{"id":"qld:sl-2015-0027","name":"Major Events (Motor Racing Events) Regulation 2015","slug":"major-events-motor-racing-events-regulation-2015","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"qld","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"27 of 2015","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":175252,"registerId":"qld-qld:sl-2015-0027-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"pt.1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"# Preliminary","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"sec.1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### sec.1 Short title\n\nThis regulation may be cited as the Major Events (Motor Racing Events) Regulation 2015 .\ns 1 amd 2015 SL No. 120 s 4","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"sec.2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"### sec.2 Definitions\n\nIn this regulation—\nGold Coast 500 means the major event prescribed under section 9 .\ns 2 def Gold Coast 500 ins 2022 SL No. 123 s 3 (2)\nGold Coast 600 ...\ns 2 def Gold Coast 600 amd 2021 SL No. 47 s 4 (1)\nom 2022 SL No. 123 s 3 (1)\nmotor racing event means—\nthe Gold Coast 500; or\nthe Townsville 500.\ns 2 def motor racing event amd 2021 SL No. 47 s 4 (1) ; 2022 SL No. 123 s 3 (3)\nTownsville 500 means the major event prescribed under section 3 .\ns 2 def Townsville 500 amd 2021 SL No. 47 s 4 (2)\ns 2 sub 2015 SL No. 120 s 5\n- (a) the Gold Coast 500; or\n- (b) the Townsville 500.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"pt.2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Townsville 500","content":"# Townsville 500","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"sec.3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Townsville 500 is a major event— Act , s 12","content":"### sec.3 Townsville 500 is a major event— Act , s 12\n\nFor section 12 (1) of the Act , the V8 Supercars motor racing event known as the Townsville 500 to be held in 2025 is prescribed as a major event.\ns 3 amd 2016 SL No. 57 s 3 ; 2017 SL No. 72 s 3 ; 2018 SL No. 58 s 3 ; 2019 SL No. 73 s 3\nsub 2020 SL No. 148 s 4 ; 2021 SL No. 47 s 5\namd 2022 SL No. 58 s 3 ; 2023 SL No. 41 s 3 ; 2024 SL No. 61 s 3 ; 2025 SL No. 46 s 3","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"sec.4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Major event organiser for Townsville 500— Act , s 12","content":"### sec.4 Major event organiser for Townsville 500— Act , s 12\n\nFor section 12 (2) (a) of the Act , V8 Supercars Australia Pty Ltd ACN 077 053 484 is prescribed as the major event organiser for the Townsville 500.\ns 4 sub 2020 SL No. 148 s 4 ; 2021 SL No. 47 s 5","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"sec.5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Major event area for Townsville 500— Act , s 12","content":"### sec.5 Major event area for Townsville 500— Act , s 12\n\nFor section 12 (2) (b) of the Act , the major event area prescribed for the Townsville 500 is the area surrounding the Townsville Civic Theatre shown on the map in schedule 1 as the major event area.\ns 5 sub 2020 SL No. 148 s 4 ; 2021 SL No. 47 s 5","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"sec.6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Major event period for Townsville 500— Act , s 12","content":"### sec.6 Major event period for Townsville 500— Act , s 12\n\nFor section 12 (2) (c) of the Act , the major event period for the Townsville 500 is the period from midday on 10 July 2025 to midday on 14 July 2025.\ns 6 amd 2016 SL No. 57 s 4 ; 2017 SL No. 72 s 4 ; 2018 SL No. 58 s 4 ; 2019 SL No. 73 s 4\nsub 2020 SL No. 148 s 4 ; 2021 SL No. 47 s 5\namd 2022 SL No. 58 s 4 ; 2023 SL No. 41 s 4 ; 2024 SL No. 61 s 4 ; 2025 SL No. 46 s 4","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"sec.7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Carrying out temporary works for Townsville 500— Act , s 16","content":"### sec.7 Carrying out temporary works for Townsville 500— Act , s 16\n\nFor section 16 (2) of the Act , the following periods are prescribed—\nfrom the beginning of the day on 16 June 2025 to midday on 10 July 2025;\nfrom midday on 14 July 2025 to midnight on 2 August 2025.