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South Australia
Summary Offences (Schoolies Events) Amendment
Bill 2007
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the Summary Offences Act 1953.
Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short
title
2 Amendment provisions
Part 2—Amendment of Summary Offences
Act 1953
3 Insertion of section
19
19 Declared events celebrating the end of
school
The Parliament of South Australia enacts as
follows:
This Act may be cited as the Summary Offences (Schoolies Events)
Amendment Act 2007.
In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a
specified Act amends the Act so specified.
Part 2—Amendment
of Summary Offences
Act 1953
After section 18A insert:
19—Declared events celebrating the end of
school
(1) The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, declare an event that is
to be held to celebrate the end of school to be an event to which this section
applies.
(2) A notice under subsection (1) must specify the date on which, and
times during which, the event will be held.
(3) A person must not hold an event to which this section applies in an
area that is not an enclosed area.
Maximum penalty: $10 000.
(4) Subject to subsection (5), a person must not be allowed
admittance to an event to which this section applies unless the person produces
evidence of identity that—
(a) includes a photograph of the person; and
(b) indicates that the person has been enrolled at a school during the
year in which the event is held.
Maximum penalty: $5 000.
(5) Subsection (4) does not apply to a person who—
(a) is employed or engaged to provide services or facilities or to
undertake duties at the event; or
(b) is required, in the course of his or her employment or engagement, to
provide services or facilities or to undertake duties at the event,
(whether the person is paid or is acting as a volunteer).
(6) An area is enclosed for the purposes of this section if
entry to the area can only be gained through doors, gates or other access points
at which admittance to the area can be controlled.