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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation Page
Part 1—Preliminary 1
1 Objectives 1
2 Authorising provision 2
3 Commencement 2
4 Revocation 2
5 Definitions 2
Part 2—Authorised persons 8
6 Authorised persons 8
7 Identification of authorised persons 8
8 Offence to interfere with authorised person 9
Part 3—Access to certain areas 10
9 Entry to and exit from declared area and designated access area 10
10 Re-entry after direction to leave or expulsion 10
11 Grand prix circuit 10
12 Vehicles in declared area or designated access area 11
13 Opening and closing times 11
14 Reserved areas and reserved seats 11
15 Removal of glass object from reserved area 12
16 Prohibition of certain activities in fenced and cordoned off areas 13
Part 4—Conduct in declared area or designated access area 15
17 Liquor 15
18 Possession of prohibited item 15
19 Damaging or defacing infrastructure, buildings, vehicles,
equipment etc. 16
20 Blocking stairs, exits or entrances 16
21 Throwing or kicking projectiles 16
22 Obstructing view of seated person 17
23 Disrupting or interrupting event 17
24 Hindering, obstructing or interfering with drivers 17
25 Adversely affecting public safety 18
26 Recording or transmitting event 18
27 Interference with electronic or radio communications prohibited 18
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28 Conducting surveys or soliciting money 18
29 Displaying signs or banners 19
30 Excavating 19
31 Erecting structures 19
32 Albert Park Lake 19
33 Damaging trees 20
34 Disturbing or interfering with fauna 20
35 Climbing on trees or structures 20
36 No smoking areas 21
37 Busking 21
38 Causing unreasonable disruption 21
Part 5—Advertising and sale of goods 23
39 Prohibition of advertisements 23
40 Sale of goods or services 24
Part 6—Enforcement 26
41 Surrender of items 26
42 Inspection 27
43 Direction to leave if failure to produce ticket or surrender item 28
44 Direction to leave if offence believed to have been committed 28
45 Police may use reasonable force 29
46 Additional powers of authorised persons and police 30
Part 7—Regulation of activities during specified period 32
47 Safe and orderly conduct of works 32
48 Regulation of entry during specified period 32
49 Re-entry after direction to leave or expulsion during specified
period 33
Part 8—General 35
50 Prescribed fee 35
51 Items not to be brought in 35
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STATUTORY RULES 2016
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Australian Grands Prix Act 1994
Australian Grands Prix (Formula One)
Regulations 2016
The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 18 October 2016
Responsible Minister:
PHILIP DALIDAKIS
Acting Minister for Tourism and Major Events
ANDREW ROBINSON
Clerk of the Executive Council
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Objectives
The objectives of these Regulations are—
(a) to regulate the conduct of persons in the
declared area and designated access areas
during the race period for the Australian
Formula One Grand Prix; and
(b) to facilitate and ensure an appropriate degree
of safety of persons in the declared area and
designated access areas during works for the
Australian Formula One Grand Prix; and
(c) to facilitate operational arrangements for the
Australian Formula One Grand Prix; and
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(d) to provide for other matters required to be
prescribed under the Australian Grands
Prix Act 1994.
2 Authorising provision
These Regulations are made under section 51 of
the Australian Grands Prix Act 1994.
3 Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on
23 October 2016.
4 Revocation
The Australian Grands Prix (Formula One)
Regulations 2006 1 are revoked.
