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Recreation Grounds (Regulations) Act 1931

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This Act authorises the Governor to make regulations for enclosed recreation grounds covering entry and exit, entrance fees and conditions, protection of property, behaviour, traffic, alcohol sales, dogs, smoking and enforcement powers (s3(1)). Regulations may create summary offences with fines up to $5,000 and expiation fees up to $315 (s3(1)(j)-(k)).

Regulations can be limited by place or time (s3(4)) and apply to a ground only if that ground's controlling body requests them, so the governing body decides whether the rules will bind its ground (s3(2)-(3); s3(1)(b)).

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Recreation Grounds (Regulations) Act 1931

South Australia Recreation Grounds (Regulations) Act 1931 An Act to enable the Governor to make regulations relating to recreation grounds and for purposes incidental thereto.

Contents 1 Short title 2 Interpretation 3 General regulations relating to recreation grounds Legislative history

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows: 1—Short title This Act may be cited as the Recreation Grounds (Regulations) Act 1931. 2—Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— recreation ground means any enclosed area of land commonly used for playing sports or games, or accommodating the spectators at any sport or game, and any enclosed area of land contiguous thereto and used in connection therewith; regulate includes prohibit. 3—General regulations relating to recreation grounds (1) The Governor may make any regulations necessary or convenient for any of the following purposes, namely: (a) regulating the entry and egress of persons and vehicles into or out of any recreation ground or any enclosure or building thereon; (b) securing that all persons who enter any recreation ground or any enclosure or building thereon shall pay the appropriate entrance fee and otherwise comply with the conditions of entry, and forbidding any act or transaction done or entered into with the intent that any person may avoid payment of the proper entrance fee or compliance with the conditions of entry; (c) protecting any recreation ground (including all buildings, erections, chattels, shrubs, trees, and vegetation of any kind thereon) against damage, defilement, and disfigurement; (d) securing orderly and decent behaviour on the part of all persons on, or in the vicinity of, a recreation ground and providing for the comfort and convenience of all such persons; (e) regulating the sale and consumption of alcoholic liquor on any recreation ground and the sale of any other wares and commodities whatever on the said ground: Provided that any regulations relating to alcoholic liquor shall be in addition to and not in derogation of the provisions of the Acts relating to the supply of intoxicating liquor; (f) regulating pedestrian and vehicular traffic on any recreation ground; (g) regulating the entry of dogs into any recreation ground or any enclosure thereon and providing for the removal of dogs from the said ground; (h) regulating smoking on any recreation ground or any enclosure thereon; (i) empowering any member of the police force or any special constable to remove from any recreation ground any person guilty of any offence, and prohibiting the return of any person so removed; (j) creating offences punishable summarily and prescribing penalties not exceeding $5 000 for any such offence; (k) prescribing expiation fees (not exceeding $315) for alleged offences against the regulations. (2) Any regulation under this Act may apply to any recreation ground therein mentioned and may be extended by regulation to any other recreation ground, and it shall not be necessary that all regulations shall apply uniformly to the same recreation grounds. (3) Regulations under this Act shall not be made or extended so as to apply to any recreation ground unless the controlling body of that recreation ground has requested that the regulations shall be so made or extended. (4) Any regulation may be limited in its application to any part or parts of any recreation ground, and otherwise as to time, place, and circumstance. Legislative history Notes • Please note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete. • Earlier versions of this Act (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history. • For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au. Principal Act and amendments New entries appear in bold. Year No Title Assent Commencement 1931 2010 Recreation Grounds (Regulations) Act 1931 17.9.1931 17.9.1931 1935 2246 Statute Law Revision Act 1935 19.12.1935 19.12.1935 1978 22 Recreation Grounds (Regulations) Act Amendment Act 1978 30.3.1978 30.3.1978 2010 25 Recreation Grounds (Regulations) (Penalties) Amendment Act 2010 2.12.2010 2.12.2010 Provisions amended since 3 February 1976 Legislative history prior to 3 February 1976 appears in marginal notes and footnotes included in the consolidation of this Act contained in Volume 9 of The Public General Acts of South Australia 1837-1975 at page 329. New entries appear in bold. Provision How varied Commencement s 3

s 3(1) amended by 22/1978 s 2 30.3.1978

amended by 25/2010 s 3(1)—(3) 2.12.2010 Historical versions Reprint No 1—15.11.1991

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1 Recreation Grounds (Regulations) Act 1931

South Australia Recreation Grounds (Regulations) Act 1931 An Act to enable the Governor to make regulations relating to recreation grounds and for purposes incidental thereto.

