Parramatta Stadium Trust By-law 2000

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has approved the following By-law made by the Parramatta Stadium Trust under the Parramatta Stadium Trust Act 1988.

JOHN WATKINS, M.P.,Minister for Sport and Recreation

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of By-law

This By-law is the Parramatta Stadium Trust By-law 2000.

Note—

This By-law replaces the Parramatta Stadium Trust By-law 1995 which is repealed on 1 September 2000 under section 10 (2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989.

2 Commencement

This By-law commences on 1 September 2000.

3 Definitions

(1)  In this By-law:

reserved area means a grandstand in the Stadium, or a part of a grandstand in the Stadium, that is set aside for reserved seats in accordance with clause 4.

reserved seat means a seat that is situated within a reserved area.

Stadium means the stadium that is situated on the trust land.

the Act means the Parramatta Stadium Trust Act 1988.

ticket means a ticket issued by or with the authority of the Trust, being a ticket that authorises its holder:

(a)  to enter the Stadium or a reserved area within the Stadium, or

(b)  to occupy a reserved seat within the Stadium.

Trust means the Parramatta Stadium Trust.

(2)  The explanatory note, table of contents and notes in the text of this By-law do not form part of this By-law.

4 Reserved areas

The Trust may, either generally or for a particular event, set aside any grandstand in the Stadium, or any part of a grandstand in the Stadium, for reserved seats.

Part 2 Regulation of conduct on trust land

5 Entry

(1)  The Trust may impose such conditions as the Trust thinks fit, by means of notices conspicuously displayed on or about the trust land or the giving of directions, on the admission of persons or vehicles to the trust land.

(2)  A person must comply with any condition to which the person’s entrance was subject.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

(3)  The Trust may refuse to admit a vehicle to the trust land.

(4)  A person must not cause a vehicle to enter the trust land if admission is refused by the Trust.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

6 Tickets

(1)  A person who is not in lawful possession of an appropriate ticket must not:

(a)  enter or remain in the Stadium or any reserved area, or

(b)  occupy a reserved seat.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

(2)  The Trust may direct any person:

(a)  who is within the Stadium or any reserved area, or

(b)  who is occupying a reserved seat,

to produce an appropriate ticket for inspection by the Trust.

(3)  The Trust may direct a person who is in unlawful possession of a ticket to surrender the ticket to the Trust.

(4)  A person must comply with a direction under this clause.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

7 Driving and parking

(1)  The Trust may, by means of notices or barriers, regulate the driving and parking of vehicles on the trust land.

(2)  A person must not cause a vehicle to be driven or parked on the trust land in wilful contravention of any such sign or in wilful disregard of any such barrier.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

(3)  The Trust:

(a)  may from time to time fix a scale of charges for the parking of vehicles on the trust land, and

(b)  may demand and receive such charges from any person parking a vehicle on the trust land.

(4)  The Trust may direct a person to remove from the trust land any unlawfully parked vehicle that is under the person’s control.

(5)  A person must comply with a direction under this clause.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

(6)  For the purposes of this clause, park includes stand and wait.

8 Liquor

A person must not bring liquor onto the trust land except for the purpose of supply to premises that are the subject of:

(a)  a licence under the Liquor Act 1982, or

(b)  a certificate of registration under the Registered Clubs Act 1976.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

9 Entry onto playing fields

A person must not enter or remain on a playing field within the trust land unless the person is:

(a)  a participant in any football match, game, sport or event that is held with the permission of the Trust, or

(b)  a person engaged in the control or management of any football match, game, sport or event held with the permission of the Trust.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

10 Damage to trust land and structures and vegetation on trust land

A person must not, within the trust land:

(a)  damage any lawn, green or playing field, except in the course of, and as a normal incident of, a sporting event or training for a sporting event, or

(b)  remove, uproot, or cause damage to, or remove any part from, a tree, shrub, fern, creeper, vine, palm, plant or other vegetation, or

(c)  remove any timber, log or stump, standing or fallen, or

(d)  deface a rock or dig up any soil, sand, stone or similar substance, or

(e)  write on, paint on or damage, deface or interfere with:

(i)  any road, path, fence, barrier, gate, fence-post, wall, building, structure, seat, furniture, play equipment, fountain, statue, ornament or monument or any sign, notice, descriptive plate, label or other fixture or fitting erected, displayed or placed by the Trust, or

(ii)  any machinery or equipment, or

(f)  light any fire, or

(g)  climb in any tree or on any building, or climb or jump over any fence, seat, table, enclosure or other structure, or

(h)  destroy, capture, injure or annoy any animal living within the trust land, or

(i)  destroy or interfere with the habitat of any animal.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

11 Animals

A person must not, within the trust land:

