17Reserved areas and reserved seating

17 Reserved areas and reserved seating

17 Reserved areas and reserved seating

(1) The Authority may, either generally or for a particular event, set aside any area (a reserved area) of a sportsground for reserved seats.

(2) The Authority or an authorised person may issue tickets that entitle the person in lawful possession of the ticket—

(a) to enter and remain in a sportsground or reserved area, or

(b) to occupy a reserved seat in a reserved area, or

(c) to occupy a seat in a reserved block of seats in a reserved area.

(3) A reserved area, a reserved block of seats or a reserved seat must be clearly identified as such by a sign or marking.

(4) A person must not do any one or more of the following things unless the person holds a ticket entitling the person to do so—

(a) enter or remain in a sportsground or reserved area,

(b) occupy a reserved seat,

(c) occupy a seat in a reserved block of seats.

Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.

(5) A police officer or an authorised person may direct a person—

(a) who is within a sportsground or a reserved area, or

(b) who is occupying a reserved seat,

to produce the person’s ticket for inspection by the police officer or authorised person.

(6) A police officer or an authorised person may direct a person who is in unlawful possession of a ticket to surrender the ticket to the police officer or authorised person.

(7) A person must comply with a direction under this clause.

Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.

(8) In this clause, ticket means a ticket issued by the Authority or an authorised person, being a ticket that authorises its holder—

(a) to enter a sportsground or a reserved area within a sportsground, or

(b) to occupy a reserved seat in a reserved area.

(9) This clause does not limit clause 4.