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Australian Grands Prix (Formula One)
Regulations 1996
S.R. No. 151/1996
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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation
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Objective
2.
Authorising provisions
3.
Definitions
4.
Authorised persons
5.
Identification
6.
Entry to and exit from declared area or designated access area
7.
Re-entry after expulsion
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Grand Prix circuit
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Vehicles in declared area
10. Opening and closing times
11. Reserved areas and reserved seats
12. Alcohol
13. Items not to be brought into the declared area or a designated
access area
14. Conduct within the declared area or designated access areas
15. Inspection
16. Surrender of prohibited items
17. Prohibition of advertisements
18. Sale of goods or services
19. No smoking areas
20. Entertainment within declared area or designated access areas
21. Safe and orderly conduct of works
22. Regulation of entry during specified period
23. Prescribed fee
24. Powers of authorised persons
25. Attempts
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1. General Information
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3. Explanatory Details
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Regulations 1996
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Version as at 19 June 1998
1. Objective
The objective of these regulations is to regulate
the conduct of persons in the declared area and
designated access areas during the race period for
the Australian Formula One Grand Prix and to
facilitate, and ensure an appropriate degree of
safety of persons in the declared area and
designated access areas during, works for the
Grand Prix.
2. Authorising provisions
These regulations are made under sections 37 and
51 of the Australian Grands Prix Act 1994.
3. Definitions
In these regulations—
"Act" means the Australian Grands Prix Act
1994;
"authorised person" means—
(a) a person appointed by the Corporation
to be an authorised person for the
purposes of these regulations; or
(b) a member of the police force;
"entrance" includes a gate or turnstile;
"exit" includes a gate or turnstile;
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"grand prix circuit" means the temporary race
track established by the Corporation at
Albert Park;
"permitted entrant" means—
(a) the holder of a valid ticket issued by or
on behalf of the Corporation that
entitles him or her to be within specific
areas of the declared area in respect of a
year or a designated access area;
(b) a person who is admitted to the
declared area in respect of a year or a
designated access area by the
Corporation or by an agent of the
Corporation on payment of an
admission fee;
(c) any other person who is, under a
general or specific authorisation
granted by the Corporation, entitled to
be in the declared area in respect of a
year, or a designated access area;
"reserved area" means an area within the
declared area in respect of a year or a
designated access area to which access is
limited to persons holding certain types of
tickets or to which access is otherwise
restricted;
"specified period", in respect of a year, means—
(a) in relation to the declared area in
respect of that year, the period
beginning 12 weeks before the start of
the race period in respect of that year
and ending 4 weeks after the end of that
race period;
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(b) in relation to a designated access area,
the period specified in any declaration
under section 32A(1)(a) or (b) of the
Act during which the area to which the
declaration applies is a designated
access area;
"ticket" includes a pass, credential or other
document;
"vehicle" means a conveyance that is designed to
be propelled or drawn by any means,
whether or not capable of being so propelled
or drawn;
"works area" means an area in the declared area
in respect of a year or in a designated access
area, in which works, services, or any other
activities undertaken by or on behalf of the
Corporation have commenced but have not
been finally completed.
4. Authorised persons
(1) The Corporation may appoint persons to be
authorised persons for the purposes of these
regulations.
(2) A person must not interfere with, obstruct or
hinder an authorised person in the exercise of
powers, functions or duties under these
regulations.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
5. Identification
(1) The Corporation must ensure that every
authorised person appointed under regulation 4(1)
is clearly identified as such.