\ns 7 (prev s 8) renum 2015 SL No. 120 s 14\namd 2016 SL No. 57 s 5 ; 2017 SL No. 72 s 5 ; 2018 SL No. 58 s 5 ; 2019 SL No. 73 s 5\nsub 2020 SL No. 148 s 4 ; 2021 SL No. 47 s 5\namd 2022 SL No. 58 s 5 ; 2023 SL No. 41 s 5 ; 2024 SL No. 61 s 5 ; 2025 SL No. 46 s 5\n- (a) from the beginning of the day on 16 June 2025 to midday on 10 July 2025;\n- (b) from midday on 14 July 2025 to midnight on 2 August 2025.","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"sec.8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Declaration of official title for Townsville 500— Act , s 51","content":"### sec.8 Declaration of official title for Townsville 500— Act , s 51\n\nFor section 51 (1) (b) of the Act , the title ‘2025 NTI Townsville 500’ is declared an official title for the Townsville 500.\ns 8 (prev s 10) renum 2015 SL No. 120 s 14\namd 2016 SL No. 57 s 6 ; 2017 SL No. 72 s 6 ; 2018 SL No. 58 s 6 ; 2019 SL No. 73 s 6\nsub 2020 SL No. 148 s 4 ; 2021 SL No. 47 s 5\namd 2022 SL No. 58 s 6 ; 2023 SL No. 41 s 6 ; 2024 SL No. 61 s 6 ; 2025 SL No. 46 s 6","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"pt.3","sectionType":"part","heading":"Gold Coast 500","content":"# Gold Coast 500","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"sec.9","sectionType":"section","heading":"Gold Coast 500 is a major event— Act , s 12","content":"### sec.9 Gold Coast 500 is a major event— Act , s 12\n\nFor section 12 (1) of the Act , the V8 Supercars motor racing event known as the Gold Coast 500 to be held in 2025 is prescribed as a major event.\ns 9 (prev s 10A) ins 2015 SL No. 120 s 9\nrenum 2015 SL No. 120 s 14\namd 2016 SL No. 163 s 3 ; 2017 SL No. 182 s 3 ; 2018 SL No. 140 s 3 ; 2019 SL No. 162 s 3\nsub 2022 SL No. 123 s 4\namd 2023 SL No. 116 s 3 ; 2024 SL No. 155 s 3 ; 2025 SL No. 94 s 3","sortOrder":11},{"sectionNumber":"sec.10","sectionType":"section","heading":"Major event organiser for Gold Coast 500— Act , s 12","content":"### sec.10 Major event organiser for Gold Coast 500— Act , s 12\n\nFor section 12 (2) (a) of the Act , V8 Supercars Australia Pty Ltd ACN 077 053 484 is prescribed as the major event organiser for the Gold Coast 500.\ns 10 (prev s 10B) ins 2015 SL No. 120 s 9\nrenum 2015 SL No. 120 s 14\nsub 2022 SL No. 123 s 4","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"sec.11","sectionType":"section","heading":"Major event area for Gold Coast 500— Act , s 12","content":"### sec.11 Major event area for Gold Coast 500— Act , s 12\n\nFor section 12 (2) (b) of the Act , the major event area prescribed for the Gold Coast 500 is the area consisting of the areas shown on the map in schedule 2 as the major event area.\ns 11 (prev s 10C) ins 2015 SL No. 120 s 9\nrenum 2015 SL No. 120 s 14\nsub 2022 SL No. 123 s 4\namd 2023 SL No. 116 s 4","sortOrder":13},{"sectionNumber":"sec.12","sectionType":"section","heading":"Major event period for Gold Coast 500— Act , s 12","content":"### sec.12 Major event period for Gold Coast 500— Act , s 12\n\nFor section 12 (2) (c) of the Act , the major event period for the Gold Coast 500 is the period from midday on 23 October 2025 to midday on 27 October 2025.\ns 12 (prev s 10D) ins 2015 SL No. 120 s 9\nrenum 2015 SL No. 120 s 14\namd 2016 SL No. 163 s 4 ; 2017 SL No. 182 s 4 ; 2018 SL No. 140 s 4 ; 2019 SL No. 162 s 4\nsub 2022 SL No. 123 s 4\namd 2023 SL No. 116 s 5 ; 2024 SL No. 155 s 4 ; 2025 SL No. 94 s 4","sortOrder":14},{"sectionNumber":"sec.13","sectionType":"section","heading":"Carrying out temporary works for Gold Coast 500— Act , s 16","content":"### sec.13 Carrying out temporary works for Gold Coast 500— Act , s 16\n\nFor section 16 (2) of the Act , the following periods are prescribed—\nfrom the beginning of the day on 8 September 2025 to midday on 23 October 2025;\nfrom midday on 27 October 2025 to midnight on 22 November 2025.\ns 13 (prev s 10E) ins 2015 SL No. 120 s 9\nrenum 2015 SL No. 120 s 14\namd 2016 SL No. 163 s 5 ; 2017 SL No. 182 s 5 ; 2018 SL No. 140 s 5 ; 2019 SL No. 162 s 5\nsub 2022 SL No. 123 s 4\namd 2023 SL No. 116 s 6 ; 2024 SL No. 155 s 5 ; 2025 SL No. 94 s 5\n- (a) from the beginning of the day on 8 September 2025 to midday on 23 October 2025;\n- (b) from midday on 27 October 2025 to midnight on 22 November 2025.","sortOrder":15},{"sectionNumber":"sec.14","sectionType":"section","heading":"Declaration of official title for Gold Coast 500— Act , s 51","content":"### sec.14 Declaration of official title for Gold Coast 500— Act , s 51\n\nFor section 51 (1) (b) of the Act , the title ‘2025 Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500’ is declared an official title for the Gold Coast 500.