5 Definitions
In these Regulations—
acceptable no smoking sign has the same
meaning as in section 3 of the Tobacco
Act 1987;
authorised person means a person appointed
under regulation 6 to be an authorised person
for the purposes of these Regulations;
dangerous goods has the same meaning as in
section 3(1) of the Dangerous Goods
Act 1985;
designated entrance means—
(a) a gate or turnstile; or
(b) any other entrance structure established
by the Corporation;
designated exit means—
(a) a gate or turnstile; or
(b) any other exit structure established by
the Corporation;
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distress signal means a pyrotechnic device
intended for signalling, warning, rescue or
similar purposes, and includes marine flares
and signals, landing flares, highway fusees,
line-carrying rockets, anti-hail rockets, cloud
rockets, avalanche rockets and smoke
generators;
glass object means a glass bottle or container;
grand prix circuit means the temporary race track
established by the Corporation at Albert
Park;
laser pointer means a hand-held battery-operated
article designed or adapted to emit laser
beams;
liquor has the same meaning as in the Liquor
Control Reform Act 1998;
permitted entrant means—
(a) the holder of a valid ticket issued
by or on behalf of the Corporation
that entitles the holder to be within
specific areas of the declared area
or a designated access area; or
(b) a person who is admitted to the
declared area or a designated access
area by the Corporation or by an agent
of the Corporation on payment of an
admission fee; or
(c) any other person who is, under a
general or specific authorisation
granted by the Corporation, entitled to
be in the declared area or a designated
access area;
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prohibited item means—
(a) a glass object; or
(b) a beverage container with the
manufacturer's seal broken; or
(c) a drinks cooler or ice box, other than
one predominantly constructed of
polystyrene; or
(d) a chair, lounge, bench or stool, other
than a folding chair or folding stool; or
(e) an animal, other than—
(i) if a person has a disability, an
assistance dog used by that person
or to assist that person; or
(ii) a police dog or a police horse; or
(f) a flag or banner larger than one metre
by one metre or with a handle longer
than one metre; or
(g) a laser pointer; or
(h) a distress signal; or
(i) a whistle or loud hailer; or
(j) a dangerous article within the meaning
of the Control of Weapons Act 1990,
the possession of which would
constitute an offence under that Act; or
(k) a prohibited weapon within the
meaning of the Control of Weapons
Act 1990, the possession of which
would constitute an offence under that
Act; or
(l) a controlled weapon within the
meaning of the Control of Weapons
Act 1990, the possession of which
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would constitute an offence under that
Act; or
(m) any dangerous goods; or
(n) a firearm within the meaning of the
Firearms Act 1996, the possession of
which would constitute an offence
under that Act; or
(o) a bicycle, skateboard, roller skates,
roller blades, scooter or segway; or
(p) a firework; or
(q) a horn or bugle; or
(r) a drone or aerial surveillance device; or
(s) a public address system, electronic
equipment, broadcast equipment or
similar device which may interfere with
broadcast equipment or similar devices
being used by the Corporation or a
person to whom the Corporation has
given its consent under section 35 of
the Act; or
(t) any item in such a quantity that a
reasonable person could infer that the
item is to be used for commercial
purposes; or
(u) any item the possession of which does
not have an ordinary and reasonable use
by a person within the declared area or
a designated access area during the race
period and which may be used in the
commission of an offence against
regulation 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29,
30 or 31;
Example
A spray can or a hammer.
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reserved area means an area within the declared
area or a designated access area set aside by
the Corporation under regulation 14 to which
access is limited to persons holding certain
types of tickets or to which access is
otherwise restricted;
reserved seat means a seat within the declared
area or a designated access area set aside by
the Corporation under regulation 14 to which
access is limited to persons holding certain
types of tickets or to which access is
otherwise restricted;
specified period means—
(a) in relation to the declared area, the
period beginning 12 weeks before the
race period and ending 4 weeks after
the race period; and
(b) in relation to a designated access area,
the period specified in any declaration
under section 32A(1)(a) or (b) of
the Act during which the area to which
the declaration applies is a designated
access area;
the Act means the Australian Grands Prix
Act 1994;
ticket includes a pass, credential or other similar
document;
vehicle has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of
the Road Safety Act 1986;
vessel has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of
the Marine Safety Act 2010;
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works area means an area in the declared area or
in a designated access area—
(a) which is marked off by the Corporation
by the use of fencing, barriers or other
permanent or temporary means of
physical demarcation; and
(b) in which works, services or any other
activities undertaken by or on behalf of
the Corporation have commenced but
have not been finally completed.
