18Banning from Opera House premises

18 Banning from Opera House premises

18 Banning from Opera House premises

(1) The Trust may ban a person from the Opera House premises if the Trust believes on reasonable grounds that—

(a) the person has contravened this by-law or has committed another offence on the Opera House premises, or

(b) the person has failed to comply with a request made under clause 6 that is a condition of the person’s entry to the Opera House premises, or

(c) the person has behaved in way that is likely to endanger the person or another person.

(2) A ban under this clause takes effect when written notice of the ban (a ban notice) is given to the person to whom the notice relates.

(3) A ban notice remains in force for—

(a) 3 months, or

(b) if the notice specifies a shorter period—the shorter period.

(4) Despite subclause (3), if a person is given a second or subsequent ban notice, the notice may specify that the ban remains in force for a period of up to 12 months.

(5) The Trust may revoke a ban notice at any time by further written notice given to the banned person.

(6) A person must not enter, or remain on, the Opera House premises while a ban notice in relation to the person is in force.

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(7) The Trust may delegate the exercise of the Trust’s functions under this clause, other than this power of delegation, to the following persons—

(a) the Chief Executive Officer,

(b) another member of staff of the Trust,

(c) a police officer.