the person has a reasonable excuse. 28
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21 Entering restricted area in major event area 1
(1) This section applies to an area (restricted area) inside a major 2
event area, other than a playing field or a competition or 3
performance area, if-- 4
(a) the major event organiser has limited access to and use 5
of the restricted area to performers or participants in a 6
sporting, cultural or other event that forms part of the 7
major event; or 8
(b) Stadiums Queensland has limited access to and use of 9
the restricted area, to the extent it is major sports facility 10
land, to particular persons. 11
(2) A person must not enter the restricted area unless the 12
person-- 13
(a) is a performer or participant in the major event; or 14
(b) is involved in the preparation or holding of the major 15
event; or 16
(c) is authorised, in writing, to enter the restricted area by-- 17
(i) the major event organiser; or 18
(ii) Stadiums Queensland, but only to the extent the 19
major event area is major sports facility land; or 20
(d) has a reasonable excuse. 21
Maximum penalty--20 penalty units. 22
22 Entering onto playing field or competition or performance 23
area 24
(1) A person must not-- 25
(a) enter onto a playing field, or a competition or 26
performance area; or 27
(b) obstruct a performer or participant who is participating 28
in the major event. 29
Maximum penalty-- 30
(a) for paragraph (a)--40 penalty units; or 31
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(b) for paragraph (b)--80 penalty units. 1
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who-- 2
(a) is a performer or participant in the major event; or 3
(b) is involved in the control or management of the sporting, 4
cultural or other event that forms part of the major event; 5
or 6
(c) is authorised by the major event organiser to enter onto 7
the playing field or competition or performance area; or 8
(d) has a reasonable excuse. 9
23 Liquor 10
(1) A person must not bring liquor into a major event area unless 11
the person is bringing in the liquor-- 12
(a) for sale or supply under subsection (2); or 13
(b) for-- 14
(i) the person who is permitted to sell or supply liquor 15
in the major event under subsection (2); and 16
(ii) sale or supply under subsection (2); or 17
(c) to supply or consume the liquor under subsection (3). 18
Maximum penalty--20 penalty units. 19
(2) A person must not sell, supply or consume liquor in the major 20
event area other than in-- 21
(a) a licensed premises or another place that is authorised to 22
supply liquor under the Liquor Act 1992; or 23
(b) a place exempted from complying with the Liquor Act 24
1992 under that Act; or 25
(c) an area designated by the major event organiser as a 26
place if liquor can be sold, supplied or consumed at the 27
place under the Liquor Act 1992. 28
Maximum penalty--20 penalty units. 29
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(3) A person does not commit an offence under subsection (2) by 1
supplying or consuming liquor in a place the person is living 2
in, or otherwise staying in accommodation in, the major event 3
area. 4
24 Evidence of right to be in major event area or part of 5
major event area 6
An authorised person may ask a person who is inside a major 7
event area to produce-- 8
(a) a ticket entitling the person to be in the major event area, 9
or the part of the major event area in which the person 10
is; or 11
(b) other evidence of the person's right to be in the major 12
event area or part. 13
Examples of evidence for paragraph (b)-- 14
· an occupant's pass 15
· another authorisation from the major event organiser 16
25 Inspecting thing in person's possession inside major 17
event area 18
An authorised person may ask a person inside a major event 19
area to consent to-- 20
(a) opening a bag, container or other thing in the possession 21
of the person; or 22
(b) allowing the authorised person to inspect the bag, 23
container or other thing. 24
26 Directing person to leave major event area 25
(1) This section applies to a person inside a major event area 26
who-- 27
(a) is committing an offence; or 28
(b) appears to be drunk or adversely affected by a drug; or 29
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(c) does not consent to any of the matters mentioned in 1
section 18(5); or 2
(d) does not produce a ticket or other evidence of the 3
person's right to be in all or part of the major event area 4
under section 24; or 5
(e) does not consent to the authorised person opening or 6
inspecting a thing under section 25. 7
(2) An authorised person may direct the person-- 8
(a) to immediately leave the major event area; and 9
(b) not enter the major event area for a period of not longer 10
than 24 hours. 11
(3) The person must comply with the direction. 12
Maximum penalty--20 penalty units. 13
(4) If-- 14
(a) the person was directed to leave the major event area for 15
a reason mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b); and 16
(b) the major event organiser is reasonably satisfied that the 17
nature of the person's behaviour justifies banning the 18
person from the major event area for a period of more 19
than 24 hours; 20
the major event organiser may direct the person not to enter 21
the major event area for a period that does not extend past the 22
end of the major event period. 23
(5) The person must comply with the direction. 24
Maximum penalty--60 penalty units. 25
(6) If a person fails to comply with a direction under this section, 26
a police officer may use reasonable force to remove the person 27
from the major event area. 28
(7) If the person is removed from the major event area under 29
subsection (4), the major event organiser may-- 30
(a) take a photograph or other image of the person; and 31
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(b) use the photograph or other image only for the purposes 1
of this Act. 2
Subdivision 2 Vehicles 3
27 Bringing vehicles into major event area 4
A person must not bring a vehicle into a major event area 5
unless-- 6
(a) the vehicle is-- 7
(i) on a road that is open to the public; or 8
(ii) a police or emergency vehicle; or 9
(b) the person is authorised, in writing, by the major event 10
organiser; or 11
(c) the person is authorised, in writing, by Stadiums 12
Queensland, but only to the extent the major event area 13
is major sports facility land; or 14
(d) the person has a reasonable excuse. 15
Maximum penalty--20 penalty units. 16
28 Leaving vehicles in major event area 17
(1) A person must not park or leave a vehicle in a major event 18
area unless-- 19
(a) the vehicle is in a place authorised for parking or leaving 20
a vehicle; or 21
(b) the vehicle is a police or emergency vehicle; or 22
(c) the person is authorised, in writing, by the major event 23
organiser; or 24
(d) the person is authorised, in writing, by Stadiums 25
Queensland, but only to the extent the major event area 26
is major sports facility land; or 27
(e) the person has a reasonable excuse. 28
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Maximum penalty--20 penalty units. 1
(2) If a vehicle is left in a major event area in contravention of 2
subsection (1), an authorised person may deal with the vehicle 3
in accordance with part 7, division 4, subdivision 2. 4
Subdivision 3 Control of airspace 5
29 Aircraft operating in airspace above major event 6
(1) A person must not operate an aircraft, or cause an aircraft to 7
be operated, over or in a restricted area that relates to a major 8
event area during the major event period. 9
Maximum penalty--2000 penalty units. 10
(2) However, subsection (1) does not apply if-- 11
(a) the flight of the aircraft is permitted by the CASA 12
declaration of the restricted area; or 13
(b) the aircraft is a military aircraft or a police aircraft that 14
is being operated for a military or security purpose; or 15
(c) the aircraft is being operated for an emergency purpose. 16
(3) This section applies-- 17
(a) instead of a provision of the Queensland air navigation 18
regulations to the extent of any inconsistency with those 19
provisions; and 20
(b) to the extent of Parliament's legislative power. 21
(4) In this section-- 22
CASA declaration means the declaration of a restricted area 23