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6 Authorised persons
The Corporation may appoint a person to be an
authorised person for the purposes of these
Regulations if the person—
(a) holds under the Private Security
Act 2004—
(i) a private security business licence
authorising that person to carry on the
business of providing the services of
other persons to act as a security guard
or a crowd controller; or
(ii) a private security individual operator
licence authorising that person to act as
a security guard or a crowd controller;
or
(b) is a person who the Corporation believes
has the appropriate skills, knowledge or
experience to be appointed as an authorised
person.
7 Identification of authorised persons
(1) The Corporation must ensure that an authorised
person is clearly identified as an authorised
person.
(2) An authorised person must produce the person's
identification for inspection at any time during the
exercise of a power under these Regulations, if
asked to do so by any person.
(3) If an authorised person proposes to perform
the functions or exercise the powers of an
authorised person and fails to produce on demand
the person's identification, that person is not
authorised to perform those functions or exercise
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those powers in relation to the person making the
demand.
8 Offence to interfere with authorised person
A person must not interfere with, obstruct or
hinder or attempt to interfere with, obstruct or
hinder an authorised person in the performance or
exercise of the authorised person's functions,
duties or powers under these Regulations.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
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9 Entry to and exit from declared area and designated
access area
(1) A person who is not a permitted entrant must not
enter or attempt to enter the declared area or a
designated access area during the race period.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) A person must not enter or attempt to enter the
declared area or a designated access area during
the race period except through a designated
entrance.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(3) A person must not leave or attempt to leave the
declared area or a designated access area during
the race period except through a designated exit.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
10 Re-entry after direction to leave or expulsion
On any day during the race period, a person who
has been directed to leave, or has been expelled
from, the declared area or a designated access area
by an authorised person or a police officer must
not re-enter or attempt to re-enter the declared
area or a designated access area for a period of
24 hours without the written authorisation of the
Corporation.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
11 Grand prix circuit
At any time during the race period, a person must
not be, or attempt to be, on the grand prix circuit
unless authorised by the Corporation to be on the
grand prix circuit.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
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12 Vehicles in declared area or designated access area
A person must not bring or attempt to bring a
vehicle into the declared area or a designated
access area during the race period unless
authorised by the Corporation to bring that
vehicle into the area.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
13 Opening and closing times
(1) The Corporation must fix an opening time and a
closing time for each day of the race period.
(2) The Corporation must give notice of opening and
closing times fixed under subregulation (1) by—
(a) publishing a notice on the Corporation's
website; and
(b) publishing a notice in a newspaper
circulating generally in the State; and
(c) erecting signs or notices at each designated
entrance stating the opening and closing
times.
(3) A person must not enter or attempt to enter or
remain in the declared area or a designated access
area before the opening time or after the closing
time fixed under subregulation (1) unless
authorised by the Corporation to enter or remain
in the area.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
14 Reserved areas and reserved seats
(1) The Corporation for the duration of the race
period may set aside certain areas within the
declared area or a designated access area as
reserved areas.
(2) The Corporation may issue tickets that entitle a
person to enter and remain in a reserved area.
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(3) The Corporation may set aside certain seats
within the declared area or a designated access
area as reserved seats.
(4) The Corporation may issue tickets that entitle a
person to occupy a reserved seat.
(5) A person who does not hold a ticket conferring an
entitlement to enter a reserved area must not enter
or attempt to enter or remain in that reserved area
unless authorised by the Corporation to enter or
remain in the area.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(6) A person who does not hold a ticket conferring
an entitlement to occupy a particular reserved
seat must not occupy that reserved seat unless
otherwise authorised to do so by the Corporation.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(7) An authorised person or a police officer may
request that a person entering or remaining in a
reserved area produce a ticket entitling the person
to enter and remain in the reserved area.
(8) An authorised person or a police officer may
request that a person occupying a reserved seat
produce a ticket entitling the person to occupy the
reserved seat.
15 Removal of glass object from reserved area
(1) A person must not remove from a reserved area
any glass object that the person has obtained in
that area unless authorised to do so by the
Corporation.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
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(2) An authorised person or a police officer may
direct a person who has removed a glass object
from a reserved area in contravention of
subregulation (1) to return the glass object to
that area if the person holds a ticket conferring
an entitlement to enter that area.
