Australian Capital Territory
Olympic Events Security Act 2000
A2000-41
Republication No 1 (RI)
Effective:  5 September 2000 – 11 September 2001
Republication date of printed version: 5 September 2000
Reissued electronically: 27 July 2018
Act not amended

About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Olympic Events Security Act 2000 effective from 5 September 2000 to 11 September 2001.
Kinds of republications
The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):
•	authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies
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The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.
This republication has been scanned using the printed version. There is no unauthorised version available.
Editorial changes
The Legislation (Republication) Act 1996, part 3, division 2 authorised the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.  Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation (Republication) Act 1996, s 14 and s 16).  The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.  

As in force on
5 September 2000

Australian Capital Territory
Olympic Events Security Act 2000
CONTENTS

part 1—preliminary
	1	Short title
	3	Definitions for Act
part 2—DECLARATION of olympic events
	4	Minister may make declaration
	5	Requirements for a declaration
	6	Notification and operation of a declaration
	7	Statutory conditions of entry
Part 3—Olympic venues
Division 1—Restricted areas
	8	Entry to restricted areas
Division 2—Statutory conditions of entry
	9	Search of personal property
	10	Frisk search of persons
	11	Prohibited items
Division 3—Other powers of authorised persons
	12	Persons entering venue
	13	Direction to leave venue
Part 4—other offences
	14	Unauthorised entry to an Olympic venue
	15	Unauthorised entry to event arena
	16	Interference with an event
Part 5—miscellaneous
	17	Authorisation of persons to exercise powers
	18	Effect of disallowance of declaration
	19	Regulation-making power
	ENDNOTES
	1	About this republication
	2	Abbreviation key
	3	Table of legislation
	4	Table of amendments
	5	Table of earlier republications
	6	Penalties in this republication

As in force on
5 September 2000

Australian Capital Territory
Olympic Events Security Act 2000
An Act relating to security for Olympic events and Olympic related events
part 1—preliminary
1 	Short title 
	This Act may be cited as the Olympic Events Security Act 2000.
3 	Definitions for Act
	In this Act:
Note	A definition applies except so far as the contrary intention appears (see Interpretation Act 1967, s 11G).
authorised person means—
	(a)	a police officer; or
	(b)	a person authorised under section 17.
declaration means a declaration made under subsection 4 (1).
frisk search means—
	(a)	a search of a person conducted by quickly running the hands over the person’s outer garments; and
	(b)	an examination of anything worn or carried by the person that is conveniently and voluntarily removed by the person.
occupier, in relation to an Olympic venue, includes the organiser of an Olympic event.
Olympic event means a sporting event or other event to which a declaration applies.
Olympic Games means—
	(a)	the Games of the XXVII Olympiad in Sydney in the year 2000; or
	(b)	the Paralympic Games in Sydney in the year 2000.
Olympic venue, in relation to an Olympic event, means, for the period that the declaration of the event is in force—
	(a)	the place stated in the declaration as the location for the event; and
	(b)	any place reasonably incidental to the holding of the event.
personal property, in relation to a person, means things carried by the person or things  apparently in the immediate control of the person (but does not include clothing being worn by the person).
prohibited item, in relation to an Olympic venue, means a thing stated to be a prohibited item in the declaration of the event to be held at the venue.
restricted area, in relation to an Olympic venue, means a part of the venue designated by an occupier as an area to which entry is restricted to persons who have the consent or other authorisation of the occupier.
statutory condition of entry, in relation to an Olympic venue, means a condition mentioned in subsection 7 (1) that is stated in the declaration of the event to be a statutory condition of entry to the venue.