by CASA under the Airspace Act 2007 (Cwlth). 24
restricted area means an area declared by CASA to be a 25
restricted area under the Airspace Act 2007 (Cwlth). 26
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Division 3 Limits on commercial activity for 1
major event 2
Subdivision 1 Selling during control period or 3
major event period 4
30 Selling on road, public land or major event area 5
(1) A person must not sell or distribute a thing on a road or public 6
land in a controlled area during the control period, or a major 7
event area during the major event period, unless-- 8
(a) the sale or distribution is a type prescribed by 9
regulation; or 10
(b) the person has the written approval of the major event 11
organiser. 12
Maximum penalty--50 penalty units. 13
(2) If an authorised person reasonably suspects that a person is 14
selling or distributing a thing in contravention of subsection 15
(1), the authorised person may direct the person to remove the 16
thing from the controlled area or major event area-- 17
(a) immediately; or 18
(b) within another time stated by the authorised person. 19
(3) The person must comply with the direction. 20
Maximum penalty--20 penalty units. 21
(4) If the person does not comply with the direction, the 22
authorised person may seize the thing in accordance with part 23
7, division 4, subdivision 3. 24
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Subdivision 2 Resale of tickets 1
31 Resale of tickets 2
(1) A person must not sell, or offer for sale, a ticket to a major 3
event-- 4
(a) in a controlled area or major event area; or 5
(b) at a price that is at least 10% more than the original sale 6
price of the ticket. 7
Maximum penalty--20 penalty units. 8
(2) However, subsection (1) does not apply if the person has the 9
written approval of the major event organiser. 10
(3) In this section-- 11
original sale price, of a ticket, means-- 12
(a) the sale price of the ticket when it was bought from-- 13
(i) the major event organiser; or 14
(ii) an agent authorised by the major event organiser; 15
and 16
(b) a fee or commission charged for the ticket. 17
Subdivision 3 Marketing and advertising 18
32 Ambush marketing in major event area 19
(1) This section applies to-- 20
(a) a major event area during the major event period; and 21
(b) a controlled area during the control period. 22
(2) A person must not, unless the person has the written approval 23
of the major event organiser-- 24
(a) promote a person, a thing or service; or 25
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(b) do something that suggests the person, thing or service 1
is a sponsor or affiliate or has the approval of-- 2
(i) the major event; or 3
(ii) an event associated with the major event; or 4
(iii) the major event organiser. 5
Maximum penalty--100 penalty units. 6
(3) If an authorised person reasonably suspects that a person is 7
contravening subsection (2), the authorised person may direct 8
the person to, within a reasonable time-- 9
(a) remove a thing that is used in the marketing from the 10
major event area or controlled area; or 11
(b) cover a thing that is used in the marketing. 12
(4) The person must comply with the direction. 13
Maximum penalty--20 penalty units. 14
(5) If the person fails to comply with the direction, the authorised 15
person may seize the thing in accordance with part 7, division 16
4, subdivision 3. 17
33 Advertising in controlled area or major event area 18
(1) This section applies to a property inside a controlled area or 19
major event area during the control period. 20
(2) A person must not display, or permit to be displayed, an 21
advertisement on the property, including on the outside of a 22
building or structure on the property. 23
Maximum penalty--700 penalty units. 24
(3) However, subsection (2) does not apply if-- 25
(a) the person covers the advertisement during the control 26
period; or 27
(b) the person has the written approval of the major event 28
organiser to display the advertisement; or 29
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(c) the advertisement is a type of advertisement prescribed 1
by regulation; or 2
(d) the advertisement-- 3
(i) was displayed before the major event period; and 4
(ii) was displayed in the course of the person's 5
ordinary activities; and 6
(iii) does not imply that the advertiser is a sponsor of 7
the major event. 8
(4) An authorised person may enter on the property to cover or 9
remove an advertisement-- 10
(a) that contravenes this section; or 11
(b) if subsection (3)(d) applies to the advertisement. 12
(5) However, an authorised person must not enter onto land where 13
a person lives without the person's consent. 14
(6) An authorised person must take reasonable steps to prevent 15
damage happening when removing an advertisement. 16
34 Advertising on vessel 17
A person must not display advertising on a vessel that is-- 18
(a) inside the major event area; or 19
(b) visible from a major event area or controlled area; 20
unless the person has the written approval of the major event 21
organiser. 22
Maximum penalty--400 penalty units. 23
35 Advertising in major event airspace 24
(1) A person must not display an advertisement in airspace above, 25
or visible from, a major event area or controlled area by-- 26
(a) skywriting; or 27
(b) attaching or displaying an advertisement on a person or 28
on an aircraft; or 29
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(c) towing an advertisement behind a person or an aircraft. 1
Maximum penalty--700 penalty units. 2
(2) However, a person does not commit an offence under 3
subsection (1)-- 4
(a) if the person has the written approval of the major event 5
organiser; or 6
(b) by displaying an advertisement by markings that are 7
ordinarily displayed on the aircraft. 8
Subdivision 4 Broadcasting or recording major 9
event 10
36 Broadcasting or recording of major event 11
(1) A person must not broadcast or record a major event unless-- 12
(a) the person has the written approval of the major event 13
organiser; or 14
(b) the person broadcasts or records the major event-- 15
(i) on a personal electronic device; and 16
(ii) for personal use; and 17
(iii) for a purpose other than for profit or gain. 18
Maximum penalty--400 penalty units. 19
(2) In this section-- 20
broadcast means broadcast or transmission made 21
electronically or in any other way. 22
record means take a photograph or make an audio or visual 23
recording. 24
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Division 4 Roads and traffic 1
37 Traffic and transport management plan for major event 2
(1) The major event organiser must prepare a traffic and transport 3
management plan for a major event. 4
(2) The traffic and transport management plan must include 5
details of-- 6
(a) temporary road closures for the major event; and 7
(b) major event lanes to be declared for the major event; and 8
(c) if a major event lane is to be declared for the event--the 9
types of vehicles that are to be prescribed under section 10
39(2)(b)(ii); and 11
(d) how an emergency vehicle will be able to access the 12
major event for an emergency purpose; and 13
(e) any other measures the major event organiser intends to 14
take to manage traffic in or around the major event area. 15
(3) When preparing the traffic and transport management plan, 16
the major event organiser must consult with the chief 17
executive (transport). 18
(4) The major event organiser may consult with other public 19
authorities when preparing the plan, such as-- 20
(a) local governments; or 21
(b) operators of public passenger services under the 22
Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Act 1994; 23
or 24
(c) the Queensland Fire and Emergency Service; or 25
(d) the Queensland Police Service. 26
(5) A traffic and transport management plan does not have effect 27
unless the major event organiser has received the written 28
consent of the chief executive (transport) to the plan. 29
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38 Declaration of major event lane 1
(1) This section applies to a marked lane of a road-- 2
(a) that-- 3
(i) is inside a major event area; or 4
(ii) provides participants in a major event access to a 5
major event area from another place; and 6