(3) An authorised person or a police officer may
direct a person who has removed a glass object
from a reserved area in contravention of
subregulation (1) to surrender the glass object
if the person does not hold a ticket conferring an
entitlement to enter that area.
(4) If directed to return a glass object under
subregulation (2), a person must, as soon as
practicable, return the glass object to the
reserved area where it was obtained.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(5) If directed to surrender a glass object under
subregulation (3), a person must immediately
surrender the glass object to the authorised
person or police officer.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
16 Prohibition of certain activities in fenced and
cordoned off areas
(1) A person must not enter, attempt to enter, or
remain in an area that is fenced or cordoned off
in accordance with section 32 of the Act, without
the authorisation of the Corporation.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) A person must not intentionally interfere with
or hinder any activity directly or indirectly
undertaken by or on behalf of the Corporation
within an area fenced or cordoned off in
accordance with section 32 of the Act.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
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(3) A person must not attempt to interfere with or
attempt to hinder any activity directly or indirectly
undertaken by or on behalf of the Corporation
within an area fenced or cordoned off in
accordance with section 32 of the Act.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(4) A person must not cause any other person to
interfere with or hinder any activity directly or
indirectly undertaken by or on behalf of the
Corporation within an area fenced or cordoned
off in accordance with section 32 of the Act.
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17 Liquor
(1) Subject to subregulation (3), during the race
period, a person in the declared area or a
designated access area must not have in the
person's possession any liquor that has not been
purchased in the declared area or the designated
access area in accordance with the Liquor
Control Reform Act 1998.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) Subject to subregulation (3), during the race
period, an authorised person or a police officer
who believes on reasonable grounds that a person
is taking out, or attempting to take out, of the
declared area or a designated access area liquor
in an unsealed container, may direct the person to
dispose of the contents of the unsealed container
of liquor.
(3) Subregulations (1) and (2) do not apply to—
(a) a person who is acting under an authorisation
granted by the Corporation; or
(b) a servant or agent of a person referred to in
paragraph (a) acting in the course of the
duties of the servant or agent.
18 Possession of prohibited item
During the race period a person must not have in
the person's possession a prohibited item in the
declared area or a designated access area without
the authorisation of the Corporation.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
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19 Damaging or defacing infrastructure, buildings,
vehicles, equipment etc.
During the race period and within the declared
area or a designated access area, a person must
not, without the authorisation of the
Corporation—
(a) misuse, deface, damage or tamper with any
infrastructure, building, seat, chair, table,
structure, vehicle, vessel, truck, pipe, tap,
tap-fitting, conduit, electrical equipment,
wiring or sign; or
(b) attempt to misuse, deface, damage or tamper
with any infrastructure, building, seat, chair,
table, structure, vehicle, vessel, truck, pipe,
tap, tap-fitting, conduit, electrical equipment,
wiring or sign.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
20 Blocking stairs, exits or entrances
During the race period and within the declared
area or a designated access area, a person must
not, without reasonable excuse, block any stairs,
steps, aisle, gangway, overpass, underpass,
pontoon, bridge, passage, entrance, exit or other
thoroughfare unless authorised to do so by the
Corporation.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
21 Throwing or kicking projectiles
During the race period and within the declared
area or a designated access area, a person must
not throw or kick or attempt to throw or kick any
stone, bottle or other projectile.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
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22 Obstructing view of seated person
During the race period and within the declared
area or a designated access area, a person must
not, without reasonable excuse, stand in a place or
in a particular manner that deliberately obstructs
the view of any other person seated in a seat in the
immediate vicinity.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
23 Disrupting or interrupting event
During the race period and within the declared
area or a designated access area, a person must
not—
(a) disrupt or interrupt or behave in any manner
that may disrupt or interrupt any race, event
or activity comprising a Formula One event;
or
(b) attempt to disrupt or interrupt any race, event
or activity comprising a Formula One event.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
24 Hindering, obstructing or interfering with drivers
During the race period and within the declared
area or a designated access area, a person must
not—
(a) act in such a way as to hinder, obstruct or
interfere with the driver of any vehicle or
vessel taking part in a Formula One event; or
(b) attempt to hinder, obstruct or interfere with
the driver of any vehicle or vessel taking part
in a Formula One event.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
