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Sporting Venues Authorities Act 2008
9Functions of State Sporting Venues Authority
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#### 9 Functions of State Sporting Venues Authority
9 Functions of State Sporting Venues Authority
> > (1) The principal functions of the State Sporting Venues Authority are as follows—
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> > > (a) to maintain and improve the authority’s land,
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> > > (b) to establish and manage sporting grounds, sporting facilities and recreational facilities (whether or not on the authority’s land),
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> > > (c) to establish and manage facilities for the purposes of sporting competitions, sports training and sports education (whether or not on the authority’s land),
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> > > (c1) to establish and manage community facilities and to establish and manage facilities for community and recreational purposes (whether or not on the authority’s land),
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> > > (d) to permit the use of the whole or any part of the authority’s land for activities of a sporting, recreational or community nature, including the use of that land for events and general community access,
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> > > (e) to encourage the use and enjoyment of the authority’s land by the public and clubs, associations or other bodies, where appropriate in its opinion,
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> > > (f) to undertake or provide, or facilitate the undertaking or provision of, commercial and retail activities and facilities on the authority’s land,
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> > > (g) to make all reasonable attempts to ensure that any new development carried out on the authority’s land accords with best practice environmental and planning standards,
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> > > (h) to ensure that proper asset management plans are in place and are implemented for the authority’s land.
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> > (2) The State Sporting Venues Authority may enter into an arrangement with Venues NSW for Venues NSW to manage any land vested in the State Sporting Venues Authority and to perform any function that the State Sporting Venues Authority has in relation to that land.
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> > (3) The State Sporting Venues Authority may do all such supplemental, incidental or consequential acts as may be necessary or expedient for the exercise of its functions, including entering into any contract or arrangement with any person in connection with the carrying out of its functions.
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> > (4) Persons may be employed in the Public Service under the [Government Sector Employment Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-040) to enable the State Sporting Venues Authority to exercise its functions.
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> > Note.
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> > Section 59 of the [Government Sector Employment Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-040) provides that the persons so employed (or whose services the State Sporting Venues Authority makes use of) may be referred to as officers or employees, or members of staff, of the State Sporting Venues Authority. Section 47A of the [Constitution Act 1902](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1902-032) precludes the State Sporting Venues Authority from employing staff.
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> > (5) The State Sporting Venues Authority has such other functions as are conferred or imposed on it by or under this or any other Act.
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> **s 9:** Am 2014 No 88, Sch 1.26 \[2\] \[3\]; 2020 No 29, Sch 1\[6\] \[7\].