\ns 14 (prev s 10F) ins 2015 SL No. 120 s 9\nrenum 2015 SL No. 120 s 14\namd 2016 SL No. 163 s 6 ; 2017 SL No. 182 s 6 ; 2018 SL No. 140 s 6 ; 2019 SL No. 162 s 6\nsub 2022 SL No. 123 s 4\namd 2023 SL No. 116 s 7 ; 2024 SL No. 155 s 6 ; 2025 SL No. 94 s 6","sortOrder":16},{"sectionNumber":"pt.4","sectionType":"part","heading":"Provisions about motor racing events","content":"# Provisions about motor racing events","sortOrder":17},{"sectionNumber":"sec.15","sectionType":"section","heading":"Application of Act provisions to motor racing events","content":"### sec.15 Application of Act provisions to motor racing events\n\nFor sections 17 and  55 of the Act , the following provisions of the Act are prescribed, under section 12 (2) (d) of the Act , to apply to a motor racing event and the major event area for the major event period—\nsections 18 (1) to (4) , (6) , (7) and (9) , 19 to 28 , 31 , 36 and 40 ;\npart 6 .\ns 15 (prev s 10G (orig s 7)) amd 2015 SL No. 120 s 7 (1) – (2)\nrenum and reloc 2015 SL No. 120 s 7 (3)\nrenum 2015 SL No. 120 s 14\namd 2016 SL No. 163 s 7\n- (a) sections 18 (1) to (4) , (6) , (7) and (9) , 19 to 28 , 31 , 36 and 40 ;\n- (b) part 6 .","sortOrder":18},{"sectionNumber":"sec.16","sectionType":"section","heading":"Display of poster prescribed prohibited conduct","content":"### sec.16 Display of poster prescribed prohibited conduct\n\nFor section 20 (6) (h) of the Act , displaying a poster on a property inside the major event area for a motor racing event, including on the outside of a building or structure, is prescribed.\nSubsection (1) does not apply to a poster displayed by a person if the poster—\nwas displayed before the major event period for the motor racing event; and\nwas displayed in the course of the person’s ordinary activities.\ns 16 (prev s 10H (orig s 9)) amd 2015 SL No. 120 s 8 (1) – (2)\nrenum and reloc 2015 SL No. 120 s 8 (3)\nrenum 2015 SL No. 120 s 14\n(sec.16-ssec.1) For section 20 (6) (h) of the Act , displaying a poster on a property inside the major event area for a motor racing event, including on the outside of a building or structure, is prescribed.\n(sec.16-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a poster displayed by a person if the poster— was displayed before the major event period for the motor racing event; and was displayed in the course of the person’s ordinary activities.\n- (a) was displayed before the major event period for the motor racing event; and\n- (b) was displayed in the course of the person’s ordinary activities.","sortOrder":19},{"sectionNumber":"sec.17","sectionType":"section","heading":"Persons who may be appointed as authorised persons","content":"### sec.17 Persons who may be appointed as authorised persons\n\nFor section 56 (1) (d) of the Act , crowd controllers under the Security Providers Act 1993 are prescribed for a motor racing event.\ns 17 (prev s 11) amd 2015 SL No. 120 s 11\nrenum 2015 SL No. 120 s 14","sortOrder":20},{"sectionNumber":"sec.18","sectionType":"section","heading":"Limitation on particular authorised person’s powers","content":"### sec.18 Limitation on particular authorised person’s powers\n\nThis section limits, for section 57 (2) of the Act , the powers of particular authorised persons for a motor racing event.\nThe powers of an authorised person who is not a police officer do not include the powers stated in sections 25 , 54 , 63 and 65 of the Act .\ns 18 (prev s 12) amd 2015 SL No. 120 s 12\nrenum 2015 SL No. 120 s 14\n(sec.18-ssec.1) This section limits, for section 57 (2) of the Act , the powers of particular authorised persons for a motor racing event.\n(sec.18-ssec.2) The powers of an authorised person who is not a police officer do not include the powers stated in sections 25 , 54 , 63 and 65 of the Act .","sortOrder":21},{"sectionNumber":"sec.19","sectionType":"section","heading":"Application of laws to roads","content":"### sec.19 Application of laws to roads\n\nFor section 80 (1) (b) of the Act , each road shown in the major event area for a motor racing event shown on the map in schedule 1 or 2 ceases to be a road for the major event period for the event.