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25 Adversely affecting public safety
During the race period and within the declared
area or a designated access area, a person must
not, without reasonable excuse, act in such a way
as to adversely affect the safety of the public
within the declared area or a designated access
area.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
26 Recording or transmitting event
During the race period and within the declared
area or a designated access area, a person must
not make, record or transmit or attempt to make,
record or transmit any form of still or moving film
or sound recording or digital or analogue image of
any part of a Formula One event other than for the
private enjoyment of the person making, recording
or transmitting it, without the written authorisation
of the Corporation.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
27 Interference with electronic or radio
communications prohibited
During the race period and within the declared
area or a designated access area, a person must not
operate or use, or attempt to operate or use, a loud
hailer, public address system, broadcast device or
any other device that may interfere with electronic
or radio communications, unless authorised by the
Corporation to operate or use that device.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
28 Conducting surveys or soliciting money
During the race period and within the declared
area or a designated access area, a person must not
conduct public surveys or opinion polls, or solicit
money, donations or subscriptions from members
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of the public without the written authorisation of
the Corporation.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
29 Displaying signs or banners
During the race period and within the declared
area or a designated access area, a person must
not erect or display any sign or banner without
the written authorisation of the Corporation.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
30 Excavating
During the race period and within the declared
area or a designated access area, a person must
not excavate or attempt to excavate or cause to
be excavated any part of the declared area or
designated access area unless authorised by the
Corporation to excavate that area.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
31 Erecting structures
(1) During the race period and within the declared
area or a designated access area, a person must
not erect, or attempt to erect, any structure without
the written authorisation of the Corporation.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) An authorised person or a police officer may
cause to be dismantled or removed from the
declared area or designated access area, any
structure erected in contravention of
subregulation (1).
32 Albert Park Lake
(1) During the race period and within the declared
area or a designated access area, a person must
not, unless authorised by the Corporation, enter or
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attempt to enter, or remain in, the lake in Albert
Park.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) During the race period and within the declared
area or a designated access area, a person must
not, unless authorised by the Corporation, cause
any person to enter or remain in the lake in Albert
Park.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
33 Damaging trees
During the race period and within the declared
area or a designated access area, a person must not
pick, damage or uproot or attempt to pick, damage
or uproot any tree or shrub unless authorised by
the Corporation to pick, damage or uproot a tree
or shrub.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
34 Disturbing or interfering with fauna
During the race period and within the declared
area or a designated access area, a person must
not disturb or interfere with any fauna unless
authorised to do so by the Corporation.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
35 Climbing on trees or structures
During the race period and within the declared
area or a designated access area, a person must not
climb or attempt to climb or remain on any tree or
structure unless authorised by the Corporation to
climb or remain on that tree or structure.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
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36 No smoking areas
(1) During the race period, the Corporation may
designate any part of the declared area or a
designated access area to be a no smoking area.
(2) The Corporation must designate a no smoking
area by displaying an acceptable no smoking
sign in a manner that ensures that a person is
reasonably likely to see one or more no smoking
signs—
(a) on entering the area; or
(b) if there is no defined entrance, at reasonable
intervals throughout the area.
(3) A person must not smoke in an area designated to
be a no smoking area.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
37 Busking
During the race period, a person must not busk
within the declared area or a designated access
area unless authorised to do so by the Corporation.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
38 Causing unreasonable disruption
(1) During the race period, an authorised person or a
police officer may direct a person who is in the
declared area or a designated access area to leave
the declared area or designated access area if the
authorised person or police officer believes on
reasonable grounds that the person is causing
unreasonable disruption to—
(a) spectators; or
(b) persons who are officiating at any race, event
or activity comprising a Formula One event;
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(c) persons who are employed or contracted by
the Corporation.
(2) A person must without delay comply with a
direction under subregulation (1).