(b) that is identified as a proposed major event lane in the 7
traffic and transport management plan for a major event. 8
(2) A regulation may declare the lane to be a major event lane for 9
a stated period. 10
(3) The regulation must show the major event lane on a map in 11
the regulation. 12
(4) The chief executive (transport) must install major event lane 13
signs on a road on which a major event lane has been declared 14
in a way specified in the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control 15
Devices issued by the chief executive (transport) under the 16
Road Use Act. 17
(5) The chief executive (transport) must remove the major event 18
lane signs after the declaration ends. 19
(6) In this section-- 20
install see the Road Use Act, section 67. 21
marked lane see the Queensland Road Rules, schedule 5. 22
39 Using major event lane 23
(1) The major event organiser may give a person a permit (a 24
major event lane permit) authorising the person to drive in a 25
major event lane. 26
(2) A person must not drive a vehicle in a major event lane 27
unless-- 28
(a) a major event lane permit is displayed on the vehicle in a 29
way that is clearly visible from outside the vehicle; or 30
(b) the person is driving-- 31
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(i) a police or emergency vehicle; or 1
(ii) another type of vehicle prescribed by regulation, 2
such as a bus or taxi. 3
Maximum penalty--20 penalty units. 4
(3) However, a person does not contravene subsection (2) if major 5
event lane signs are not installed on the road under section 6
38(4). 7
(4) An authorised person may require the person in control of a 8
vehicle with a major event lane permit to-- 9
(a) give the permit to the authorised person so that the 10
authorised person is able to inspect the permit; and 11
(b) state the person's name and residential address. 12
(5) The authorised person may require the person to give 13
evidence of the correctness of the stated name or address if, in 14
the circumstances, it would be reasonable to expect the person 15
to-- 16
(a) be in possession of evidence of the correctness of the 17
stated name or address; or 18
(b) otherwise be able to give the evidence. 19
(6) An authorised person may stop a vehicle in a major event lane 20
under section 64 to make a requirement under subsection (4). 21
(7) A person must comply with a requirement made of the person 22
under subsection (4) or (5). 23
Maximum penalty--20 penalty units. 24
(8) An authorised person may confiscate a major event lane 25
permit if the authorised office reasonably suspects that-- 26
(a) the permit is a forgery; or 27
(b) the permit is being used by a person other than the 28
person who was issued the permit. 29
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40 Power to close a road 1
(1) For the purposes of a major event, the major event organiser 2
may close to use by a person or vehicle all or part of a road in 3
the major event area. 4
(2) To remove any doubt, it is declared that a road, or part of a 5
road, does not stop being a public place under an Act, or a 6
road for the purposes of the Road Use Act, the Motor 7
Accident Insurance Act 1994 or another Act, because it is 8
closed to use by a person or vehicle under this section. 9
Division 5 Visiting health practitioner 10
exemptions for exempt events 11
41 When division applies 12
This division applies in relation to any of the following events 13
(an exempt event) for the period (the exemption period) 14
prescribed by regulation-- 15
(a) a major event; 16
(b) an event prescribed by regulation that is held in a State, 17
if the Governor in Council is reasonably satisfied the 18
event will attract visitors to the State to prepare for the 19
event. 20
42 Effect of this division 21
(1) The purpose of this division is to allow visiting health 22
practitioners to be exempted from having to register under 23
State law when practising a health profession for a visitor for 24
an exempt event during the exemption period. 25
(2) This division does not affect the lawful occupation, trade or 26
business of a person in the person's capacity as a health 27
practitioner. 28
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43 Registration exemption notice 1
(1) The Health Minister may publish a notice (a registration 2
exemption notice) in the gazette for an exempt event. 3
(2) The registration exemption notice must state a procedure for a 4
person to give the chief health officer a written notice (an 5
intention to practise notice) of a person's intention to practise 6
a health profession for a visitor in the State. 7
(3) The procedure may require the person to give information to 8
the chief health officer. 9
(4) A registration exemption notice may-- 10
(a) authorise a visiting health practitioner to issue 11
prescriptions for a restricted drug, or a controlled drug, 12
in the course of practising a health profession under this 13
Act for a period; or 14
(b) authorise a dispenser to supply a restricted drug or 15
controlled drug under those prescriptions; or 16
(c) authorise a visiting health practitioner to be supplied 17
with an S2 or S3 substance by wholesale for the 18
practitioner to practise a health profession under this 19
Act; or 20
(d) authorise a wholesaler to supply an S2 or S3 substance 21
by wholesale to an authorised visiting health 22
practitioner; or 23
(e) impose conditions on any authorisation in the notice, 24
such as the way a visiting health practitioner is to 25
practise a health profession under this Act. 26
(5) However, the Health Minister must not give any of those 27
authorisations unless satisfied that adequate arrangements are 28
in place to ensure a drug will be prescribed for, and supplied 29
to, only persons to whom visiting health practitioners are 30
authorised to practise a health profession under this Act. 31
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44 Practising health profession for visitor 1
A visiting health practitioner is authorised to practise a health 2
profession for a visitor who is a member of the class of 3
visitors authorised by the Health Minister under a registration 4
exemption notice-- 5
(a) during the period that is stated in the registration 6
exemption notice; and 7
(b) in accordance with this Act, including any conditions 8
imposed under this Act. 9
45 Storage of restricted or controlled drugs 10
A visiting health practitioner must ensure a restricted drug or 11
controlled drug in the visiting health practitioner's possession 12
is kept-- 13
(a) in a secure place under the visiting health practitioner's 14
personal control; and 15
(b) in accordance with written directions given to the 16
practitioner by the chief health officer. 17
46 Exemptions relating to offences 18
(1) A visiting health practitioner does not commit an offence 19
under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law 20
(Queensland), the Drugs Regulation or the Drugs Misuse Act 21
by-- 22
(a) practising a health profession as authorised under this 23
Act; or 24
(b) if a substance is a substance that may be lawfully 25
possessed, supplied or administered by a local health 26
practitioner--possessing, supplying or administering 27
the substance in the course of practising the authorised 28
health profession; or 29
(c) prescribing a restricted drug or controlled drug in the 30
course of practising the authorised health profession; or 31
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(d) holding himself or herself out as being able to practise 1
the authorised health profession; or 2
(e) using a title, reference to a qualification, description, 3
word, letter or symbol that the visiting health 4
practitioner ordinarily uses. 5
(2) A visitor does not commit an offence under the Drugs 6
Regulation or the Drugs Misuse Act by doing anything, or 7
possessing a substance, as a result of having a visiting health 8
practitioner practise a health profession under this Act. 9
(3) A dispenser does not commit an offence under the Drugs 10
Regulation by dispensing a restricted or controlled drug in 11
accordance with a prescription issued by a visiting health 12
practitioner, if-- 13
(a) the dispenser reasonably believes the health practitioner 14
is authorised under this Act to issue the prescription; 15
