19ASports venues

### 19A Sports venues > *\[Section 19A Inserted by No. 19 of 1961, s. 3 \]**\[Section 19A Subsection (1) amended by No. 86 of 1981, s. 3 \]**\[Section 19A Subsection (1) amended by No. 13 of 1987, s. 5 and Sched. 1 \]* > > > (1)  *\[Section 19A Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 1965, s. 5 \]*[*\[Section 19A Subsection (1) substituted by No. 15 of 2014, s. 18, Applied:19 Dec 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-12-19/act-2014-015#GS18@Hpa@EN) A person must not enter the reserved area of a sports venue without lawful excuse. > > > (1AA)  *\[Section 19A Subsection (1AA) (formerly (1A))inserted by No. 13 of 1987, s. 5 and Sched. 1 \]*A person who contravenes a provision of [subsection (1)](#GS19A@Gs1@EN) is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding 3 penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months. > > > (1A)  [*\[Section 19A Subsection (1A) amended by No. 15 of 2014, s. 18, Applied:19 Dec 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-12-19/act-2014-015#GS18@Hpe@EN) [*\[Section 19A Subsection (1A) amended by No. 15 of 2014, s. 18, Applied:19 Dec 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-12-19/act-2014-015#GS18@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 19A Subsection (1A) amended by No. 15 of 2014, s. 18, Applied:19 Dec 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-12-19/act-2014-015#GS18@Hpb@EN) *\[Section 19A Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 86 of 1981, s. 3 \]*Subject to [subsection (1B)](#GS19A@Gs1B@EN) , a police officer may arrest without warrant any person who enters the reserved area of a sports venue– > > > > > > (a) where a sport is being played or a game is being conducted; > > > > > > > (b) where a sport is to be played or a game is to be conducted; or > > > > > > > (c) [*\[Section 19A Subsection (1A) amended by No. 15 of 2014, s. 18, Applied:19 Dec 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-12-19/act-2014-015#GS18@Hpd@EN) where a sport has been played or a game has been conducted. > > > (1B)  [*\[Section 19A Subsection (1B) amended by No. 15 of 2014, s. 18, Applied:19 Dec 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-12-19/act-2014-015#GS18@Hpf@EN) *\[Section 19A Subsection (1B) inserted by No. 86 of 1981, s. 3 \]*A police officer shall not exercise the power of arrest referred to in [subsection (1A)](#GS19A@Gs1A@EN) unless he reasonably believes– > > > > > > (a) [*\[Section 19A Subsection (1B) amended by No. 15 of 2014, s. 18, Applied:19 Dec 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-12-19/act-2014-015#GS18@Hpg@EN) that the sport being played, or the game being conducted, on the reserved area of the sports venue is, will be or has been interrupted or the use of that area by persons participating or having participated in the sport or game is or will be interfered with or affected; or > > > > > > > (b) that the commencement of the sport to be played, or the game to be conducted, on that area will be delayed. > > > (2)  In this section – > > > > > [*\[Section 19A Subsection (2) amended by No. 15 of 2014, s. 18, Applied:19 Dec 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-12-19/act-2014-015#GS18@Hph@EN) ***reserved area*** means so much of a sports venue as is set apart or reserved for the playing of a game or the conducting of a sport; > > > > [*\[Section 19A Subsection (2) amended by No. 15 of 2014, s. 18, Applied:19 Dec 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-12-19/act-2014-015#GS18@Hpi@EN) > > > > > [*\[Section 19A Subsection (2) amended by No. 15 of 2014, s. 18, Applied:19 Dec 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-12-19/act-2014-015#GS18@Hpi@EN) ***sports venue*** means a public place to which the public are admitted, whether on payment or otherwise, to view a game or sport played or conducted on the reserved area of that sports venue.