part 2—DECLARATION of olympic events
4 	Minister may make declaration
(1) 	The Minister may declare a sporting event or other event that is part of, or is associated with, an Olympic Games to be an Olympic event.
(2) 	A declaration shall be in writing.
(3) 	In deciding whether to make a declaration, the Minister shall have regard to—
	(a)	the nature of the event; and
	(b)	the number of persons expected to attend the event; and
	(c)	any other relevant matter.
(4) 	The Minister shall not make a declaration unless he or she is satisfied that its making is reasonable and necessary—
	(a)	for the safety of persons attending the event; and 
	(b)	for the avoidance of disruptions to the event.
(5) 	A declaration is a disallowable instrument.
5 	Requirements for a declaration
	A declaration shall—
	(a)	contain a brief description of the event to which it applies; and
	(b)	state the time and date of the event and the location of the Olympic venue for that event; and
	(c)	state the period during which it is to be in force; and
	(d)	state any statutory conditions of entry applicable to the Olympic venue; and
	(e)	if the declaration includes the statutory condition that a person shall not take into or possess in the Olympic venue a prohibited item—state the prohibited item; and
	(f)	if an occupier notifies the Minister that part of the Olympic venue is a restricted area—state that the venue contains a restricted area.
6 	Notification and operation of a declaration
(1) 	Notice of the making of a declaration shall be published at least 7 days before the date of the event described in the declaration in—
	(a)	the Gazette; and
	(b)	a daily newspaper published and circulating in the Territory.
(2) 	A notice of the making of a declaration shall contain the matters stated in paragraphs 5 (a) to (f).
(3) 	Despite subsection 6 (2) of the Subordinate Laws Act 1989, a declaration shall be published in full in the Gazette.
(4) 	Failure to publish a notice of the making of a declaration in a daily newspaper published and circulating in the Territory does not affect the validity of the declaration.
(5) 	A declaration—
	(a)	takes effect on the date, and at the time (if any), stated in the declaration; and
	(b)	unless sooner revoked, ceases to have effect on the date, and at the time (if any), stated in, or ascertained in accordance with, the declaration.
7 	Statutory conditions of entry
(1) 	The Minister may state in a declaration that any of the following conditions of entry apply to the Olympic venue:
	(a)	that a person seeking to enter or in the Olympic venue shall, if asked by an authorised person, permit a search to be made of his or her personal property;
	(b)	that a person seeking to enter or in the Olympic venue shall, if asked by an authorised person, permit a frisk search to be made of his or her person;
	(c)	that a person shall not take into or possess in the Olympic venue a prohibited item.
(2) 	If a declaration includes a statement to the effect that a person shall not take into or possess in the Olympic venue a prohibited item, the Minister shall state in the declaration anything that is a prohibited item.