and 16
(b) the dispenser is authorised under this Act to supply the 17
drug. 18
(4) A wholesaler does not commit an offence under the Drugs 19
Regulation or the Drugs Misuse Act by supplying an S2 or S3 20
substance by wholesale to a visiting health practitioner if the 21
wholesaler-- 22
(a) reasonably believes the visiting health practitioner is 23
authorised under this Act to be supplied with the 24
substance by wholesale; and 25
(b) is authorised under this Act to supply the substance by 26
wholesale; and 27
(c) is complying with the conditions to which the 28
wholesaler's licence is subject under the Drugs 29
Regulation. 30
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47 Forwarding copies of prescriptions 1
(1) This section applies to a dispenser who dispenses a restricted 2
or controlled drug in accordance with a prescription given 3
under this Act. 4
(2) The dispenser must, within 14 days of dispensing the drug, 5
give a copy of the prescription to the chief health officer. 6
Maximum penalty--40 penalty units. 7
(3) The copy of the prescription must clearly show the type and 8
quantity of the drug to which the prescription relates. 9
48 Monitoring prescription and supply of particular 10
substances 11
The chief health officer must monitor-- 12
(a) the prescription, under this Act, of restricted and 13
controlled drugs by visiting health practitioners; and 14
(b) the supply, under this Act, of S2 and S3 substances by 15
wholesalers. 16
49 Complaints about visiting health practitioners 17
(1) This section applies to a visiting health practitioner other than 18
a practitioner who is registered under the Health Practitioner 19
Regulation National Law (Queensland). 20
(2) A health service complaint may not be made about a visiting 21
health practitioner under the Health Ombudsman Act 2013. 22
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Part 6 Official logos or titles 1
50 How part applies 2
This part does not affect or limit a civil right or remedy that 3
exists apart from this part, whether at common law or 4
otherwise. 5
51 Declaring official logo or official title for major event 6
(1) The Minister may declare, by regulation, that-- 7
(a) a logo is an official logo for a major event; or 8
(b) a title is an official title for a major event. 9
(2) The declaration ends at the end of the major event period. 10
52 Use of official logo or title 11
(1) The major event organiser may give a person a written notice 12
authorising the person to use an official logo or official title. 13
(2) The notice must state the following-- 14
(a) the official logo or official title that the authorisation 15
applies to; 16
(b) the name of the person authorised to use the official logo 17
or official title; 18
(c) any limit on the right to use the official logo or official 19
title; 20
(d) the duration of the authorisation; 21
(e) the day that the authorisation was given. 22
(3) A person must not use an official logo or official title, or a 23
logo or title that is deceptively similar, or substantially 24
identical, to an official logo or official title-- 25
(a) for a commercial purpose; or 26
(b) to promote, advertise or market a thing or service; or 27
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(c) to suggest that the person has a connection with the 1
major event. 2
Maximum penalty--100 penalty points. 3
(4) However, subsection (3) does not apply if-- 4
(a) a person uses the official logo or official title in 5
accordance with an authorisation given under this 6
section; or 7
(b) the use is for, or is incidental to-- 8
(i) giving information, including reporting of news or 9
current affairs; or 10
(ii) criticising or reviewing something, including in a 11
newspaper, magazine, periodical, broadcast or 12
film; or 13
(iii) giving professional advice; or 14
(iv) a research or education purpose. 15
(5) In this section-- 16
deceptively similar, to an official logo or official title, means 17
so nearly resembling the official logo or official title that it is 18
likely to deceive or cause confusion. 19
53 Register of official logos and titles and authorisations 20
(1) The major event organiser must keep a register of-- 21
(a) the official logos and official titles for the major event; 22
and 23
(b) the organiser's authorisations to use the official logos 24
and official titles granted under section 52. 25
(2) The major event organiser may make the register available for 26
inspection, free of charge, by the public-- 27
(a) at the organiser's office during the organiser's normal 28
office hours; or 29
(b) on the organiser's website. 30
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54 Authorised person may seize thing displaying official 1
logo or title 2
(1) This section applies if-- 3
(a) a person possesses a thing displaying an official logo or 4
official title; and 5
(b) the use of the official logo or official title on the thing is 6
by a person who does not have an authorisation under 7
section 52; and 8
(c) an authorised person reasonably suspects that the person 9
intends to sell the thing. 10
(2) An authorised person may seize the thing in accordance with 11
part 7, division 4, subdivision 3. 12
Part 7 Authorised persons for major 13
events 14
Division 1 When part applies 15
55 When part applies 16
This part applies if a regulation prescribing a major event 17
applies a provision of this Act to a major event that gives an 18
authorised person a power for the event. 19
Division 2 Appointment 20
56 Appointment and qualifications 21
(1) The major event organiser may, by instrument in writing, 22
appoint any of the following persons as an authorised person 23
for a major event for the major event period-- 24
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(a) a public service employee; 1
(b) a local government employee; 2
(c) an employee of the major event organiser; 3
(d) other persons prescribed by regulation. 4
(2) However, the major event organiser may appoint a person as 5
an authorised person only if-- 6
(a) the organiser is reasonably satisfied the person is 7
qualified for appointment because the person has the 8
necessary experience, expertise or training; or 9
(b) the person has the experience, expertise or training 10
prescribed by regulation. 11
(3) In this section-- 12
local government employee means-- 13
(a) a local government employee under the Local 14
Government Act 2009; or 15
(b) a council employee under the City of Brisbane Act 2010. 16
57 Conditions and limit on powers 17
(1) An authorised person holds office on the conditions-- 18
(a) stated in the authorised person's instrument of 19
appointment; or 20
(b) stated in a signed notice given to the authorised person; 21
or 22
(c) prescribed by regulation. 23
(2) The instrument of appointment, signed notice or regulation 24
may limit the authorised person's powers. 25
(3) In this section-- 26
signed notice means a notice signed by the major event 27
organiser. 28
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58 When office ends 1
(1) The office of a person as an authorised person ends when-- 2
(a) the term of office stated in a condition of office ends; or 3
(b) under another condition of office, the office ends; or 4
(c) the major event period ends; or 5
(d) the person's resignation under section 59 takes effect; or 6
(e) for a police officer--the person ceases to be a police 7
officer. 8
(2) However, this section does not limit the ways the office of a 9
person as an authorised person ends. 10
(3) In this section-- 11
condition of office means a condition under which the 12
authorised person holds office. 13
59 Resignation 14
An authorised person may resign only by giving a signed 15
notice to the major event organiser. 16
Division 3 Identity cards 17
60 Issue of identity card 18
(1) The major event organiser must issue an identity card to an 19
authorised person, unless the authorised person is a police 20
officer. 21
(2) The identity card must-- 22
(a) contain a recent photo of the authorised person; and 23
(b) identify the person as an authorised person under this 24
Act; and 25
(c) describe generally the powers of an authorised person 26
under this Act; and 27
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(d) state an expiry date for the card; and 1