(2) An authorised person appointed under regulation
4(1) must, if requested by the person in relation to
whom the authorised person is exercising or
purporting to exercise any power under these
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regulations, produce his or her identification for
the inspection of that person.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
6. Entry to and exit from declared area or designated
access area
(1) A person who is not a permitted entrant must not
enter the declared area in respect of a year or a
designated access area during the race period in
respect of that year.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) A person must not enter the declared area in
respect of a year or a designated access area
during the race period in respect of that year
except through an entrance established by the
Corporation or as otherwise permitted by the
Corporation.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(3) A person must not leave the declared area in
respect of a year or a designated access area
during the race period in respect of that year
except through an exit established by the
Corporation or as otherwise permitted by the
Corporation.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
7. Re-entry after expulsion
A person who, on any day during the race period
in respect of a year, has been expelled from or
requested to leave the declared area in respect of
that year or a designated access area by an
authorised person must not re-enter the declared
area or a designated access area on that day
without the written authorisation of the
Corporation.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
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8. Grand Prix circuit
A person must not, at any time during the race
period in respect of a year, be on the grand prix
circuit unless authorised by the Corporation.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
9. Vehicles in declared area
A person must not bring a vehicle into the
declared area in respect of a year or a designated
access area during the race period in respect of
that year unless authorised by the Corporation.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
10. Opening and closing times
(1) The Corporation must, by notice in a newspaper
circulating generally in the State, fix an opening
time and a closing time for each day of the race
period in respect of a year for which tickets are
issued to the general public.
(2) A person must not be in the declared area in
respect of that year or a designated access area
before the opening time or after the closing time
fixed under sub-regulation (1) unless authorised
by the Corporation.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
11. Reserved areas and reserved seats
(1) The Corporation may, for the duration of the race
period in respect of a year, set aside—
(a) certain areas within the declared area in
respect of that year or a designated access
area as reserved areas; or
(b) certain seats within the declared area in
respect of that year or a designated access
area as reserved seats.
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(2) The Corporation may issue tickets that entitle the
ticket holder to—
(a) enter and remain in a reserved area; or
(b) occupy a reserved seat.
(3) A person who does not hold a ticket conferring an
entitlement to enter a reserved area must not enter
or remain in a reserved area unless authorised by
the Corporation.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(4) A person who does not hold a ticket conferring an
entitlement to occupy a particular reserved seat
must not occupy that reserved seat.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(5) An authorised person may expel any person
from—
(a) a reserved area; or
(b) a reserved seat—
if that person, on request by the authorised person,
does not produce a ticket entitling the holder to
enter and remain in the reserved area or to occupy
the reserved seat.
(6) A person must not remove from a reserved area
any glass object that has been obtained in that area
unless authorised by the Corporation.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(7) An authorised person may direct a person to
return any glass object that has been removed
from a reserved area in contravention of subregulation (6).
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(8) If requested to return a glass object under subregulation (7), a person must, as soon as
practicable, return the glass object to the reserved
area where it was obtained.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
12. Alcohol
(1) Subject to sub-regulation (2), a person must not
bring an alcoholic beverage into the declared area
in respect of a year or a designated access area
during the race period in respect of that year.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to—
(a) a person who is acting under an authorisation
granted by the Corporation; or
(b) a servant or agent of a person referred to in
paragraph (a) acting in the course of his or
her duties.
(3) During the race period in respect of a year, a
person must not, without the authorisation of the
Corporation, consume, sell or give to another
person within the declared area in respect of that
year or a designated access area any alcoholic
beverage that has been brought into the declared
area or designated access area in contravention of
these regulations.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
13. Items not to be brought into the declared area or a
designated access area
(1) During the race period in respect of a year, a
person must not, without the authorisation of the
Corporation, bring any of the following items into
the declared area in respect of that year or a
designated access area—
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(a) glass bottles or containers or other glass
objects;
(b) beverage containers with the manufacturer's
seal broken;
(c) drinks coolers or ice boxes (other than one
predominantly constructed of polystyrene);
(d) weapons or articles capable of being used as
weapons;
(e) chairs, lounges, benches or stools (other than
a folding chair or folding stool);
(f) animals (other than, if the person is blind,
deaf or otherwise suffering a disability, a
guide dog);
(g) flags larger than 1 metre by 1 metre or with
handles longer than 1 metre;
(h) banners.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) During the race period in respect of a year, a
person must not, without the authorisation of the
Corporation, bring into the declared area in
respect of that year or a designated access area
anything which does not have an ordinary and
reasonable use by that person within those areas
during that race period and which may be used
to—
(a) erect a structure;
(b) deface or damage any structure within the
declared area or a designated access area;
(c) adversely affect the safety of the public
within the declared area or a designated
access area;
(d) disrupt or interrupt any race, event or activity
comprising a Formula One event;
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(e) interfere with the comfort of persons within
the declared area or a designated access area
or their enjoyment of a Formula One event;
(f) distract, hinder or interfere with the driver of
any vehicle or craft taking part in a Formula
One event.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(3) An authorised person may, with reasonable cause,
revoke any authorisation given under this
regulation by or on behalf of the Corporation.