\ns 19 (prev s 13) amd 2015 SL No. 120 s 13\nrenum 2015 SL No. 120 s 14","sortOrder":22},{"sectionNumber":"sec.20","sectionType":"section","heading":"Assessing building work","content":"### sec.20 Assessing building work\n\nThis section applies to a building certifier engaged to assess building work for the purpose of giving a compliance certificate for section 78 (3) of the Act .\nBefore giving a compliance certificate for the building work, the building certifier must—\nconsult Queensland Fire and Rescue about a special fire service or any work involving a fire-related performance solution for the building work; and\nif the building work is for a building or structure that is proposed to have a special fire service or involves a fire-related performance solution—obtain and consider a report from Queensland Fire and Rescue on the suitability of the proposed special fire service or fire-related performance solution.\nIn this section—\nbuilding certifier see the Building Act 1975 , section 8 .\nbuilding work see the Building Act 1975 , section 5 .\nfire-related performance solution means a performance solution as defined under the Building Act 1975 , schedule 2 for performance requirements relating to fire safety.\nperformance requirements see the Building Act 1975 , schedule 2 .\nspecial fire service see the Building Act 1975 , schedule 2 .\ns 20 ins 2016 SL No. 57 s 7\namd 2017 SL No. 72 s 7 ; 2023 SL No. 41 s 7 ; 2024 Act No. 22 s 92 sch 1\n(sec.20-ssec.1) This section applies to a building certifier engaged to assess building work for the purpose of giving a compliance certificate for section 78 (3) of the Act .\n(sec.20-ssec.2) Before giving a compliance certificate for the building work, the building certifier must— consult Queensland Fire and Rescue about a special fire service or any work involving a fire-related performance solution for the building work; and if the building work is for a building or structure that is proposed to have a special fire service or involves a fire-related performance solution—obtain and consider a report from Queensland Fire and Rescue on the suitability of the proposed special fire service or fire-related performance solution.\n(sec.20-ssec.3) In this section— building certifier see the Building Act 1975 , section 8 . building work see the Building Act 1975 , section 5 . fire-related performance solution means a performance solution as defined under the Building Act 1975 , schedule 2 for performance requirements relating to fire safety. performance requirements see the Building Act 1975 , schedule 2 . special fire service see the Building Act 1975 , schedule 2 .\n- (a) consult Queensland Fire and Rescue about a special fire service or any work involving a fire-related performance solution for the building work; and\n- (b) if the building work is for a building or structure that is proposed to have a special fire service or involves a fire-related performance solution—obtain and consider a report from Queensland Fire and Rescue on the suitability of the proposed special fire service or fire-related performance solution.","sortOrder":23}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"circular_definition","section":"sec.2 (definition of 'Gold Coast 500') and sec.9","severity":"low","reasoning":"The definition of 'Gold Coast 500' in sec.2 points to sec.9 for its content, but sec.9 uses the name 'Gold Coast 500' as the known identity of the event being prescribed. While this is common drafting shorthand and unlikely to cause practical confusion, it is technically circular: you need to know what the 'Gold Coast 500' is to understand sec.9, but sec.9 is the only place the definition is grounded.","confidence":0.62,"description":"Circular definition: 'Gold Coast 500' is defined in sec.2 as 'the major event prescribed under section 9', while sec.9 prescribes the event as 'the V8 Supercars motor racing event known as the Gold Coast 500'. The term being defined is used in the provision that defines it, creating a closed definitional loop."},{"type":"circular_definition","section":"sec.2 (definition of 'Townsville 500') and sec.3","severity":"low","reasoning":"Identical drafting logic to the Gold Coast 500 circularity. The definition and the prescription are mutually referential without an independent anchor.","confidence":0.62,"description":"Same circular definition structure as for the Gold Coast 500: 'Townsville 500' is defined by reference to sec.3, and sec.3 uses 'Townsville 500' as the known name of the event being prescribed."