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Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
sec.53BHOrganising an out-of-control event
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### sec.53BH Organising an out-of-control event
A person commits an offence if—
the person organises an event; and
the event becomes an out-of-control event.
Maximum penalty—
if the event is held at a place where the person does not reside or for which the person does not have lawful authority to use—165 penalty units or 3 years imprisonment; or
otherwise—110 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.
If the person organising the event is a child, the parent of the child is instead liable for the offence if the parent gave the child permission to organise the event.
In a proceeding for an offence under this section, it is a defence for a person to prove that the person took reasonable steps to prevent the event becoming an out-of-control event.
hiring an appropriate number of security officers for the event
ending the event as soon as possible after persons who are not invited to the event enter the place where the event is being held
s 53BH ins 2014 No. 1 s 4
(sec.53BH-ssec.1) A person commits an offence if— the person organises an event; and the event becomes an out-of-control event. Maximum penalty— if the event is held at a place where the person does not reside or for which the person does not have lawful authority to use—165 penalty units or 3 years imprisonment; or otherwise—110 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.
(sec.53BH-ssec.2) If the person organising the event is a child, the parent of the child is instead liable for the offence if the parent gave the child permission to organise the event.
(sec.53BH-ssec.3) In a proceeding for an offence under this section, it is a defence for a person to prove that the person took reasonable steps to prevent the event becoming an out-of-control event. hiring an appropriate number of security officers for the event ending the event as soon as possible after persons who are not invited to the event enter the place where the event is being held
- (a) the person organises an event; and
- (b) the event becomes an out-of-control event.
- (a) if the event is held at a place where the person does not reside or for which the person does not have lawful authority to use—165 penalty units or 3 years imprisonment; or
- (b) otherwise—110 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.
- • hiring an appropriate number of security officers for the event
- • ending the event as soon as possible after persons who are not invited to the event enter the place where the event is being held