(e) show the signature of a delegate of the major event 2
organiser. 3
(3) This section does not prevent the issue of a single identity 4
card to a person for this Act and other purposes. 5
61 Production or display of identity card 6
In exercising a power in relation to a person in the person's 7
presence, an authorised person must-- 8
(a) produce the authorised person's identity card for the 9
person's inspection before exercising the power; or 10
(b) have the identity card displayed so it is clearly visible to 11
the person when exercising the power. 12
62 Return of identity card 13
If the office of a person as an authorised person ends, the 14
person must return the person's identity card to the major 15
event organiser within 21 days after the office ends unless the 16
person has a reasonable excuse. 17
Maximum penalty--20 penalty units. 18
Division 4 Powers of authorised persons 19
Subdivision 1 Requiring name and address 20
63 Requiring name and address 21
(1) This section applies if an authorised person-- 22
(a) finds a person committing an offence against this Act; or 23
(b) finds a person in circumstances that lead the authorised 24
person to reasonably suspect the person has just 25
committed an offence against this Act; or 26
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(c) has information that leads the authorised person to 1
reasonably suspect a person has just committed an 2
offence against this Act. 3
(2) The authorised person may require the person to-- 4
(a) state the person's name and residential address; and 5
(b) give evidence of the correctness of the stated name or 6
address if, in the circumstances, it would be reasonable 7
to expect the person to-- 8
(i) be in possession of evidence of the correctness of 9
the stated name or address; or 10
(ii) otherwise be able to give the evidence. 11
(3) When making the requirement, the authorised person must tell 12
the person that it is an offence not to comply with the 13
requirement. 14
(4) The person must comply with the requirement. 15
Maximum penalty--5 penalty units. 16
(5) A person may not be convicted of an offence under subsection 17
(4) unless the person is convicted of the offence mentioned in 18
subsection (1). 19
Subdivision 2 Stopping or moving vehicles 20
64 Powers for stopping or moving vehicles 21
(1) This section applies if the authorised person is to stop a 22
vehicle under section 39(6). 23
(2) If the vehicle is moving, the authorised person may signal or 24
otherwise direct the person in control of the vehicle to stop the 25
vehicle. 26
(3) When directing the person to stop the vehicle, the authorised 27
person must clearly identify himself or herself as an 28
authorised person exercising the authorised person's powers. 29
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Examples-- 1
1 If the authorised person is in a moving vehicle, he or she may use a 2
loud hailer to identify himself or herself as an authorised person 3
exercising powers. 4
2 If the authorised person is standing at the side of the road, he or she 5
may use a sign to identify himself or herself as an authorised person 6
exercising powers. 7
(4) If the vehicle is stopped, the authorised person may direct the 8
person in control of the vehicle-- 9
(a) not to move the vehicle until the authorised person has 10
exercised the authorised person's powers; or 11
(b) to move the vehicle to, and keep the vehicle at, a stated 12
reasonable place to allow the authorised person to 13
exercise the powers; or 14
(c) to get out of the vehicle. 15
(5) When giving a direction to the person to move the vehicle, the 16
authorised person must warn the person that failing to comply 17
with the direction is an offence. 18
(6) The person in control of the vehicle must comply with a 19
direction under subsection (4). 20
Maximum penalty--20 penalty units. 21
(7) If a person fails to comply with a direction under subsection 22
(4)(c), a police officer may use reasonable force to remove the 23
person from the vehicle. 24
(8) A person does not commit an offence against subsection (6) in 25
relation to a direction under subsection (4) if the person is not 26
warned that failing to comply with the direction is an offence. 27
65 Power to move or remove vehicles left in major event area 28
(1) This section applies if-- 29
(a) a vehicle is to be moved under section 16(3); or 30
(b) a vehicle is left in a major event area in contravention of 31
section 28. 32
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(2) An authorised person may take steps that are reasonable and 1
necessary to-- 2
(a) move the vehicle; or 3
(b) remove and securely store the vehicle; or 4
(c) remove the vehicle from a major event area. 5
(3) The major event organiser must, within 14 days after moving 6
or removing the vehicle, give the registered operator of the 7
vehicle a written notice that states-- 8
(a) the vehicle has been moved or removed; and 9
(b) how the vehicle may be recovered; and 10
(c) if the organiser considers, on reasonable grounds, the 11
vehicle has been abandoned-- 12
(i) the vehicle is considered to be abandoned property; 13
and 14
(ii) the vehicle may be sold if the vehicle is not 15
recovered within 2 months. 16
(4) If the registered operator can not be identified or located 17
within the 14 days, the notice may be given by publishing the 18
notice in a newspaper circulating generally in the State. 19
(5) However, the major event organiser need not give the notice 20
if-- 21
(a) the vehicle has insufficient value to justify giving the 22
notice; or 23
(b) it is otherwise impracticable to give the notice. 24
(6) To enable the major event organiser to give a notice under 25
subsection (3) to the registered operator of a vehicle, the chief 26
executive (transport) is authorised to disclose the following 27
information to the major event organiser-- 28
(a) the name and address of the registered operator; 29
(b) if a telephone number for the registered operator is 30
contained in the registered vehicles register--the 31
telephone number. 32
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66 Moving expenses 1
(1) This section applies to the following persons-- 2
(a) if a vehicle is moved under section 65 by a police 3
officer--the commissioner of the police service; 4
(b) if the vehicle is moved under section 65 by another 5
authorised person--the major event organiser. 6
(2) The person may recover the reasonable expenses (the moving 7
expenses) of moving the vehicle, securely storing the vehicle, 8
and publishing any newspaper notice for the vehicle, from-- 9
(a) the person who was in charge of the vehicle 10
immediately before the vehicle was moved; or 11
(b) if the person in charge can not be identified--the 12
registered operator of the vehicle, unless the vehicle was 13
being used without the registered operator's consent. 14
(3) If the moving expenses are paid, the major event organiser 15
must release the vehicle to the registered operator of the 16
vehicle or in accordance with the registered operator's written 17
directions. 18
67 Disposing of vehicle 19
(1) This section applies if the major event organiser considers, on 20
reasonable grounds, a vehicle has been abandoned in a major 21
event area because-- 22
(a) the moving expenses are not paid within 2 months after 23
a notice is given under section 65; or 24
(b) if the major event organiser decides not to give a notice 25
under section 65--at least 2 months have passed since 26
the decision. 27
(2) The major event organiser may dispose of the vehicle-- 28
(a) by selling the vehicle; or 29
(b) if the proceeds of sale are not likely to cover the 30
reasonable expenses that would be incurred by the major 31
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event organiser in selling the vehicle--in the way the 1
major event organiser considers appropriate. 2
(3) If the vehicle is sold, the sale proceeds must be used to make 3
payments in the following order-- 4
(a) the expenses (the sale expenses) reasonably incurred by 5
the major event organiser in selling the vehicle; 6
(b) the moving expenses; 7
(c) any balance to the registered operator of the vehicle. 8
(4) If the sale proceeds are less than the sale and moving 9
expenses, the difference between the proceeds and the 10