(4) If an authorisation given under this regulation is
revoked by notice given to a person, that person
must either as soon as practicable remove or hand
to an authorised person the item or, if requested
by an authorised person, as soon as practicable
leave the declared area or designated access area.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
14. Conduct within the declared area or designated
access areas
(1) During the race period in respect of a year, a
person must not, within the declared area in
respect of that year or a designated access area—
(a) misuse, deface, damage or tamper with any
building, seat, chair, table, structure, vehicle,
craft, truck, pipe, tap, tap fitting, conduit,
electrical equipment, wiring or sign or
excavate or cause to be excavated any part of
the declared area or designated access areas
unless authorised by the Corporation;
(b) erect any structure, or erect or display any
sign or banner, without the written
authorisation of the Corporation;
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(c) block any stairs, steps, aisle, gangway,
overpass, underpass, pontoon, bridge,
passage, entry, exit or other thoroughfare
unless authorised by the Corporation;
(d) throw any stone, bottle or other missile;
(e) disrupt, interrupt, or behave in any manner
that may disrupt or interrupt, any race, event
or activity comprising a Formula One event
or disrupt, or interfere with, the comfort of
persons or their enjoyment of a Formula One
event unless authorised by the Corporation;
(f) transmit by radio or television any part of a
Formula One event without the written
authorisation of the Corporation;
(g) operate or use a loud hailer, public address
system or other broadcast device or any other
device that may interfere with electronic or
radio communications unless authorised by
the Corporation;
(h) conduct public surveys or opinion polls, or
solicit money, donations or subscriptions
from members of the public without the
written authorisation of the Corporation;
(i) act or conduct himself or herself in such a
way as to adversely affect the safety of the
public within the declared area or a
designated access area;
(j) act or conduct himself or herself in such a
way as to distract, hinder or interfere with
the driver of any vehicle or craft taking part
in a Formula One event.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
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(2) During the race period in respect of a year, a
person must not, within the declared area in
respect of that year or a designated access area
unless authorised by the Corporation—
(a) enter or remain, or cause any other person to
enter or remain, in the lake in Albert Park;
(b) pick, injure, uproot any plant or any part of a
plant or disturb or interfere with any fauna;
(c) climb or remain on any tree or structure.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(3) An authorised person may cause to be dismantled
or removed from the declared area, or designated
access area, any structure built in contravention of
this regulation.
(4) An authorised person may, with reasonable cause,
revoke any authorisation given under this
regulation by or on behalf of the Corporation.
(5) If an authorisation given under this regulation is
revoked by notice given to a person, that person
must either as soon as practicable cease the
conduct or, if requested by an authorised person,
as soon as practicable leave the declared area or
designated access area.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
15. Inspection
(1) During the race period in respect of a year, an
authorised person may—
(a) request a person to produce and open for
inspection any bag, basket or other
receptacle that the person intends to take into
or has in the declared area in respect of that
year or a designated access area;
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(b) request a person who has entered or intends
to enter the declared area or a designated
access area to turn out their pockets.
(2) A person outside the declared area or a designated
access area who refuses to comply with a request
under sub-regulation (1) must not enter the
declared area or designated access area during the
race period.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(3) An authorised person may expel from the declared
area or a designated access area a person who
refuses to comply with a request under subregulation (1).