},{"type":"other","section":"sec.3","severity":"low","reasoning":"While not strictly a logical flaw, the legislative design is internally incongruous: the regulation has a permanent citation name and permanent structural provisions (pts 3 and 4) but its core operative prescriptions (ss 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14) are replaced annually by subordinate amendment. This creates a regulation that at any given time only applies to one specific forthcoming year, yet retains the form of standing subordinate legislation.","confidence":0.7,"description":"The regulation is titled the 'Major Events (Motor Racing Events) Regulation 2015' but sec.3 (and sec.9) prescribe events 'to be held in 2025'. A regulation enacted in 2015 that perpetually prescribes only one future year's event at a time — requiring annual amendment — raises the question of whether the instrument should instead be a standing regulation with a schedule, or simply re-made each year. The title implies permanent standing legislation but the operative provisions are effectively single-use annual instruments."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"sec.16(2)","severity":"medium","reasoning":"A resident or business owner who displays a poster before the event period begins cannot be certain the 'ordinary activities' limb will be satisfied. The provision provides no definition of 'ordinary activities', leaving compliance uncertain. The dual conditions (pre-period display AND ordinary activities) must both be satisfied, but the latter is assessed after the fact, creating a compliance trap for those who rely on the exemption in good faith.","confidence":0.65,"description":"The exception in sec.16(2) for posters 'displayed before the major event period' and 'in the course of the person's ordinary activities' may be impossible to comply with prospectively. A person cannot know in advance which posters will later be deemed to have been displayed in the course of 'ordinary activities', and there is no mechanism to obtain pre-clearance. The ordinary activities test is applied retrospectively to conduct that must have occurred before the period began."},{"type":"other","section":"sec.19","severity":"medium","reasoning":"The blanket de-roading provision applies to all roads within the major event area for the entirety of the major event period, not just during racing. This could create gaps in road safety regulation for roads within the event footprint that remain physically accessible and in use by non-event traffic during, for example, early morning hours of the event period.","confidence":0.58,"description":"Section 19 provides that roads shown in the major event area on the map in schedule 1 or 2 'cease to be a road for the major event period'. However, the major event area for the Townsville 500 (sec.5) is described as the area 'surrounding the Townsville Civic Theatre', which is a defined geographic zone. Roads inside this zone that are not racing circuit roads (e.g. access roads for emergency services or residents) would also legally cease to be roads, potentially stripping them of road-law protections (speed limits, road rules) for the entire major event period, including during non-racing hours within that period."},{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"sec.20(2)(a) and sec.20(2)(b)","severity":"low","reasoning":"The mandatory consultation under (a) is conditioned on the work involving a special fire service 'or any work involving a fire-related performance solution'. The report under (b) is conditioned on the building being 'proposed to have' such features. A certifier could consult (satisfying (a)) but then determine no report is needed because the final design does not propose those features — yet the consultation obligation in (a) appears to presuppose they are present. The asymmetric trigger language creates interpretive confusion about what level of certainty about the fire features is needed to activate each obligation.","confidence":0.55,"description":"Section 20(2)(a) requires a building certifier to consult Queensland Fire and Rescue about a special fire service OR any work involving a fire-related performance solution in all cases. Section 20(2)(b) then requires a report only if the building work IS for a structure proposed to have a special fire service OR involves a fire-related performance solution. The consultation obligation in (a) is broader than the report obligation in (b), but the trigger conditions are expressed differently, creating ambiguity about whether consultation is required for work that does not ultimately involve a special fire service or performance solution."