Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) If a sports event organiser gives the Minister a ticket scheme proposal for a sports ticketing event, the Minister must—
(a) approve the ticket scheme for the sports ticketing event set out in the ticket scheme proposal, with or without modifications; or
(b) refuse to approve the ticket scheme for the sports ticketing event set out in the ticket scheme proposal.
(2) The Minister must—
(a) notify the sports event organiser of his or her decision under subsection (1); and
(b) in the case of a refusal, include the reasons for the refusal in that notification.
(3) The Minister must make a decision under subsection (1) and give notification under subsection (2)—
(a) within 28 days after receiving the ticket scheme proposal; or
(b) if the Minister required the sports event organiser to provide further details of the ticket scheme proposal under section 155, within 28 days after receiving those further details.
(4) The Minister may refuse to approve the ticket scheme set out in a ticket scheme proposal if—
(a) the ticket scheme proposal does not comply with the ticketing guidelines; or
(b) the sports event organiser fails to comply with a requirement to provide further details of the ticket scheme proposal; or
(c) the Minister considers it appropriate to do so for any other reason.
(5) If the Minister refuses to approve a ticket scheme set out in a ticket scheme proposal the sports event organiser, with the Minister's written approval, may give the Minister a replacement ticket scheme proposal and this Division applies to the replacement ticket scheme proposal.
(6) An approved ticket scheme for a sports ticketing event applies to the holding of the event regardless of whether the sports event organiser changes.
Note
The sports event organiser may apply for review of a decision to refuse to approve the ticket scheme set out in a ticket scheme proposal: see section 168.