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
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39 Prohibition of advertisements
(1) Subject to subregulation (5), during the race
period, a person must not, without the written
authorisation of the Corporation, cause any poster,
placard, bill, banner, print, paper or advertisement
to be affixed to or placed on any building or
structure, tree, fence or cordon that is—
(a) within the declared area or a designated
access area; or
(b) on any fence, cordon or structure defining
the boundary of the declared area or a
designated access area.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) An authorised person or a police officer may
remove any poster, placard, bill, banner, print,
paper or advertisement affixed to or placed on
any building or structure, tree, fence or cordon in
contravention of subregulation (1).
(3) During the race period, a person must not, without
the written authorisation of the Corporation,
distribute or promote any advertising or
promotional material, samples of goods or
services, or any other matter or thing to members
of the public within the declared area or a
designated access area.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(4) Subject to subregulation (5), during the race
period, a person must not, without the written
authorisation of the Corporation, display or
attempt to display for a commercial purpose any
advertising or promotional material, samples of
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(other than articles of clothing being worn) to
members of the public within the declared area or
a designated access area.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(5) Subregulations (1) and (4) do not apply to an
owner or occupier of a building or structure or the
holder of a lease or licence relating to a building
or structure in the declared area who has caused or
permitted advertising material to be affixed to or
placed on, or to remain on, the building or
structure.
Note
See section 40 of the Act.
40 Sale of goods or services
(1) During the race period and within the declared
area or a designated access area, a person must not
sell or attempt to sell to members of the public
any goods or services or collect money or orders
from members of the public for goods or services
without the written authorisation of the
Corporation.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) During the race period and within the declared
area or a designated access area, a person must
not sell, offer or make available for sale, or give
away any ticket to a Formula One event whether
valid, an imitation or forged without the written
authorisation of the Corporation.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
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(3) During the race period, a person must not bring
into or attempt to bring into the declared area
or a designated access area goods or tickets
(whether valid, an imitation or forged) for the
purpose of distribution or sale to members of the
public without the written authorisation of the
Corporation to bring those goods or tickets into
the area for distribution or sale.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
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41 Surrender of items
(1) An authorised person or police officer may
request a person to surrender—
(a) any item that the person has in the person's
possession in contravention of regulation 17;
or
(b) a prohibited item that the person has in the
person's possession in contravention of
regulation 18; or
(c) any item that the authorised person or police
officer believes on reasonable grounds has
been, or is being, used in contravention of
regulation 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27,
28, 29, 30, 31(1), 32, 33, 34 or 35; or
(d) any matter or thing distributed, promoted
or displayed in contravention of
regulation 39(3) or (4); or
(e) any item sold or being offered or exposed for
sale in contravention of regulation 40.
(2) If an item has been surrendered to an authorised
person or police officer, the item must if
practicable be returned to the person from whom
it was confiscated within a reasonable time unless
the item is—
(a) a firearm; or
(b) a dangerous article; or
(c) a controlled weapon; or
(d) a dangerous good.
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42 Inspection
(1) During the race period, an authorised person or a
police officer—
(a) may request a person to produce and open
for inspection any bag, basket or other
receptacle that the person intends to take into
or has in the declared area or a designated
access area; or
(b) may request a person who has entered or
intends to enter the declared area or a
designated access area to turn out the
person's pockets; or
(c) may request a person who intends to enter
the declared area or a designated access
area—
(i) to walk through screening equipment;
or
(ii) to allow an authorised person or a
police officer to pass hand-held
screening equipment over or around
the person or around things in the
person's possession; or
(iii) to allow things in the person's
possession to pass through screening
equipment or to be examined by x-ray.
(2) An authorised person or police officer may
direct a person not to enter the declared area or a
designated access area during the race period if
the person refuses to comply with a request under
subregulation (1).
(3) A person who has been given a direction under
subregulation (2) must comply with that direction.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
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43 Direction to leave if failure to produce ticket or
surrender item
(1) During the race period, an authorised person
or a police officer may direct a person to leave a
reserved area or a reserved seat if the person
refuses or fails to comply with a request under
regulation 14(7) or (8) to produce a ticket.