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"sec.6","section_b":"sec.7","confidence":0.5,"description":"Section 6 defines the major event period for the Townsville 500 as beginning at midday on 10 July 2025. Section 7(a) prescribes the temporary works period as ending at midday on 10 July 2025. The two periods are back-to-back with no gap, which is internally consistent, but sec.7(a) ends precisely when sec.6 begins, meaning there is no overlap — however sec.7(b) begins at midday on 14 July 2025, exactly when the major event period ends per sec.6. This is consistent but means there is literally zero transition time between the event period ending and demolition/removal works commencing, which may be practically impossible to comply with (e.g. safety inspections, crowd dispersal) even if not logically contradictory."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"sec.12","section_b":"sec.13","confidence":0.5,"description":"The same structural issue applies to the Gold Coast 500: the major event period ends at midday on 27 October 2025 (sec.12) and the post-event works period begins at midday on 27 October 2025 (sec.13(b)), allowing zero transition time. While not a logical contradiction between the two sections — they are precisely continuous — the seamless handover between a live major event and the commencement of authorised temporary works dismantling may be operationally impossible and reflects a potential drafting oversight."},{"severity":"medium","section_a":"sec.15","section_b":"sec.18","confidence":0.72,"description":"Section 15 prescribes that Act section 25 applies to motor racing events and the major event area. Section 18(2) provides that authorised persons who are not police officers do not have the powers in Act section 25. Read together, section 25 powers are activated for the event (sec.15) but immediately removed from the majority of authorised persons likely to be deployed (non-police crowd controllers prescribed under sec.17). This creates an internal tension: the regulation switches on a power for the event but simultaneously restricts it to only one category of authorised person (police officers), raising the question of why the regulation activates the power at all if non-police authorised persons — the primary enforcement workforce — cannot exercise it."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"sec.2 (definition of 'motor racing event')","section_b":"sec.2 (omission of 'Gold Coast 600' definition)","confidence":0.4,"description":"The definition of 'motor racing event' was amended to include the Gold Coast 500 (replacing the Gold Coast 600), and the Gold Coast 600 definition was omitted by 2022 SL No. 123. However, the amendment history of the 'motor racing event' definition references 2021 SL No. 47 s 4(1) as an amendment, which also amended the 'Gold Coast 600' definition. If the 2021 amendment to 'motor racing event' related to the Gold Coast 600 (which still existed in 2021), and the Gold Coast 600 was then omitted in 2022, there is a residual amendment trail suggesting the 2021 version of 'motor racing event' may have included the Gold Coast 600 under a different name or numbering, creating a potential gap in coverage between the 2021 and 2022 amendments where neither event may have been properly prescribed."