Part 3—Olympic venues
Division 1—Restricted areas
8 	Entry to restricted areas
(1) 	An occupier of an Olympic venue shall take reasonable steps to inform the public of a restricted area, whether by signs or otherwise.
(2) 	A person shall not, without reasonable excuse, enter or remain in a restricted area without the consent or other authorisation of the occupier.
Maximum penalty:  10 penalty units.
Division 2—Statutory conditions of entry
9 	Search of personal property
(1) 	An authorised person may ask a person seeking to enter or in an Olympic venue to permit a search to be made of his or her personal property.
(2) 	The person shall not, without reasonable excuse, refuse to permit an authorised person to search his or her personal property.
Maximum penalty:  10 penalty units.
(3) 	Subsection (1) applies to the Olympic venue only if the declaration of the event to be held at the venue states that it is a condition of entry to the Olympic venue that a person seeking to enter or in the Olympic venue shall, if asked by an authorised person, permit a search to be made of his or her personal property.
10 	Frisk search of persons
(1) 	An authorised person may ask a person seeking to enter or in an Olympic venue to permit a frisk search to be made of his or her person.
(2) 	The person shall not, without reasonable excuse, refuse to permit an authorised person to frisk search his or her person.
Maximum penalty:  10 penalty units.
(3) 	Subsection (1) applies to the Olympic venue only if the declaration of the event to be held at the venue states that it is a condition of entry to the Olympic venue that a person seeking to enter or in the Olympic venue shall, if asked by an authorised person, permit a frisk search to be made of his or her person.
11 	Prohibited items
(1) 	A person shall not, without reasonable excuse, take a prohibited item into, or possess a prohibited item in, an Olympic venue.
Maximum penalty:  10 penalty units.
(2) 	It is not an offence under subsection (1) if the person disposes of the item before entering the Olympic venue.
(3) 	Subsection (1) applies to the Olympic venue only if the declaration of the Olympic event to be held at the venue states that it is a condition of entry to the Olympic venue that a person shall not take into or possess in the Olympic venue a prohibited item.
Division 3—Other powers of authorised persons
12 	Persons entering venue
(1) 	An authorised person may request a person seeking to enter an Olympic venue to provide his or her name or address (or both).
(2) 	The person shall not, without reasonable excuse—
	(a)	refuse or fail to comply with the request; or
	(b)	give a name or address that is false in a material particular.
Maximum penalty:  5 penalty units.
(3) 	An authorised person may refuse a person entry to an Olympic venue if the authorised person has reasonable grounds for believing that—
	(a)	the person has committed, or is likely to commit, an offence against this Act; or
	(b)	the person is likely to contravene a condition of entry to the venue imposed by an occupier of the venue.
13 	Direction to leave venue
(1) 	An authorised person may direct a person to leave an Olympic venue if the authorised person has reasonable grounds for believing that the person has, while seeking to enter or in the venue, committed an offence against a law in force in the Territory.
(2) 	If a person contravenes a direction given by an authorised person to leave a venue, an authorised person may use such force as is reasonable and necessary—
	(a)	to apprehend and detain the person for the purpose of removing the person from the venue; or
	(b)	to remove the person from the venue.
(3) 	An authorised person exercising his or her powers under subsection (2) may use such assistance as is reasonable and necessary.
(4) 	A person shall not be detained under paragraph (2) (a) for longer than is reasonable and necessary to remove him or her from the venue.

Part 4—other offences
14 	Unauthorised entry to an Olympic venue
	A person shall not enter or remain in an Olympic venue unless the person—
	(a)	has paid the entrance fee (if any); or
	(b)	has the consent of the occupier; or 
	(c)	is otherwise authorised to enter or remain in the venue.
Maximum penalty:  10 penalty units.
15 	Unauthorised entry to event arena
	A person must not enter or remain in the part of an Olympic venue in which an Olympic event is to be, is being or has just been conducted without the consent or other authorisation of the occupier.
Example of part of an Olympic venue in which an Olympic event is conducted
The playing field for a soccer game.
Maximum penalty:  10 penalty units.
16 	Interference with an event
	A person must not, in an Olympic venue—
	(a)	behave in an intimidating or harassing manner; or
	(b)	injure or damage a person or property; or
	(c)	engage in violent behaviour; or
	(d)	disrupt, interfere with, delay or obstruct the conduct or an Olympic event, or an activity associated with the event, by throwing anything; or
	(e)	in any other way—
	(i)	disrupt, interfere with, delay or obstruct the conduct of an Olympic event or an activity associated with the event; or
	(ii)	interfere with the reasonable enjoyment of an Olympic event, or an activity associated with the event, by someone else.
Maximum penalty:  10 penalty units.	