(2) During the race period, an authorised person or
a police officer may direct a person to leave the
declared area or a designated access area if the
person refuses to comply with a request—
(a) under regulation 41 to surrender an item,
matter or thing; or
(b) under regulation 42(1)(a), (b) or (c).
44 Direction to leave if offence believed to have been
committed
(1) During the race period, if an authorised person
or police officer believes on reasonable grounds
that a person has committed an offence against
regulation 14(5), the authorised person or the
police officer may—
(a) inform the person that the authorised person
or police officer has formed that belief; and
(b) direct the person to leave the reserved area.
(2) During the race period, if an authorised person
or police officer believes on reasonable grounds
that a person has committed an offence against
regulation 14(6), the authorised person or police
officer may—
(a) inform the person that the authorised person
or police officer has formed that belief; and
(b) direct the person to leave the reserved seat.
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(3) During the race period, if an authorised person
or police officer believes on reasonable grounds
that a person has committed an offence against
regulation 36(3), the authorised person or police
officer may—
(a) inform the person that the authorised person
or police officer has formed that belief; and
(b) direct the person to leave the no smoking
area.
(4) During the race period, if an authorised person
or police officer believes on reasonable grounds
that a person has committed a relevant offence,
the authorised person or police officer may—
(a) inform the person that the authorised person
or police officer has formed that belief; and
(b) direct the person to leave the declared area or
the designated access area.
(5) In subregulation (4), a relevant offence means an
offence against regulation 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13(3),
15(1), 15(4), 15(5), 17(1), 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,
24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31(1), 32, 33, 34, 35,
37, 39(1), 39(3), 39(4), 40 or 42(3).
45 Police may use reasonable force
During the race period, a police officer, using no
more force than is reasonably necessary—
(a) may expel a person from a reserved
area or a reserved seat if the person has
refused to comply with a direction under
regulation 43(1), 44(1) or 44(2) to leave a
reserved area or a reserved seat, as the case
requires; and
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(b) may expel a person from an area that has
been designated by the Corporation to be a
no smoking area under regulation 36(2) if
the person has refused to comply with a
direction under regulation 44(3) to leave the
no smoking area; and
(c) may expel a person from a declared area or
a designated access area if the person has
refused to comply with a direction under
these Regulations to leave the declared area
or a designated access area; and
(d) may prevent a person from re-entering the
declared area or a designated access area in
contravention of regulation 10.
46 Additional powers of authorised persons and police
(1) In addition to any other powers conferred by these
Regulations, during the race period an authorised
person or a police officer—
(a) may request a person in the declared area or
a designated access area to produce a ticket
or other satisfactory evidence of that person's
entitlement to be a permitted entrant; and
(b) may direct a person not to enter the declared
area or a designated access area if the
person—
(i) is not a permitted entrant; or
(ii) is entering or attempting to enter the
declared area or designated access area
otherwise than through a designated
entrance; or
(iii) is in possession of a prohibited item; or
(iv) is in possession of liquor in
contravention of regulation 17; and
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(c) if a person is leaving or attempting to leave
the declared area or a designated access area
otherwise than through a designated exit,
may direct that person to leave the declared
area or designated access area through a
designated exit.
(2) In addition to any other powers conferred by
these Regulations or any other laws, during the
race period a police officer, using no more force
than is reasonably necessary—
(a) may prevent a person from entering or
attempting to enter the declared area or a
designated access area if the person—
(i) is not a permitted entrant; or
(ii) is entering or attempting to enter the
declared area or designated access area
otherwise than through a designated
entrance; or
(iii) is in possession of a prohibited item; or
(iv) is in possession of liquor in
contravention of regulation 17; and
(b) may prevent a person from leaving or
attempting to leave the declared area or a
designated access area otherwise than
through a designated exit.
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47 Safe and orderly conduct of works
(1) During the specified period and within the
declared area or a designated access area, a
person must not act in such a way as to obstruct,
hinder or endanger or attempt to obstruct, hinder
or endanger the safe and orderly carrying out of
works, provision of services or undertaking of
activities by or on behalf of the Corporation
within the area.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) During the specified period, a person in the
declared area or a designated access area must not
enter or attempt to enter or remain in a works area
unless authorised to do so by the Corporation.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(3) During the specified period, an authorised person
or a police officer may direct a person—
(a) to immediately withdraw to a safe distance
from a works area, being a reasonable
distance from the works area as indicated by
an authorised person or a police officer; and
(b) not to approach any closer to the works area
than that distance.
