Schedule 2 Amendment of Sporting Venues (Pitch Invasions) Act 2003 No 44

[1]   Long title

Insert “and racecourses” after “playing fields”.

[2]   Section 1 Name of Act

Omit “Pitch”.

[3]   Section 3 Interpretation

Insert in alphabetical order in section 3 (1):

  

controlling body for a race meeting or trial meeting means:

(a)  in the case of a race meeting or trial meeting for horse racing, Racing New South Wales constituted under the Thoroughbred Racing Act 1996, or

(b)  in the case of a race meeting or trial meeting for harness racing, Harness Racing New South Wales constituted under the Harness Racing Act 2009, or

(c)  in the case of a race meeting or trial meeting for greyhound racing, Greyhound Racing New South Wales constituted under the Greyhound Racing Act 2009.

race meeting has the same meaning as in the Racing Administration Act 1998.

racecourse means a racecourse licensed under the Racing Administration Act 1998.

sporting venue means a designated sporting venue or a racecourse.

trial meeting has the same meaning as in the Racing Administration Act 1998.

[4]   Section 3 (1), definition of “designated sporting venue”

Omit “sporting” where firstly occurring.

[5]   Section 3 (1), definition of “designated sporting venue”

Omit “sporting venue” from paragraph (c) of the definition.

Insert instead “venue for sporting activities”.

[6]   Section 3 (1), definition of “venue director”

Omit the definition. Insert instead:

  

venue director means:

(a)  in the case of a designated sporting venue, the occupier of the venue and includes, in respect of a match at the venue, any person authorised by the occupier of the venue to be the venue director in respect of the match, or

(b)  in the case of a racecourse, the controlling body for the race meeting or trial meeting taking place at the racecourse.

[7]   Part 2, heading

Omit the heading. Insert instead:

Part 2  Invasions at sporting venues

[8]   Section 4A

Insert after section 4:

  

4A   Racecourse invasions prohibited

(1)  A person must not enter or remain in or on a restricted area of a racecourse during a race meeting or trial meeting unless the person:

(a)  is a rider or harness racing driver participating in the race meeting or trial meeting, or

(b)  is authorised to do so by the controlling body for the race meeting or trial meeting or an authorised officer, or

(c)  is engaged in the control or management of the race meeting or trial meeting, or

(d)  is an authorised officer.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

(2)  In this section, restricted area of a racecourse means:

(a)  any racetrack, course proper or other racing surface, parade ring, race day tie-up stall, kennel or swabbing area, including any pathways connecting any of those places, or

(b)  any other area of a racecourse that is prescribed by the regulations as a restricted area for the purposes of this section.

[9]   Section 5 12-month ban for invasion of sporting venue

Omit “designated sporting venue for a contravention of section 4”.

Insert instead “sporting venue for a contravention of section 4 or 4A”.

[10]   Section 6 Life ban for further invasion or entry of sporting venue when banned

Omit “designated” from section 6 (1).

[11]   Section 6 (1) (a)

Insert “or 4A” after “section 4”.

[12]   Section 13 Penalty notice amounts

Insert “or 4A” after “section 4” in section 13 (a).