expenses-- 11
(a) is a debt payable to the major event organiser by the 12
person who is liable for the moving expenses; and 13
(b) may be recovered as a debt by action against the person 14
in a court of competent jurisdiction. 15
(5) If the vehicle is not sold, the moving expenses and the 16
expenses reasonably incurred by the major event organiser in 17
disposing of the vehicle-- 18
(a) are a debt payable to the major event organiser by the 19
person who is liable for the moving expenses; and 20
(b) may be recovered as a debt by action against the person 21
in a court of competent jurisdiction. 22
(6) The major event organiser may waive part or all of the 23
expenses mentioned in this section. 24
Subdivision 3 Seizing evidence and other things 25
68 Receipt for seized thing 26
(1) This section applies if an authorised person seizes anything 27
under section 30, 32 or 54 unless-- 28
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(a) the authorised person reasonably believes there is 1
no-one apparently in possession of the thing or the thing 2
has been abandoned; or 3
(b) because of the condition, nature and value of the thing, it 4
would be unreasonable to require the authorised person 5
to comply with this section. 6
(2) The authorised person must, as soon as practicable after 7
seizing the thing, give an owner or person in control of the 8
thing before the thing was seized a receipt for the thing that 9
generally describes the thing and its condition. 10
(3) However, if an owner or person from whom the thing is seized 11
is not present when the thing is seized, the receipt may be 12
given by leaving the receipt in a conspicuous position and in a 13
reasonably secure way at the place at which the thing is 14
seized. 15
(4) The receipt may relate to more than 1 seized thing. 16
69 Keeping seized thing pending return or forfeiture 17
(1) The authorised person must give the seized thing to the major 18
event organiser as soon as practicable after the seizure. 19
(2) The major event organiser must keep the seized thing until the 20
thing is-- 21
(a) returned to its owner under section 71; or 22
(b) forfeited to the State under section 72 or 73. 23
70 Access to seized thing 24
(1) Until a seized thing is returned or forfeited, the major event 25
organiser must allow an owner of the thing to inspect the 26
thing, free of charge-- 27
(a) at any reasonable time; and 28
(b) from time to time. 29
(2) However, subsection (1) does not apply if it is impracticable 30
or would be unreasonable to allow the inspection. 31
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71 Return of seized thing and compensation 1
(1) This section applies if-- 2
(a) a seized thing has some intrinsic value; and 3
(b) it is lawful for the owner to possess the thing. 4
(2) The major event organiser must return the seized thing to an 5
owner-- 6
(a) generally--at the end of 6 months after the seizure; or 7
(b) if a proceeding for an offence involving the thing is 8
started within the 6 months--at the end of the 9
proceeding and any appeal from the proceeding. 10
(3) However, if the thing was seized as evidence, the authorised 11
person must return the seized thing to an owner as soon as 12
practicable after the authorised person is satisfied the thing is 13
no longer necessary to retain the thing as evidence. 14
(4) If a seized thing has been destroyed, the major event organiser 15
must pay, to the thing's owner, compensation-- 16
(a) equal to the market value of the thing when the thing 17
was seized; and 18
(b) for any other loss or damage incurred by the owner as a 19
result of the seizure. 20
(5) This section does not affect a lien or other security over the 21
seized thing. 22
(6) In this section-- 23
destroyed, for a seized thing, includes damaged to the extent 24
that the thing is no longer fit for its designed use. 25
72 Forfeiture of seized thing by chief executive decision 26
(1) The chief executive may decide a seized thing is forfeited to 27
the State if-- 28
(a) the thing has no intrinsic value; or 29
(b) it is not lawful for the owner to possess the thing; or 30
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(c) the major event organiser reasonably believes it is 1
necessary to keep the thing to prevent the thing being 2
used to commit the offence for which the thing was 3
seized; or 4
(d) the major event organiser, after making reasonable 5
inquiries, can not find an owner; or 6
(e) the major event organiser, after making reasonable 7
efforts, can not return the thing to an owner. 8
(2) However, the chief executive is not required to-- 9
(a) make inquiries if it would be unreasonable to make 10
inquiries to find an owner; or 11
(b) make efforts if it would be unreasonable to make efforts 12
to return the thing to an owner. 13
Example for paragraph (b)-- 14
The owner of the thing has migrated to another country. 15
(3) In deciding-- 16
(a) whether it is reasonable to make inquiries or efforts; and 17
(b) if inquiries or efforts are made--what inquiries or 18
efforts, including the period over which they are made, 19
are reasonable; 20
the thing's condition, nature and value must be considered. 21
(4) If the chief executive decides a thing is forfeited to the State, 22
the thing becomes the property of the State. 23
73 Court may order forfeiture of seized thing to the State 24
(1) This section applies if a court convicts a person of an offence 25
against section 30, 32 or 52. 26
(2) When imposing a sentence on the person for the offence, or 27
granting an injunction or making an order, the court may also 28
order a seized thing to be forfeited to the State if-- 29
(a) the person is the owner of the thing; and 30
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(b) the item was the subject of the contravention of section 1
30, 32 or 52. 2
(3) The court may also make any order that the court considers 3
appropriate to enforce the forfeiture. 4
74 How property may be dealt with 5
(1) This section applies if, under section 72 or 73, a thing 6
becomes the property of the State. 7
(2) The chief executive may deal with the thing as the chief 8
executive considers appropriate (including, for example, by 9
destroying it or giving it away). 10
(3) The chief executive must not deal with the thing in a way that 11
could prejudice the outcome of an appeal against the 12
forfeiture under this division. 13
(4) If the chief executive sells the thing, the chief executive may, 14
after deducting the costs of the sale, return the proceeds of the 15
sale to the former owner of the thing. 16
Division 5 Offences 17
75 Impersonating authorised person 18
A person must not impersonate an authorised person. 19
Maximum penalty--60 penalty units. 20
76 Obstructing authorised person 21
A person must not obstruct an authorised person from 22
carrying out his or her duties under this Act. 23
Maximum penalty--20 penalty units. 24
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Part 8 Application of Acts to declared 1
construction areas and major 2
events 3
77 Application of other Acts to activities or works for major 4
event 5
(1) This section applies to-- 6
(a) an activity, including the use of land, that is engaged in 7
to promote or stage a major event; or 8
(b) works carried out by-- 9
(i) an authorised occupier in a declared construction 10
area for a major event; or 11
(ii) a major event organiser in a major event area for a 12
major event. 13
(2) The following Acts do not apply to the activity or works-- 14
(a) the City of Brisbane Act 2010; 15
(b) the Coastal Protection and Management Act 1995; 16
(c) the Economic Development Act 2012; 17
(d) the Local Government Act 2009; 18
(e) the Land Act 1994, chapter 3, part 1; 19
(f) the Sustainable Planning Act 2009. 20
(3) If any of the activity or works are building work under the 21
Building Act 1975, the authorised occupier or major event 22
organiser must obtain a compliance certificate, under that Act, 23
that states the building work complies with the following 24
building assessment provisions-- 25
(a) the Building Code of Australia under the Building Act 26
1975, section 12; 27
(b) the fire safety standard under the Building Act 1975, 28
section 217(1); 29
