Major Events Act 2009
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5A Minister may specify certain matters
5A Minister may specify certain matters
(1) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, specify the following for a major event—
(a) the period (the major event period) for which the declaration of the major event is in force,
(b) the provisions of Part 4 that apply in relation to the major event and the period for which the provisions apply,
(c) the person who is the promoter of the major event,
(d) an area as a controlled area under section 37(1),
(e) a sales control period for section 37,
(f) prescribed articles for section 37,
(g) a site as an advertising controlled site under section 39(1),
(h) airspace as advertising controlled airspace under section 40(1),
(i) a period as a parking control period for section 59,
(j) a thing to be a prohibited thing for section 43(7), definition of prohibited thing.
(2) To avoid doubt, a Ministerial order may provide that the responsible authority for a major event is the promoter of the major event.
(3) A Ministerial order takes effect on—
(a) the day the order is published in the Gazette, or
(b) a later day specified in the order.
s 5A: Ins 2024 No 76, Sch 4[9].