Major Events Amendment (ASEAN-Australia Special Summit) Regulation 2018 (NSW)

New South Wales

Major Events Amendment (ASEAN–Australia

Special Summit) Regulation 2018

under the

Major Events Act 2009

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following

Regulation under the Major Events Act 2009.

GLADYS BEREJIKLIAN, MP

Premier

Explanatory note

The object of this Regulation is to declare the ASEAN–Australia Special Summit to be held in Sydney on
16–18 March 2018 to be a major event for the purposes of the Major Events Act 2009.
The ASEAN–Australia Special Summit comprises a series of meetings between representatives of the
members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Australia and also includes a business summit,
a counter-terrorism conference and associated meetings and events.

The Regulation provides for the following:

(a)	the period of the major event is 15–19 March 2018,
(b)	the Commissioner of Police is the responsible authority for the event,
(c)	the specific provisions of the Major Events Act 2009 that apply in relation to the event, including provisions relating to the management of roads and traffic, airspace control and safety and crowd management within the area in which the event is taking place.

This Regulation is made under the Major Events Act 2009, including sections 4 (2) (definition of major
event venue or facility), 5, 6, 13 and 72 (the general regulation-making power).
Major Events Amendment (ASEAN–Australia Special Summit)

Regulation 2018

under the

Major Events Act 2009

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Major Events Amendment (ASEAN–Australia Special Summit)
Regulation 2018.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.

Schedule 1 Amendment of Major Events Regulation 2017

Part 3

Insert after Part 2:

Part 3 ASEAN–Australia Special Summit

9      Part applies only in relation to ASEAN–Australia Special Summit

The provisions of this Part relate only to the ASEAN–Australia Special
Summit and not to any other major event.

10      Definitions

In this Part:

ASEAN–Australia Special Summit means the event specified in clause 11 (2). ASEAN–Australia Special Summit area means the land shown as the

ASEAN Events Precincts on the ASEAN–Australia Special Summit 2018 Map approved by the Minister on the commencement of this Part and held in the office of the Commissioner of Police.

Note. The ASEAN–Australia Special Summit 2018 Map is published on the NSW

legislation website in connection with this Regulation.

major event period—see clause 11 (3).

11      Declaration of ASEAN–Australia Special Summit as major event

(1)	The ASEAN–Australia Special Summit is declared to be a major event.
(2)	For the purposes of section 5 (4) (a) of the Act, the ASEAN–Australia Special Summit comprises a series of meetings between representatives of the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Australia (including a business summit, a counter-terrorism conference and associated meetings and events) taking place on 16–18 March 2018 in the ASEAN– Australia Special Summit area.
(3)	For the purposes of section 5 (4) (b) of the Act, the declaration of the ASEAN– Australia Special Summit as a major event is in force from 15 March 2018 until 19 March 2018 (the major event period).

Note. The major event period includes lead-in and lead-out time to enable construction
and removal of facilities.

12      ASEAN–Australia Special Summit area is major event venue or facility

For the purposes of section 4 (2) (c) of the Act, the ASEAN–Australia Special
Summit area is prescribed as a major event venue or facility.

13      Responsible authority

For the purposes of section 6 of the Act, the Commissioner of Police is designated as the responsible authority.

14      Application of provisions of Part 4 of Act

For the purposes of section 5 (4) (c) of the Act, the following provisions of Part 4 of the Act apply in relation to the ASEAN–Australia Special Summit for the whole of the major event period:

(a)	sections 21, 22, 28–32 and 34–36 (relating to management of roads and traffic),
(b)	section 38 (Control of airspace),
(c)	Division 5 (Safety and crowd management at major events) other than section 47,
(d)	section 61 (No liability in nuisance),
(e)	section 62 (Compensation not payable in respect of major event-related matters).