43Crowd management

43 Crowd management

43 Crowd management

(1) The responsible authority for a major event may do any one or more of the following—

(a) limit the number of persons who may enter a major event area or any part of a major event area,

(b) prohibit categories of persons from entering, or limit categories of persons who may enter, or limit the number of persons within categories of persons who may enter, a major event area or any part of a major event area,

(c) close a major event area or any part of a major event area to the public,

(d) charge admission to a major event area or any part of a major event area,

(e) prohibit persons from entering a major event area or any part of a major event area—

(i) if they are in possession of any prohibited thing, or

(ii) if, in the opinion of a person authorised by the responsible authority, they are or appear to be intoxicated.

(2) The responsible authority for a major event may do any one or more of the following—

(a) prohibit the entry of vehicles or vessels to a major event area or any part of a major event area,

(b) regulate or otherwise control the entry of vehicles or vessels to a major event area or any part of a major event area,

(c) refuse to admit a vehicle or vessel to a major event area or any part of a major event area.

(3) The responsible authority may take any action referred to in subsection (1) or (2) by means of the erection of a sign or the giving of a direction to the person concerned.

(4) A person must not do anything in wilful contravention of a sign erected or a direction given under this section.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(5) Nothing in this section limits any other function of the responsible authority under this Act.

(6) This section does not prohibit a person with a disability (within the meaning of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 of the Commonwealth) from being accompanied by an assistance animal (that is, an animal referred to in section 9 of that Act).