(a)  allow any stock to depasture, or

(b)  allow any animal in the person’s custody or under the person’s control to enter or remain (unless the animal is to be or is being exhibited in an authorised show or display), or

(c)  ride any animal or act contrary to any sign erected by the Trust that regulates the movement or confinement of animals.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

12 Camping and erection of structures

(1)  A person must not, within the trust land:

(a)  camp or reside, or

(b)  erect or occupy or cause to be erected or occupied any building, tent, screen, awning, enclosure or other structure or thing.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

(2)  A person who has erected or occupied or caused to be erected or occupied any building, tent, screen, awning, enclosure or other structure or thing contrary to this clause must, when required by the Trust, immediately remove that building, tent, screen, awning, enclosure or other structure or thing.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

(3)  If a person fails to comply with any such requirement, the Trust:

(a)  may remove, or cause to be removed, the building, tent, screen, awning, enclosure or other structure or thing to the care of the person to whom the direction was given, or

(b)  may impound the building, tent, screen, awning, enclosure or other structure or thing.

(4)  Property that is impounded under this clause is taken to be impounded under the Impounding Act 1993, and is to be dealt with accordingly.

13 Hazardous or annoying behaviour

A person must not, within the trust land:

(a)  throw or project any stone or other missile except at a side show or ring display authorised by the Trust or in the course of, and as a normal incident of, a sporting event or training for a sporting event, or

(b)  do or say anything calculated to hinder or interfere with the proper progress of any match, game, sport or event or the packing up or removal of equipment after an event, or

(c)  enter or mount any stage or performing area with the intention of hindering or interfering with a performance or the preparations for a performance.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

14 Other conduct prohibited

A person must not, within the trust land:

(a)  collect or attempt to collect any money, or

(b)  sell or hire or attempt to sell or hire, expose for sale or hire or solicit for sale or hire any papers, printed matter, food, article, thing or service to any person, or

(c)  conduct, or cause or assist the operation of, any amusement, entertainment, instruction or performance, for money or any other kind of consideration, or so as to compete with or hinder the commercial operations of any person or body holding a lease or licence from the Trust, or

(d)  organise, attend or participate in, or cause to be organised, any public meeting, function, demonstration or gathering, or

(e)  erect any hoarding or notice, or display or distribute any commercial or political advertising matter, sign, bill, poster or other printed matter, or

(f)  have or use television, cinematographic, photographic, broadcasting or recording equipment for commercial purposes, or

(g)  ride any cycle on any grassed portion, or

(h)  ride any skateboard, or

(i)  operate a motorised model aircraft, boat, car or similar thing, or

(j)  operate a radio, cassette, record player or any other instrument using amplified sound at a volume likely to cause a nuisance or annoyance to any person, or

(k)  bathe, wade, wash or swim in any lake, pond, stream or ornamental water, or

(l)  play or practise golf, or

(m)  discharge fireworks (including lighting any flare).

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

Part 3 General

15 Directions relating to booths and bars

(1)  The Trust may give directions for the conduct of any booth, bar, stall or stand situated within the trust land.

(2)  A person conducting any such booth, bar, stall or stand must comply with a direction under this clause.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

16 Exclusion of public

(1)  The Trust may, by means of notices or barriers, exclude the public from any part of the trust land.

(2)  A person must not enter any part of the trust land from which the public has been so excluded.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

17 Removal of public

(1)  The Trust may direct a person to leave the trust land or a reserved area:

(a)  if the person is unlawfully within the trust land or reserved area, or

(b)  if the person is contravening any provision of this By-law, or

(c)  if the person is causing annoyance or inconvenience to members of the public who are lawfully and peaceably within the trust land or the reserved area.

(2)  A person must comply with a direction under this clause.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

(3)  The Trust may remove from the trust land or from a reserved area any person who fails to comply with a direction under this clause.

18 Exercise of Trust’s powers

The Trust may authorise any trustee, any member of staff of the Trust, any police officer or any other person to exercise a power conferred on the Trust by this By-law, and the power may be exercised accordingly.

19 Hindering and obstructing

A person must not hinder or obstruct:

(a)  any person in the exercise of a power conferred on the person by or under this By-law, or

(b)  any contractor to the Trust in the performance of the contractor’s work.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

20 Certain acts and omissions not to be offences

(1)  A person does not commit an offence under this By-law if the act or omission giving rise to the offence was done or omitted:

(a)  by a trustee or a member of staff of the Trust in the exercise of his or her employment as such, or

(b)  in accordance with the conditions (whether express or implied) of a lease or licence granted by the Trust, or

(c)  under the direction or with the consent of the Trust.

(2)  The consent of the Trust referred to in this clause may be given generally or in a particular case.

21 Savings provision

Any act, matter or thing that, immediately before the repeal of the Parramatta Stadium Trust By-law 1995, had effect under that By-law continues to have effect under this By-law.