Victorian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

SPORTS EVENT TICKETING (FAIR ACCESS) ACT 2002

No. 47 of 2002
Version incorporating amendments as at 22 February 2008

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Section Page

   PART 1-PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purpose
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Meaning of sports event
   5.      Act binds the Crown
   6.      Extra-territorial operation of Act

   PART 2-DECLARATION OF AN EVENT

   7.      Notice of intention to declare an event
   8.      Declaration of an event
   9.      Minister may revoke a declaration of an event

   PART 3-APPROVAL OF TICKET SCHEME

   10.     Requirement to lodge a ticket scheme proposal
   11.     Decision whether to approve a ticket scheme
   12.     Ticket scheme proposal for an event that has not been declared
   13.     Replacement proposal if declaration applies to the event generally
   14.     Authorisations to sell or distribute tickets
   15.     Variation of approved ticket scheme
   16.     Cancellation of approval of ticket scheme

   PART 4-GUIDELINES

   17.     Guidelines

   PART 5-OFFENCES

   18.     Holding the event before there is an approved ticket scheme
   19.     Failing to comply with an approved ticket scheme
   20.     Selling event tickets contrary to the ticket conditions
   21.     Offences are indictable
   22.     Charges may only be filed by the Department Head
   23.     Offences by bodies corporate
   24.     Imputing a state of mind to bodies corporate
   25.     Offences by unincorporated associations

   PART 6-AUTHORISED OFFICERS AND ENFORCEMENT

   26.     Appointment of authorised officers
   27.     Identity cards
   28.     Entry or search of premises with consent or with a warrant
   29.     Announcement before entry
   30.     Court order to answer questions or produce information or documents
   31.     Seizure etc. of documents under the order
   32.     Copies of seized documents
   33.     Return of seized documents or things
   34.     Protection against self-incrimination
   35.     Offence of giving false or misleading information
   36.     Offence to hinder, obstruct or impersonate authorised officer
   37.     Entry to be reported to Department Head
   38.     Complaints about exercise of powers
   39.     Service of documents
   40.     Confidentiality
   41.     Requirement to publish or produce information

   PART 7-OTHER MATTERS

   42.     VCAT review of certain decisions
   43.     Delegation by Department Head
   44.     Regulations

   PART 8-Repealed

   45.     Repealed
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details