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(c) the Queensland Development Code under the Building 1
Act 1975, section 13; 2
(d) any other building assessment provision prescribed by 3
regulation. 4
(4) For subsection (3), if there is an inconsistency between the 5
Building Code of Australia and a part of the Queensland 6
Development Code, the part prevails to the extent of the 7
inconsistency. 8
78 Application of laws to light, noise etc. 9
(1) The Environmental Protection Act 1994 does not apply in 10
relation to any light or noise from-- 11
(a) a declared construction area by an authorised occupier 12
during the period the area is a declared construction 13
area; or 14
(b) a major event area during the major event period. 15
(2) An activity carried on by, or with the approval of, the major 16
event organiser inside a major event area during the major 17
event period does not constitute a nuisance. 18
79 Application of laws to roads 19
(1) This section applies if-- 20
(a) a major event is a motor racing event; and 21
(b) a regulation declares that all or part of a road in a major 22
event area for the major event ceases to be a road for the 23
major event period. 24
(2) The following do not apply to the road or part-- 25
(a) the Road Use Act, other than sections 79, 79AA to 79G, 26
80, 81 and 82; 27
(b) the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland). 28
(3) However, if the major event organiser opens land on which all 29
or part of the road was situated before the declaration to 30
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ordinary pedestrian and vehicular traffic as a road during 1
particular times, the land while so open, is a road. 2
Part 9 Miscellaneous 3
80 Summary offences 4
An offence against this Act is a summary offence. 5
81 Directing major event organiser to do thing for major 6
event 7
(1) The Minister may give the major event organiser for a major 8
event a written direction to do, or refrain from doing, anything 9
necessary for the running of the major event. 10
(2) The major event organiser must comply with the direction. 11
82 Compensation not payable in respect of major 12
event-related matters 13
(1) Compensation is not payable by or for the State for an act or 14
omission-- 15
(a) that is a major event-related matter or that arises, 16
directly or indirectly, from a major event-related matter; 17
and 18
(b) for which the State or a State employee would otherwise 19
be civilly liable. 20
(2) Subsection (1)-- 21
(a) applies only in relation to acts done or omitted to be 22
done in good faith and without negligence; and 23
(b) does not apply to acts or omissions that cause personal 24
injury to a person or the death of a person. 25
(3) Subsection (1) does not affect-- 26
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(a) the civil liability of the State for an act or omission to 1
perform an act as part of, or otherwise in connection 2
with, a State employee's role as an authorised person; or 3
(b) compensation payable under any indemnity given, or 4
other agreement made, by the major event organiser or 5
the State that expressly relates to a major event-related 6
matter. 7
(4) In this section-- 8
major event-related matter means-- 9
(a) the conduct or holding of any major event; or 10
(b) works conducted or other things done under an 11
authorisation given under this Act; or 12
(c) the administration or purported administration of this 13
Act; or 14
(d) the exercise or purported exercise of functions under this 15
Act. 16
83 Regulation-making power 17
(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations under this 18
Act. 19
(2) A regulation may provide for-- 20
(a) the care, control management and use of a major event 21
area; or 22
(b) regulating activities or the behaviour of persons in a 23
major event area; or 24
(c) a maximum penalty of 20 penalty units for 25
contravention of the regulation. 26
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Part 10 Repeals 1
84 Repeals 2
The following Acts are repealed-- 3
· Motor Racing Events Act 1990, No. 60 4
· Health Practitioners (Special Events Exemption) Act 5
1998, No. 40. 6
Part 11 Transitional provisions 7
85 Reference to repealed Act 8
(1) A reference to a repealed Act, or a provision of a repealed 9
Act, in a document is, if the context allows, taken from the 10
commencement of this section to be a reference to this Act or 11
to the corresponding provision (if any) of this Act. 12
(2) In this section-- 13
repealed Act means-- 14
(a) the repealed Motor Racing Events Act 1990; or 15
(b) the repealed Health Practitioners (Special Events 16
Exemption) Act 1998; or 17
(c) the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, 18
chapter 19, part 2. 19
86 Regulation or special event notice made under Health 20
Practitioners (Special Events Exemption) Act 1998 21
(1) This section applies if, immediately before the 22
commencement of this section, a regulation was in force that 23
declares a sporting, cultural or other event to be a special 24
event under the repealed Health Practitioners (Special Events 25
Exemption) Act 1998. 26
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(2) The special event is taken to be prescribed as an exempt event 1
under this Act until the end of the exemption period 2
prescribed by the regulation. 3
(3) A special event notice that, immediately before the 4
commencement of this section, was in force under the 5
repealed Health Practitioners (Special Events Exemption) Act 6
1998, is taken to be a registration exemption notice made 7
under this Act. 8
Part 12 Amendment of Acts 9
Division 1 Amendment of this Act 10
87 Amendment of long title 11
Long title, from `, to amend this Act'-- 12
omit. 13
88 Amendment of s 6 (Definitions) 14
Section 6, `schedule 2'-- 15
omit, insert-- 16
schedule 1 17
89 Renumbering of sch 2 (Dictionary) 18
Schedule 2-- 19
renumber as schedule 1. 20
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Division 2 Amendment of Commonwealth 1
Games Arrangements Act 2011 2
90 Act amended 3
This division amends the Commonwealth Games 4
Arrangements Act 2011. 5
91 Replacement of s 54 (Exception for use of business or 6
company name) 7
Section 54-- 8
omit, insert-- 9
54 Corporations legislation displacement 10
provisions 11
Sections 51 and 52 are declared to be Corporations 12
legislation displacement provisions for the purposes of 13
the Corporations Act, section 5G generally. 14
Division 3 Amendment of Environmental 15
Protection Act 1994 16
92 Act amended 17
This division amends the Environmental Protection Act 1994. 18
93 Amendment of sch 1 (Exclusions relating to 19
environmental nuisance or environmental harm) 20
Schedule 1, part 1, section 3-- 21
insert-- 22
Note-- 23
Also see the Major Events Act 2014, section 78 for an exemption from 24
this Act for light and noise. 25
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Division 4 Amendment of Police Powers and 1
Responsibilities Act 2000 2
94 Act amended 3
This division amends the Police Powers and Responsibilities 4
Act 2000. 5
95 Amendment of s 34 (Definitions for pt 3) 6
Section 34, definition event, paragraph (a)-- 7
omit, insert-- 8
(a) a major event; or 9
96 Amendment of s 53BB (What is an out-of-control event) 10
Section 53BB(2)(b)-- 11
omit, insert-- 12
(b) a major event; 13
97 Omission of ch 19, pt 2 (Preserving safety for special 14
events) 15
Chapter 19, part 2-- 16
omit. 17
98 Amendment of s 629 (Removal of clothing for search) 18
Section 629(2)-- 19
omit. 20
99 Amendment of schedule 1-- 21
Schedule 1-- 22
insert-- 23
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Major Events Act 2014 1
100 Amendment of sch 6 (Dictionary) 2
(1) Schedule 6, definitions authorised person, personal property, 3
prohibited item, restricted area, special event and special 4
event site-- 5
omit. 6
(2) Schedule 6-- 7
insert-- 8
authorised person, for chapter 12, see section 9
280. 10
major event see the Major Events Act 2014, 11
section 7. 12
(3) Schedule 6, definition electronic screening, `or 567'-- 13
omit. 14
(4) Schedule 6, definition enforcement act, paragraph (a)(i)-- 15
omit. 16
(5) Schedule 6, definition enforcement act, paragraphs (a)(ii) and 17
(iii)-- 18
renumber as paragraphs (a)(i) and (ii). 19
(6) Schedule 6, definition entrant, `, a special event site'-- 20
omit. 21
