25Removal of certain persons

25 Removal of certain persons

25 Removal of certain persons

(1) A police officer or an authorised person may direct a person to leave Sydney Olympic Park or a part of Sydney Olympic Park immediately if the person—

(a) causes inconvenience to other persons at Sydney Olympic Park or the part of Sydney Olympic Park concerned, or

(b) contravenes any provision of this Regulation, or

(c) trespasses on any part of Sydney Olympic Park closed to the public.

(2) A person must not remain on, enter or return to Sydney Olympic Park or the part of Sydney Olympic Park concerned in contravention of a direction given under this clause.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(3) A person who fails to comply with such a direction may be removed from Sydney Olympic Park or the part of Sydney Olympic Park concerned by a police officer or an authorised person.

(4) An authorised person may use reasonable force to remove a person from Sydney Olympic Park or a part of Sydney Olympic Park under this clause.

(5) A person who leaves or is removed from Sydney Olympic Park or a part of Sydney Olympic Park under this clause must remove any equipment, vehicle or animal, or any other item belonging to or associated with the person from Sydney Olympic Park or the part of Sydney Olympic Park concerned, unless, in the case of a vehicle, the person is so affected by alcohol that the driving of the vehicle by the person would constitute an offence.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(6) A person is not guilty of an offence against this clause unless it is established that the police officer or authorised person who made the direction under subclause (1)—

(a) warned the person that the failure to comply with the direction is an offence, and

(b) produced the authorised person’s identification card to the person (if asked by the person to do so).