Contents 1 Short title 2 Interpretation 3 General regulations relating to recreation grounds Legislative history

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows: 1—Short title This Act may be cited as the Recreation Grounds (Regulations) Act 1931. 2—Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— recreation ground means any enclosed area of land commonly used for playing sports or games, or accommodating the spectators at any sport or game, and any enclosed area of land contiguous thereto and used in connection therewith; regulate includes prohibit. 3—General regulations relating to recreation grounds (1) The Governor may make any regulations necessary or convenient for any of the following purposes, namely: (a) regulating the entry and egress of persons and vehicles into or out of any recreation ground or any enclosure or building thereon; (b) securing that all persons who enter any recreation ground or any enclosure or building thereon shall pay the appropriate entrance fee and otherwise comply with the conditions of entry, and forbidding any act or transaction done or entered into with the intent that any person may avoid payment of the proper entrance fee or compliance with the conditions of entry; (c) protecting any recreation ground (including all buildings, erections, chattels, shrubs, trees, and vegetation of any kind thereon) against damage, defilement, and disfigurement; (d) securing orderly and decent behaviour on the part of all persons on, or in the vicinity of, a recreation ground and providing for the comfort and convenience of all such persons; (e) regulating the sale and consumption of alcoholic liquor on any recreation ground and the sale of any other wares and commodities whatever on the said ground: Provided that any regulations relating to alcoholic liquor shall be in addition to and not in derogation of the provisions of the Acts relating to the supply of intoxicating liquor; (f) regulating pedestrian and vehicular traffic on any recreation ground; (g) regulating the entry of dogs into any recreation ground or any enclosure thereon and providing for the removal of dogs from the said ground; (h) regulating smoking on any recreation ground or any enclosure thereon; (i) empowering any member of the police force or any special constable to remove from any recreation ground any person guilty of any offence, and prohibiting the return of any person so removed; (j) creating offences punishable summarily and prescribing penalties not exceeding $5 000 for any such offence; (k) prescribing expiation fees (not exceeding $315) for alleged offences against the regulations. (2) Any regulation under this Act may apply to any recreation ground therein mentioned and may be extended by regulation to any other recreation ground, and it shall not be necessary that all regulations shall apply uniformly to the same recreation grounds. (3) Regulations under this Act shall not be made or extended so as to apply to any recreation ground unless the controlling body of that recreation ground has requested that the regulations shall be so made or extended. (4) Any regulation may be limited in its application to any part or parts of any recreation ground, and otherwise as to time, place, and circumstance. Legislative history Notes • Please note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete. • Earlier versions of this Act (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history. • For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or . Principal Act and amendments New entries appear in bold. Year No Title Assent Commencement 1931 2010 Recreation Grounds (Regulations) Act 1931 17.9.1931 17.9.1931 1935 2246 Statute Law Revision Act 1935 19.12.1935 19.12.1935 1978 22 Recreation Grounds (Regulations) Act Amendment Act 1978 30.3.1978 30.3.1978 2010 25 Recreation Grounds (Regulations) (Penalties) Amendment Act 2010 2.12.2010 2.12.2010 Provisions amended since 3 February 1976 Legislative history prior to 3 February 1976 appears in marginal notes and footnotes included in the consolidation of this Act contained in Volume 9 of The Public General Acts of South Australia 1837-1975 at page 329. New entries appear in bold. Provision How varied Commencement s 3