5Removal of persons from sporting venues

5 Removal of persons from sporting venues

5 Removal of persons from sporting venues

(1) A ranger or police officer may give a direction to a person to leave land, or a facility on land, vested in or managed by a sporting venues authority (a direction to leave) if, in the opinion of the ranger or police officer, the person is—

(a) trespassing, or

(b) committing an offence, or

(c) contravening a condition of entry or use, or

(c1) contravening the Act or this Regulation, or

(d) causing a nuisance or inconvenience to another person in the sporting venue.

(2) A person who fails to comply with a direction to leave given in accordance with this clause is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.

(3) A person is not guilty of an offence under subclause (2) unless it is established that the ranger or police officer warned the person that failure to comply with the direction to leave was an offence.

(4) A person who fails to comply with a direction to leave may be removed from the land or facility by a ranger or police officer.

(4A) Venues NSW or a ranger may call in the aid of a police officer for the removal of a person from land, or a facility on land, vested in or managed by a sporting venues authority.

(5) Reasonable force may be used to effect the person’s removal.

(6) A person who has been given a direction to leave, or who has been removed from the land or facility under subclause (4), must not re-enter the land or facility for a period of 48 hours after the direction was given or after the removal, whichever is later.

Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.

cl 5: Am 2020 No 29, Sch 2.7[1] [2].