Division 5 Amendment of Tobacco and Other 22
Smoking Products Act 1998 23
101 Act amended 24
This division amends the Tobacco and Other Smoking 25
Products Act 1998. 26
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Note-- 1
See also the amendments in schedule 1. 2
102 Replacement of pt 2C, div 2, hdg (Major sports facilities) 3
Part 2C, division 2, heading-- 4
omit, insert-- 5
Division 2 Major event facilities 6
103 Replacement of s 26ZD (Meaning of major sports facility) 7
Section 26ZD-- 8
omit, insert-- 9
26ZD Meaning of major event facility 10
A major event facility is-- 11
(a) a facility declared to be a major sports 12
facility under the Major Sports Facilities 13
Act 2001; or 14
(b) if a major event area is prescribed by 15
regulation for a major event under the Major 16
Events Act 2014--the major event area for 17
the period the area is a major event area 18
under the Major Events Act 2014. 19
Division 6 Minor and consequential 20
amendments 21
104 Minor and consequential amendments 22
Schedule 1 amends the Acts it mentions. 23
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amendments 2
section 104 3
City of Brisbane Act 2010 4
1 Section 246(6)(b)-- 5
omit, insert-- 6
(b) an activity that-- 7
(i) is for a major event under the Major 8
Events Act 2014; and 9
(ii) is being carried on by, or with the 10
approval of, the major event organiser 11
for the major event. 12
Local Government Act 2009 13
1 Section 264(4)(b)-- 14
omit, insert-- 15
(b) an activity that-- 16
(i) is for a major event under the Major 17
Events Act 2014; and 18
(ii) is being carried on by, or with the 19
approval of, the major event organiser 20
for the major event. 21
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Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1998 1
1 Sections 26ZE, 26ZF(b) and 26ZG(1), `major sports 2
facility'-- 3
omit, insert-- 4
major event facility 5
2 Schedule, definition major sport facility-- 6
omit, insert-- 7
major event facility, for part 2C, division 2, see 8
section 26ZD. 9
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Schedule 2 Dictionary 1
section 6 2
aircraft see the Civil Aviation Act 1988 (Cwlth), section 3. 3
authorised occupier see section 15(1). 4
authorised person means-- 5
(a) a police officer; or 6
(b) a person who holds an appointment under section 56. 7
building assessment provision see the Building Act 1975, 8
section 30(1). 9
bus see the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Act 10
1994, schedule 3. 11
chief executive (transport) means the chief executive of the 12
department in which the Road Use Act is administered. 13
chief health officer see the Hospital and Health Boards Act 14
2011, schedule 2. 15
civil liability see the Public Service Act 2008, section 26C. 16
controlled area, for a major event, see section 11. 17
controlled drug see the Drugs Regulation, appendix 9. 18
control period means the period prescribed by regulation for a 19
major event under section 12(3)(b). 20
declared construction area means an area declared under 21
section 14. 22
dispenser see the Drugs Regulation, appendix 9. 23
Drugs Misuse Act means the Drugs Misuse Act 1986. 24
Drugs Regulation means the Health (Drugs and Poisons) 25
Regulation 1996. 26
emergency purpose means a purpose-- 27
(a) to preserve human life, health or safety; or 28
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(b) to protect property. 1
emergency vehicle see the Queensland Road Rules, schedule 2
5. 3
exempt event see section 41. 4
exemption period see section 41. 5
explosive see the Explosives Act 1999, schedule 2. 6
guide, hearing or assistance dog means a guide dog, a 7
hearing dog or an assistance dog under the Guide, Hearing 8
and Assistance Dogs Act 2009. 9
Health Minister means the Minister administering the Health 10
Practitioner Regulation National Law (Queensland). 11
health practitioner see the Health Practitioner Regulation 12
National Law (Queensland), section 5. 13
health profession see the Health Practitioner Regulation 14
National Law (Queensland), section 5. 15
intention to practise notice see section 43(2). 16
liquor see the Liquor Act 1992, section 4B. 17
local government area includes the City of Brisbane. 18
major event see section 7. 19
major event area, for a major event, see section 9. 20
major event lane means a lane declared to be a major event 21
lane under section 38. 22
major event lane permit see section 39(1). 23
major event lane sign means a sign in the form prescribed by 24
regulation indicating that a lane on a road is a major event 25
lane. 26
major event organiser, for a major event, see section 8. 27
major event period, for a major event, see section 10. 28
major sports facility land means facility land under the Major 29
Sports Facilities Act 2001. 30
moving expenses see section 66(2). 31
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occupant's pass see section 19(1). 1
official logo means a logo declared by the Minister to be an 2
official logo for a major event under section 51(1). 3
official title means a title declared by the Minister to be an 4
official title for a major event under section 51(1). 5
prescription see the Drugs Regulation, appendix 9. 6
public land means land, other than major sports facility land, 7
that is owned, managed or used by-- 8
(a) the State; or 9
(b) a statutory body under the Statutory Bodies Financial 10
Arrangements Act 1982. 11
Queensland air navigation regulations means the regulations 12
made under the Air Navigation Act 1920 (Cwlth) or the Civil 13
Aviation Act 1988 (Cwlth) that apply to air navigation in 14
Queensland because of the Air Navigation Act 1937. 15
reasonably believes means believes on grounds that are 16
reasonable in the circumstances. 17
reasonably suspects means suspects on grounds that are 18
reasonable in the circumstances. 19
registered operator of a vehicle has the meaning given under 20
the Road Use Act. 21
registered vehicles register has the meaning given under the 22
Road Use Act. 23
registration exemption notice see section 43(1). 24
restricted drug see the Drugs Regulation, appendix 9. 25
road see the Road Use Act, schedule 4. 26
Road Use Act means the Transport Operations (Road Use 27
Management) Act 1995. 28
S2 or S3, for a substance, means a substance classified S2 or 29
S3 under the Drugs Regulation. 30
seized thing means a thing seized under section 30, 32 or 54. 31
State employee see the Public Service Act 2008, section 26B. 32
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supply, for a drug or other substance, means sell or offer to 1
sell the drug or other substance on prescription. 2
taxi see the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Act 3
1994, schedule 3. 4
traffic and transport management plan see section 37. 5
vehicle means-- 6
(a) any type of transport that moves on wheels, other than a 7
train, tram, pram, stroller, motorised wheelchair, 8
wheelchair or other mobility aid; or 9
(b) a vessel. 10
vessel means a ship, boat, punt, ferry, air cushion vehicle or 11
other vessel designed for navigation on water. 12
visiting health practitioner means an individual who-- 13
(a) is a resident of another country; and 14
(b) is appointed, employed, contracted or otherwise 15
engaged by a person who is officially participating in, or 16
preparing for, an exempt event to provide health care 17
services to a visitor; and 18
(c) gives the Health Minister an intention to practise notice 19
under the procedure stated in the registration exemption 20
notice for the exempt event. 21
visitor means a person who-- 22
(a) is a resident of another country who is in the State to 23
officially participate in, or prepare for, a exempt event; 24
or 25
(b) is a resident of Australia who-- 26
(i) is in the State for a purpose mentioned in 27
paragraph (a); and 28
(ii) is a member of a group the majority of the 29
members of which are persons mentioned in 30
paragraph (a) who are in the State for the same 31
purpose. 32
weapon see the Weapons Act 1990, schedule 2. 33
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wholesaler, for the supply of an S2 or S3 substance, means a 1
person who, under the Drugs Regulation, is licensed to supply 2
the substance by wholesale. 3
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