Major Sports Facilities Act 2001
sec.30CRestriction on resale of tickets
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sec.30C Restriction on resale of tickets
A person must not, within or outside Queensland, resell a ticket to a major sports facility event at a price greater than 10% above the original ticket price of the ticket. Maximum penalty— for an individual—135 penalty units; or for a corporation—680 penalty units. Subsection (1) does not apply to the resale of a ticket to a major sports facility event by a non-profit organisation, or someone acting for the organisation, for fundraising. This section does not authorise the resale of a ticket to a major sports facility event. A person does not contravene subsection (1) merely because the person provides, or assists someone else to provide, a public sale forum that is used in contravention of subsection (1) or (2) . s 30C prev s 30C ins 2003 No. 33 s 3 om 2005 No. 6 s 7 pres s 30C ins 2006 No. 53 s 3 amd 2026 No. 3 s 30 (sec.30C-ssec.1) A person must not, within or outside Queensland, resell a ticket to a major sports facility event at a price greater than 10% above the original ticket price of the ticket. Maximum penalty— for an individual—135 penalty units; or for a corporation—680 penalty units. (sec.30C-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the resale of a ticket to a major sports facility event by a non-profit organisation, or someone acting for the organisation, for fundraising. (sec.30C-ssec.3) This section does not authorise the resale of a ticket to a major sports facility event. (sec.30C-ssec.4) A person does not contravene subsection (1) merely because the person provides, or assists someone else to provide, a public sale forum that is used in contravention of subsection (1) or (2) .
- (a) for an individual—135 penalty units; or
- (b) for a corporation—680 penalty units.