Major Events Act 2009
54Use of community land
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54 Use of community land
54 Use of community land
(1) Nothing in the Local Government Act 1993 or an instrument under that Act, including a plan of management for community land, prevents or restricts the use of community land, with the approval of the local council, for any of the following purposes—
(a) events approved by the responsible authority in relation to a major event,
(b) development for the purposes of temporary venues or facilities for a major event,
(c) an activity or a community event associated with a major event and held during the relevant major event period.
(2) For the purpose of obtaining an approval of the local council under subsection (1), the use of community land for a purpose specified in that subsection is taken to be an activity prescribed by the regulations as referred to in item 10 of Part F of the Table to section 68 of the Local Government Act 1993.
s 54: Am 2022 No 12, Sch 1[27].