5Minister may specify racing area and racing period

5 Minister may specify racing area and racing period

5 Minister may specify racing area and racing period

(1) The Minister may specify the following for a motor race by order—

(a) land on which the following may be conducted (the event area)—

(i) the motor race,

(ii) associated events,

(iii) ancillary activities,

(b) the period during which the motor race, associated events and ancillary activities may be conducted in the event area (the event period),

(c) the person (the promoter) who is entitled to apply for a motor race authorisation for the motor race, being—

(i) for a motor race at Mount Panorama at Bathurst—Bathurst Regional Council, or

(ii) otherwise—a person chosen by the Minister,

(d) the way and time in which the application for a motor race authorisation must be made,

(e) the government sector agency that is to be the government coordinating agency for the motor race.

Note—

If no agency is specified, the Office of Sport is the default government coordinating agency.

(2) The order—

(a) takes effect—

(i) when it is published in the Gazette, or

(ii) if a later date is specified in the order—on the later date, and

(b) remains in force until the end of the period of 5 years from the date it took effect unless sooner revoked, and

(c) must not enable the conduct of more than—

(i) for motor races at Mount Panorama at Bathurst—5 motor races in each year, or

(ii) otherwise—2 motor races at a particular place in each year, and

(d) must comply with requirements prescribed by the regulations.

(3) A motor race that is an associated event is not to be counted for the purposes of subsection (2)(c).