Australian Capital Territory
Major Events (Rugby League World Cup) Declaration 2017
Disallowable instrument DI2017 — 196
made under the
Major Events Act 2014, section 6 (Major event – declaration)
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

This declaration applies the provisions of the Major Events Act 2014 (the Act) to the Rugby League World Cup 2017 between Saturday 28 October 2017 and Sunday 19 November 2017. 

This notice is a disallowable instrument. 

This declaration applies the powers and offences under the Act, part 3 (Crowd Management) and part 4 (Protection of commercial arrangements). The application of these powers does not affect the rights of venue operators and property holders that apply under ACT or Commonwealth laws or the common law. 

Crowd management in part 3 of the Act includes offences in relation to the possession of prohibited items and interference with the event. Part 3 also provides crowd management powers including the power to search personal property, to conduct scanning searches and frisk searches. 

Protection of commercial arrangements in part 4 of the Act includes offences for using a protected symbol, and unauthorised street trading or advertising in a declared clean zone. The activation of commercial arrangements has some effect on the duties of business operators within the clean zone but does affect their daily operating functions. 

Clause 1 is a technical clause that details the title of the instrument. 

Clause 2 states that the instrument commences on the day after its notification. 

Clause 3 declares the three matches held in Canberra as part of the Rugby League World Cup 2017, including three training sessions, to be held at GIO Stadium Canberra between Saturday 28 October 2017 and Saturday 11 November 2017 as a major event. 

Clause 4 states that the event organiser of the major event is the Rugby League World Cup 2017 Organising Committee. 

Clause 5 sets out the details of the event dates and times. 

Clause 6 declares that the grounds, including any buildings situated on the grounds occupied by the GIO Stadium Canberra at Battye Street, Bruce ACT is the event venue of the major event. 

Clause 7 states the times that the major event is in force. 

Clause 8 allows a protected symbol and a clean zone notice to be given for the declaration. 

Clause 9 declares items to be prohibited for the event in addition to those provided by section 12 (1) (a) of the Act.

Clause 10 provides that the instrument expires at 12:01am on Monday 20 November 2017.