}]},"summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulation originally covered only the Townsville 500 (and briefly a 'Gold Coast 600'). It was expanded in 2015 to add the Gold Coast event, the event name changed from 'Gold Coast 600' to 'Gold Coast 500', and fire safety requirements for building certifiers were added in 2016. The regulation has been substantively updated almost every year since inception to reflect new event dates, sponsor titles, and construction windows, and the Gold Coast event was removed entirely during 2020-2021 (likely COVID-related) before being reinstated in 2022. The scope has therefore grown and shifted considerably from the original single-event instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-references to multiple sections of the parent Major Events Act, requiring that Act to be read alongside this regulation to understand the full legal effect","Interaction with several other Queensland Acts (Building Act 1975, Security Providers Act 1993) adding layers of cross-legislation","Frequent amendment history (amended almost every year since 2015) making it difficult to track what the current version actually says without careful reading","Technical definitions around building compliance, fire-related performance solutions, and special fire services require specialist knowledge","Geographic scope defined by reference to maps in schedules rather than plain descriptions, making it hard to determine whether a specific property is affected without accessing those maps","Distinction between police and non-police authorised persons and their respective powers requires understanding of multiple Act sections"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation formally declares the 2025 Townsville 500 and Gold Coast 500 as \"major events\" under Queensland law, giving organisers and authorities special powers to manage the events. It affects attendees, nearby residents and businesses, the event organiser, security staff, police and building certifiers by enabling temporary infrastructure, limiting new on-site advertising, reclassifying streets for racing, and authorising certain enforcement and safety procedures. It matters because it changes what people and businesses can do in the event zones during race periods."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation does not expand the Major Events Act generally; instead it applies the Act’s mechanisms to two specific motor racing events in 2025, prescribing organisers, areas, dates, and operational rules (secs 3–14, 15–20). It narrows enforcement powers for non‑police authorised persons and adds procedural obligations (e.g. certifier consultations) but does so only in the event‑specific context rather than altering the Act’s baseline scope."},"complexity_factors":["Event‑specific temporal and spatial detail: multiple distinct major event periods and temporary works windows for each event (secs 6, 12, 7, 13).","Targeted application of many, but not all, Act provisions to the events — requires cross‑referencing the Act sections listed and interpreting their effects (sec 15).","Interplay with other statutes and actors: prescribes crowd controllers under the Security Providers Act for enforcement (sec 17) and requires building certifiers to consult Queensland Fire and Rescue under the Building Act framework (sec 20).","Operational limits on authorised persons’ powers: non‑police authorised persons are explicitly excluded from certain Act powers, affecting enforcement scope and discretion (sec 18).","Property and public‑access effects: roads in event areas cease to be roads during the period, changing traffic and access rules (sec 19).","Compliance nuances and exemptions: poster prohibition includes an exemption for pre‑existing, ordinary‑activity displays, creating a fact‑specific compliance test (sec 16).","Document history indicators: frequent amendments and renumbering in the text signal varying historical scope and require attention to current consolidated wording (preambles and amendment notes throughout)."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation formally designates the 2025 Townsville 500 and Gold Coast 500 as ‘‘major events’’, names V8 Supercars Australia as organiser, fixes the event areas, sets event and temporary‑works dates, and applies selected provisions of the Major Events Act to those places and times (secs 3–14, 7, 13, 19). It also prescribes enforcement arrangements (crowd controllers; limits on non‑police powers), bans new posters in event areas with narrow exceptions, and requires building certifiers to consult Queensland Fire and Rescue (secs 15–20). These rules change who must comply, who decides, and what activities are permitted during the events."