32ADesignated access areas

32A Designated access areas

(1) The Minister administering the Road Safety Act 1986, the Minister administering the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 and the Minister administering this Act acting jointly, by notice published in the Government Gazette—

(a) may declare that an area, being part or all of—

(i) the land situated within 1⋅5 metres east of the Queens Road boundary of Albert Park between the points marked A and B on the plan numbered LEGL./95–128 and lodged in the Central Plan Office; or

(ii) the land coloured yellow on that plan—

is a designated access area for the period specified, in accordance with subsection (2), in the declaration;

(b) may declare that an area, being part or all of the land coloured green, or a stratum of the land hatched and coloured green, on that plan is a designated access area for the period specified, in accordance with subsection (3), in the declaration;

(c) may revoke or vary a declaration made under this section.

(2) The period specified in a declaration under subsection (1)(a) must not exceed a period of 17 weeks and—

S. 32A(2)(a) amended by No. 39/2025 s. 23(1)(a).

(a) must not begin more than 11 weeks before the start of a race period in respect of a year; and

S. 32A(2)(b) amended by No. 39/2025 s. 23(1)(b).

(b) must not end more than 3 weeks after the end of that race period.

(3) The period specified in a declaration under subsection (1)(b) must not exceed a period of 4 weeks and—

S. 32A(3)(a) amended by No. 39/2025 s. 23(2)(a).

(a) must not begin more than 1 week before the start of a race period in respect of a year; and

S. 32A(3)(b) amended by No. 39/2025 s. 23(2)(b).

(b) must not end later than the end of the race period.

(4) The Corporation, its servants or agents and any person authorised by it, for the purpose of exercising its powers in respect of designated access areas, but subject to and in accordance with this Act, may enter, carry out works in and use any part of a designated access area.

(5) The Corporation may fence or cordon off the whole or any part of a designated access area—

(a) for the whole or any part of the race period for a year; and

(b) at any other time for such period as is necessary for or incidental to the exercising of its powers in respect of the area.

(6) Land comprising or included in an area fenced or cordoned off under subsection (5) is, while so fenced or cordoned off, deemed to be in the lawful occupation of the Corporation but not so as to entitle the Corporation to enter any building that, but for this subsection, is not in its occupation.