16. Surrender of prohibited items
(1) An authorised person may request a person to
surrender any item that—
(a) has been brought into or remains in the
declared area in respect of a year or a
designated access area in contravention of
regulation 12 or 13; or
(b) is being used in a manner that contravenes
regulation 14.
(2) An authorised person may expel from the declared
area or a designated access area a person who
refuses to comply with a request under subregulation (1).
17. Prohibition of advertisements
(1) During the race period in respect of a year, a
person must not, without the written authorisation
of the Corporation, cause any poster, placard, bill,
banner, print, paper or any advertising material to
be affixed to or placed on any structure, tree,
fence or cordon that is within the declared area in
respect of that year or a designated access area or
on any fence, cordon or structure defining the
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boundary of the declared area or a designated
access area.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) An authorised person may remove any poster,
placard, bill, banner, print, paper or advertising
material, affixed or placed on any structure, tree,
fence or cordon in contravention of this
regulation.
(3) During the race period in respect of a year, a
person must not, without the written authorisation
of the Corporation—
(a) distribute or promote any advertising or
promotional material, samples of goods or
services, or any other matter or thing; or
(b) display any advertising or promotional
material, samples of goods or services, or
any other matter or thing (other than articles
of clothing being worn)—
to members of the public within the declared area
in respect of that year or a designated access area.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(4) During the race period in respect of a year, an
authorised person may, within the declared area in
respect of that year or a designated access area,
request a person to surrender any matter or thing
distributed, promoted or displayed in
contravention of this regulation.
(5) An authorised person may expel from the declared
area or a designated access area a person who
refuses to comply with a request made under subregulation (4).
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18. Sale of goods or services
(1) During the race period in respect of a year, a
person must not, without the written authorisation
of the Corporation, within the declared area in
respect of that year or a designated access area—
(a) hawk, sell, offer or expose for sale to
members of the public any goods or services
or collect money or orders from members of
the public for goods or services;
(b) sell, offer or make available for sale, or give
away any ticket to the Grand Prix whether
valid, an imitation or forged.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) During the race period in respect of a year, a
person must not, without the written authorisation
of the Corporation, bring into the declared area in
respect of that year or a designated access area
goods for the purpose of distribution or sale to
members of the public.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(3) During the race period in respect of a year, an
authorised person may request a person to
surrender any item sold or being offered or
exposed for sale in contravention of this
regulation.
(4) An authorised person may expel a person from the
declared area or a designated access area who
refuses to comply with a request made under subregulation (3).
19. No smoking areas
(1) During the race period in respect of a year, the
Corporation may designate any part of the
declared area in respect of that year or a
designated access area as a no smoking area.
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(2) The Corporation must designate a no smoking
area by appropriate markings and must post at or
near the entrance to that area a notice or, if there is
no defined entrance, notices at reasonable
intervals throughout the area, bearing the words
"NO SMOKING".
(3) A person must not smoke in a no smoking area.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
20. Entertainment within declared area or designated
access areas
During the race period in respect of a year, a
person must not—
(a) conduct an entertainment within the declared
area in respect of that year or a designated
access area without being licensed to do so
by the Corporation; or
(b) if licensed by the Corporation to conduct an
entertainment, contravene a condition of the
licence.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
21. Safe and orderly conduct of works
(1) During the specified period in respect of a year—
(a) a person must not, within the declared area in
respect of that year or a designated access
area act, or conduct himself or herself, in
such a way as to obstruct, hinder, or
endanger the safe and orderly carrying out of
works, provision of services or undertaking
of activities by or on behalf of the
Corporation within the area;
(b) a person must not enter or remain in a works
area unless authorised to do so by the
Corporation.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
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(2) If, during the specified period in respect of a year,
an authorised person notifies a person of the safe
distance from a works area, that person must
immediately withdraw to that distance and must
not approach any closer to the works area than
that distance.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(3) In this regulation, "safe distance" means such
reasonable distance from a works area as is
indicated by an authorised person.