Part 5—miscellaneous
17 	Authorisation of persons to exercise powers
(1) 	The Minister may authorise a person to exercise the powers of an authorised person. 
(2) 	An authorisation shall be in writing.
(3) 	An authorisation shall state—
	(a)	the powers that the person may exercise; and
	(b)	the Olympic venue at which the powers may be exercised.
(4) 	The Minister may delegate his or her powers under this section to a police officer holding or performing the duties of the rank of sergeant or a higher rank.
(5) 	A delegation shall be in writing.
18 	Effect of disallowance of declaration
(1) 	This section applies if a declaration of an Olympic event is disallowed under section 6 of the Subordinate Laws Act 1989.
(2) 	Despite section 38 of the Interpretation Act 1967 (as modified by section 10 of the Subordinate Laws Act 1989)—
	(a)	if a person has been investigated or prosecuted for an offence against this Act in relation to the Olympic venue for the event—any investigation of or prosecution for the offence shall be discontinued and a person is taken never to have been investigated or prosecuted for the offence; and
	(b)	if a person has been convicted for an offence against this Act in relation to the Olympic venue for the event—
	(i)	the conviction for the offence is quashed; and
	(ii)	the person is taken never to have been convicted of the offence; and
	(iii)	any monetary penalty and costs paid to the Territory shall be refunded; and
	(c)	no civil or criminal proceedings lie against—
	(i)	the Territory for an act done or omitted to be done in good faith by an authorised person or occupier in relation to the Olympic venue for the event in the exercise or purported exercise of a power conferred by this Act; and
	(ii)	a person who is or was an authorised person or an occupier for an act done or omitted to be done in good faith by the person in relation to the Olympic venue for the event in the exercise or purported exercise of a power conferred by this Act.
19 	Regulation-making power
	The Executive may make regulations for the purposes of this Act.

ENDNOTES
1	About this republication
This is a republication of the Olympic Events Security Act 2000 as in force on 
5 September 2000.  The Act had not been amended up to that date.
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the table of legislation and table of amendments.  However, any modifications are not included in the republished Act but are set out in the endnotes.
The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office currently prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws:  authorised printed republications to which the Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 applies and unauthorised electronic republications.  The status of a republication appears on its cover and is indicated by its republication number.
A republication number without a letter (eg 1, 2, 3 etc) indicates that the republication is an authorised printed republication.  A number with a letter (eg 1A, 1B, 1C etc) indicates that the republication is an unauthorised electronic republication.
Section 13 of the Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel, in preparing a law for republication, to make textual amendments of a formal nature which the Parliamentary Counsel considers desirable in accordance with current legislative drafting practice.  The amendments do not effect a substantive change in the law.
In preparing this republication, amendments have not been made under section 13.
Not all amendments made under section 13 are annotated in the table of amendments.  Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
2	Abbreviation key
Key to abbreviations in tables

am = amended
amdt = amendment
ch = chapter
cl = clause
def = definition
dict = dictionary
div = division
exp = expires/expired
Gaz = Gazette
hdg = heading
ins = inserted/added
LR = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996
mod = modified
No = number
notfd = notified
o = order
om = omitted/repealed
orig = original
p = page
par = paragraph
pres = present
prev = previous
(prev...) = previously
prov = provision
pt = part
r = rule/subrule
reg = regulation/subregulation
renum = renumbered
reloc = relocated
R[X] = Republication No
s = section/subsection
sch = schedule
sdiv = subdivision
sub = substituted
SL  = Subordinate Law
sp = spent
*  = SL unless otherwise stated
† = Act or Ordinance unless otherwise stated

3	Table of legislation
Act†	Year and number†	Gazette
notification	Commencement	Transitional provisions	

Olympic Events Security Act 2000	2000 No 41	4 Sept 2000	ss 1 and 2:  4 Sept 2000
remainder:  5 Sept 2000 (see Gaz 2000 No S49)
		
4	Table of amendments

Provision	How affected†

s 2	exp R1 (LR s 15 (1) (o) (iv))

5	Table of earlier republications
Amendments to	Cut-off date	Republication number	
not amended	5 September 2000	1	
6	Penalties in this republication
The penalties in this republication have been revised in accordance with the Interpretation Act 1967, s 63.  The value of a penalty unit for an offence against this Act at the date of publication is, therefore—
	(a)	if the person charged is an individual—$100; or
	(b)	if the person charged is a corporation—$500.
See Interpretation Act 1967, s 33AA for additional information.

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