(4) A person who has been given a direction under
subregulation (3) must comply with that direction.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
48 Regulation of entry during specified period
(1) In addition to any other powers conferred by
these Regulations or any other laws, during the
specified period an authorised person or a police
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officer may direct a person in the declared area or
a designated access area to leave that area if that
person obstructs, hinders or endangers or attempts
to obstruct, hinder or endanger—
(a) the carrying out of works; or
(b) the provision of services; or
(c) any other activity undertaken by or on behalf
of the Corporation in that area under the Act
or these Regulations.
(2) A person who has been given a direction under
subregulation (1) must comply with that direction.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(3) A police officer, using no more force than is
reasonably necessary, may expel a person from
the declared area or a designated access area if the
person refuses to comply with a direction under
subregulation (1).
49 Re-entry after direction to leave or expulsion during
specified period
(1) During the specified period, a person who
has been given a direction to leave under
regulation 48(1) or who is expelled under
regulation 48(3) must not re-enter or attempt
to re-enter any of those areas for the relevant
period specified in subregulation (2).
(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1), the relevant
period for which a person must not re-enter a
declared area or a designated access area is—
(a) if it is the first occasion during the specified
period on which the person has been directed
to leave or has been expelled, until the
expiration of 24 hours after the direction or
expulsion or the end of the specified period,
whichever first occurs; or
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(b) if it is the second occasion on which the
person has been directed to leave or has been
expelled, until the expiration of 7 days after
the direction or expulsion or the end of the
specified period, whichever first occurs; or
(c) if it is the third or a subsequent occasion on
which the person has been directed to leave
or has been expelled, until the expiration of
the specified period.
(3) Nothing in this regulation prevents a person
during the specified period but outside the race
period—
(a) from driving a vehicle, or being a passenger
in a vehicle driven, on a public highway
through the declared area or a designated
access area; or
(b) from attending in the declared area or a
designated access area—
(i) a public entertainment approved by
the committee of management; or
(ii) a public sporting activity approved by
the committee of management; or
(c) from patronising a business that is
permanently located in the declared area
or a designated access area.
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50 Prescribed fee
The prescribed fee for the purposes of section 37
of the Act is 20 fee units plus 5 fee units for each
day or part of a day during which the vehicle is
kept in a convenient place by the Corporation.
51 Items not to be brought in
(1) For the purpose of regulating the consumption of
liquor or prohibiting items that may adversely
affect public safety, cause damage or disrupt the
event, the Corporation may make it a condition of
entry to the declared area or a designated access
area during the race period, that certain items must
not be brought into the declared area or the
designated access area.
(2) The Corporation must erect signs or notices at
each designated entrance that describe the items
identified in subregulation (1) as items which
must not be brought into the declared area or the
designated access area.
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Endnotes
1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 157/2006.
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Fee Units
These Regulations provide for fees by reference to fee units within the
meaning of the Monetary Units Act 2004.
The amount of the fee is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of that
Act, by multiplying the number of fee units applicable by the value of a fee
unit.
The value of a fee unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2016 is
$13.94. The amount of the calculated fee may be rounded to the nearest
10 cents.
The value of a fee unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the
Treasurer under section 5 of the Monetary Units Act 2004. The value of a
fee unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and
a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year.
Penalty Units
These Regulations provide for penalties by reference to penalty units within
the meaning of section 110 of the Sentencing Act 1991. The amount of the
penalty is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of the Monetary
Units Act 2004, by multiplying the number of penalty units applicable by the
value of a penalty unit.
The value of a penalty unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2016 is
$155.46.
The amount of the calculated penalty may be rounded to the nearest dollar.
The value of a penalty unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the
Treasurer under section 5 of the Monetary Units Act 2004. The value of a
penalty unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette
and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year.
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