22. Regulation of entry during specified period
(1) In addition to any other powers conferred by these
regulations or any other laws, an authorised
person may, during the specified period in respect
of a year, request a person who within the
declared area in respect of that year or a
designated access area obstructs, hinders or
endangers the carrying out of works, the provision
of services or any other activity undertaken by or
on behalf of the Corporation under the Act to
leave the declared area or designated access area.
(2) A person requested under sub-regulation (1) to
leave the declared area or designated access area
must comply with the request.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(3) A person who is expelled from or asked to leave
the declared area in respect of a year or a
designated access area by an authorised person
during the specified period in respect of that year
must not re-enter any of those areas—
(a) if it is the first occasion during that period on
which the person has been expelled from or
requested to leave the declared area or
designated access area under sub-regulation
(1)—until the expiration of 24 hours after the
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expulsion or request or the end of the
specified period, whichever first occurs;
(b) if it is the second occasion on which the
person has been expelled from or requested
to leave the declared area or designated
access area—until the expiration of 7 days
after the expulsion or request or the end of
the specified period, whichever first occurs;
(c) if it is the third or a subsequent occasion on
which the person has been expelled from or
requested to leave the declared area or
designated access area—until the expiration
of the specified period.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(4) Nothing in sub-regulation (3) prevents a person
outside the race period in respect of a year—
(a) driving a vehicle, or being a passenger in a
vehicle being driven, on a public highway
through the declared area or a designated
access area;
(b) attending in the declared area or a designated
access area—
(i) a public entertainment;
(ii) a public sporting activity—
approved by the committee of management;
(c) patronising a business that is permanently
located in the declared area or a designated
access area.
23. Prescribed fee
The prescribed fee for the purposes of section 37
of the Act is $155 plus $10 for each day or part of
a day during which the vehicle is kept in a
convenient place by the Corporation.
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24. Powers of authorised persons
In addition to any other powers conferred by these
regulations or any other laws, an authorised
person may, during the race period in respect of a
year—
(a) prevent a person other than a permitted
entrant entering the declared area in respect
of that year or a designated access area;
(b) prevent a person from entering the declared
area in respect of that year or a designated
access area otherwise than through an
entrance established by the Corporation or as
otherwise permitted by the Corporation;
(c) request a person in the declared area in
respect of that year or a designated access
area to produce a ticket or other satisfactory
evidence of that person’s entitlement to be or
remain in the area;
(d) prevent a person from leaving the declared
area in respect of that year or a designated
access area otherwise than through an exit
established by the Corporation or as
otherwise permitted by the Corporation;
(e) expel from the declared area in respect of
that year or a designated access area a person
who has unlawfully entered, who is not
entitled to remain in, or who does not
produce satisfactory evidence of their
entitlement to be, or to remain, in the
declared area or designated access area;
(f) expel from the declared area in respect of
that year or a designated access area a person
who is found contravening these regulations;
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(g) refuse entry to the declared area in respect of
a year or a designated access area to a person
who is in possession of an item referred to in
regulation 13.
25. Attempts
A person who attempts to commit an offence
under these regulations is guilty of the offence of
attempting to commit that offence.
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ENDNOTES
1. General Information
The Australian Grands Prix (Formula One) Regulations 1996,
S.R. No. 151/1996 were made on 17 December 1996 by the Governor in
Council under sections 37 and 51 of the Australian Grands Prix Act 1994,
No. 68/1994 and came into operation on 17 December 1996.
The Australian Grands Prix (Formula One) Regulations 1996 will sunset
10 years after the day of making on 17 December 2006 (see section 5 of the
Subordinate Legislation Act 1994).
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2. Table of Amendments
There are no amendments made to the Australian Grands Prix (Formula One)
Regulations 1996 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.
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3. Explanatory Details
No entries at date of publication.
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