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Originally enacted in 2015, this regulation has evolved from covering a single Gold Coast event (the Gold Coast 600) to covering two distinct events (Townsville 500 added, Gold Coast 600 removed and replaced with Gold Coast 500). The amendment history shows annual updates to dates and sponsors, transforming what might have been a one-off event regulation into a permanent statutory framework requiring yearly legislative maintenance. Section 20 (building certifier requirements) was added later, expanding beyond pure event management into construction safety regulation."},"complexity_factors":["Heavy amendment history with 10+ amending instruments referenced, making it difficult to track current state without consolidation","Cross-references to the Major Events Act 2014 (sections 12, 16, 20, 51, 55, 56, 57, 78, 80) requiring parallel reading of parent legislation","Defined terms rely on external legislation (Building Act 1975) in section 20","Temporal complexity: multiple overlapping date ranges (event periods vs temporary works periods) that change annually via amendment","Geographic complexity: event areas defined by reference to maps in schedules rather than described in text","Nested exceptions in section 16 (poster ban has two cumulative conditions for exemption)","Split structure: essentially two parallel regulatory schemes (Townsville and Gold Coast) with mirrored provisions, creating duplication"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation sets up special legal rules for two V8 Supercar races in Queensland: the **Townsville 500** and the **Gold Coast 500**.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Declares these races as \"major events\" under Queensland's Major Events Act, which unlocks special powers for organisers and authorities\n- Names **V8 Supercars Australia Pty Ltd** as the official organiser for both events\n- Maps out exactly where the \"major event areas\" are (referring to maps in attached schedules)\n- Sets specific dates for when the special rules apply:\n  - **Townsville 500**: Midday 10 July 2025 to midday 14 July 2025\n  - **Gold Coast 500**: Midday 23 October 2025 to midday 27 October 2025\n- Allows temporary construction (setting up and pulling down race infrastructure) for extended periods around the actual race dates\n- Declares official event titles (e.g., \"2025 NTI Townsville 500\", \"2025 Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500\") to protect against unauthorised commercial use\n- **Bans posters** in the event areas during the event period (with an exception for posters put up before the event as part of normal business)\n- Lets crowd controllers act as authorised officers, but limits their powers (they can't do everything police can)\n- Temporarily **stops public roads from being treated as roads** during the event period (so normal road rules don't apply and the organiser can control access)\n- Requires building certifiers to consult with Queensland Fire and Rescue about fire safety before approving temporary structures\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Race organisers and their contractors\n- Local residents and businesses in Townsville and Gold Coast event areas\n- Spectators and anyone entering the event zones\n- Local councils and police (who share enforcement duties)\n- Building certifiers working on temporary race infrastructure\n\n**Why it matters:**\nMajor events legislation gives organisers extraordinary powers that override normal local laws—like controlling who can enter public areas, banning certain advertising, and modifying how public roads work. This regulation activates those powers specifically for these two car races, balancing the needs of the event against rights of local residents and businesses."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/major-events-motor-racing-events-regulation-2015","history":"/api/acts/major-events-motor-racing-events-regulation-2015/history","analysis":"/api/acts/major-events-motor-racing-events-regulation-2015/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/major-events-motor-racing-events-regulation-2015/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/major-events-motor-racing-events-regulation-2015/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/major-events-motor-racing-events-regulation-2015/documents"}}