Australian Capital Territory
Major Events Declaration 2003
Disallowable instrument DI2003—154
made under the
Major Events Security Act 2000, s 4 (Declaration of major events)

1.  Under section 4 of the Major Events Security Act 2000 (the Act) the games of the Rugby World Cup, specified in Schedule 1, and associated activities to those games at Canberra Stadium and its surrounds (the venue) are a major event for the purposes of the Act. 
2.  This declaration is in force for the period commencing at 9am on 14 October 2003 and concludes at 12 am on 25 October 2003. 
3.  Under section 7 of the Act the statutory conditions of entry to the venue are stated to be as follows:
(a)	a person seeking to enter or in the venue shall, if asked by a police officer, permit a search to be made of his or her personal property;
(b)	a person seeking to enter or in the venue shall, if asked by a police officer, permit a frisk search to be made of his or her person; and
(c)	a person shall not take into or possess in the venue a prohibited item. 
4.  For the purposes of this declaration:
(a)	the description of the event is set out in Schedule 1;
(b)	the proposed times and dates of the event are set out in Schedule 1;
(c)	the prohibited items are those set out in Schedule 2; and 
(d)	the location of the venue for each event is as follows: 
Canberra Stadium and Surrounds
All that part of the Australian Capital Territory commencing at the corner (E208121.80 N607386.26 ACT Preliminary Grid Co-ordinates) being the south-east limit of the road which forms the south-eastern frontage of Block 2 Section 30 Bruce as shown on Deposited Plan 7622 held by the Registrar-General’s Office and bounded thence on the north-west by a line to the south-east corner of the roofline of the Australian Institute of Sport Indoor Arena; thence on the north-west by a line to the north-east corner of the same roof; thence on the north-east by a line to the corner between boundary line 17 and boundary line 18 shown on Sub-Lease Plan 2986 held by the Registrar-General’s Office; thence on the east and the south by boundary lines 18 through to 54 inclusive to the corner between boundary line 54 and boundary line 55 shown on the above-mentioned Sub-Lease Plan; thence on the south-west by a line to the point of commencement.
5.  The venue contains a restricted area. 

Declared by us, the Executive of the Australian Capital Territory:

Jon Stanhope							Bill Wood	
Attorney General 		           Minister
20 June 2003		20 June 2003

Schedule 1 – 
Declaration made under s. 4 of the Major Events Security Act 2000		

1. 	Description of the event

The event is the games of the Rugby World Cup, as specified in clause 2 of this Schedule, and the associated activities to those games at the venue. 

2. 	Times and dates of the event

The proposed times and dates of the event are the games of the Rugby World Cup and associated activities at the venue commencing with: 

(i) 	the Rugby World Cup match between Italy and Tonga scheduled to start at 7:30pm on 15 October 2003

and including the

(ii)	Rugby World Cup match between Wales and Tonga scheduled to start at 6:00pm on 19 October 2003 

and including the

(iii) 	Rugby World Cup match between Italy and Canada scheduled to start at 7:30pm on 21 October 2003 

and concluding with the 

(iv)	Rugby World Cup match between Wales and Italy scheduled to start at 6:00pm on 25 October 2003.  

Schedule 2 – 
Declaration made under s. 4 of the Major Events Security Act 2000

PROHIBITED ITEMS

Glass items, other than optical lenses and items containing food or beverages for infants;
Bottles and cans, other than those containing food or beverages for infants;
Knives, including knives under the Crimes Act 1900;
Firearms under the Firearms Act 1996;
Flares, fireworks, explosives, smoke bombs, petrol and dangerous goods under the Dangerous Goods Act 1984;
Drugs of dependence and prohibited substances under the Drugs of Dependence Act 1989; 
Liquor within the meaning of the Liquor Act 1975;
Any political or race-related materials for public promotion or distribution;
Flags exceeding 2.0 by 1.0m and flag poles exceeding 1 metre in length;
Balls, frisbees and similar projectiles.