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Western Australia Major Events Act 2023 Western Australia Major Events Act 2023 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Short title 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Objects 1 4. Terms used 1 5. Act binds Crown 1 Part 2 — Establishing a major event Division 1 — Power to make regulations establishing major event 6. Prescription of major event and other key matters 1 7. Specification of major event organiser 1 8. Specification of major event area 1 9. Specification of major event period 1 10. Specification of responsible authority 1 11. Specification of controlled area and control period 1 Division 2 — Criteria for establishing major event 12. Criteria for recommending event be prescribed as major event 1 13. Minister must consult before recommending section 6 regulations 1 Division 3 — Suspension or modification of other legislation 14. Power to suspend or modify legislation in Schedule 1 1 15. Criteria for suspending or modifying legislation 1 Part 3 — Temporary works for major events 16. Provisions apply only if section 6 regulations specify that they apply 1 17. Minister may authorise temporary works for purposes of major event 1 18. Conditions and duration of temporary works approval 1 19. Authority conferred by temporary works approval 1 20. Development approval not required 1 21. Power to move unattended vehicles or vessels 1 22. Land must be restored to pre‑works condition 1 Part 4 — Management of roads, waters and traffic 23. Provisions apply only if section 6 regulations specify that they apply 1 24. Traffic and transport management plan must be prepared 1 25. Consultation regarding proposed traffic and transport management plan 1 26. Road closures for major event 1 27. Effect of road closure on traffic laws 1 28. Closures of waters for major event 1 29. Establishment of major event lanes 1 30. Transport CEO must give notice of major event lanes 1 31. Major event lane permits 1 32. Unauthorised use of major event lane 1 33. Authorised officers may stop vehicles in major event lane 1 34. Authorised officers may inspect and verify permits 1 35. Leaving vehicles or vessels in major event area 1 36. Authorised officers may move vehicles or vessels 1 Part 5 — Safety and crowd management Division 1 — Application of Part 37. Provisions apply only if section 6 regulations specify that they apply 1 Division 2 — Entry to and movement in major event area 38. Designated entries and exits must be used 1 39. Entry fee must be paid 1 40. Occupant's pass 1 41. Entry to playing field or competition or performance area 1 42. Entry to restricted area 1 43. Bringing vehicles into major event area 1 Division 3 — Conduct in and over major event area 44. Possession of prohibited items 1 45. Endangering others or disrupting a major event 1 46. Obstructing performers or participants 1 47. Possession and consumption of liquor 1 48. Control of airspace 1 49. Other prohibited conduct 1 Division 4 — Enforcement powers 50. Searches and inspection on entry 1 51. Power to request surrender of prohibited items and liquor 1 52. Power to request ticket or other evidence be produced 1 53. Power to refuse unauthorised entry 1 54. Searches and inspection inside major event area 1 55. General power relating to conduct of persons 1 56. Power to request personal details 1 57. Direction to leave major event area 1 58. Entry bans 1 59. Taking of photographs 1 Part 6 — Restrictions on commercial activities 60. Provisions apply only if section 6 regulations specify that they apply 1 61. Sale or distribution of things on road and in public places 1 62. Ambush marketing 1 63. Advertising on buildings or structures 1 64. Advertising on vehicles 1 65. Advertising on vessels 1 66. Aerial advertising 1 67. Broadcasting or recording major event 1 Part 7 — Use of official logos or titles 68. Declaration of official logo or official title 1 69. Major event organiser may authorise use of official logo or title 1 70. Unauthorised use of official logo or official title 1 71. Other remedies not affected 1 Part 8 — Authorised officers Division 1 — Application of Part 72. Provisions apply if responsible authority specified for major event 1 Division 2 — Appointment of authorised officers 73. Appointment of authorised officers 1 74. Eligibility for appointment as authorised officer 1 75. Restrictions on functions 1 76. Identity cards 1 Division 3 — Offences 77. Impersonating authorised officer 1 78. Obstruction of authorised officer 1 Part 9 — Ancillary provisions relating to powers of authorised officers Division 1 — Moving vehicles or vessels 79. Application of Division 1 80. Police must be notified if vehicle or vessel is moved 1 81. Movement of vehicle or vessel 1 82. Major event organiser must give notice to collect 1 83. Disclosure of information 1 84. Major event organiser may charge moving fee 1 85. Storage of moved vehicles or vessels 1 86. Release of vehicle or vessel from storage 1 87. Disposal of uncollected vehicles or vessels 1 Division 2 — Seized things 88. Application of Division 1 89. Terms used 1 90. Receipt for seized things 1 91. Seized things must be given to department or returned 1 92. Application of Criminal and Found Property Disposal Act 2006 1 93. Compensation for seizure 1 Division 3 — Surrendered things 94. Application of Division 1 95. Terms used 1 96. Storage and collection of surrendered things 1 97. Firearms, explosives and other weapons 1 Part 10 — Miscellaneous 98. Police officer may exercise powers of authorised officers 1 99. Police powers to seize and examine things 1 100. Court may order forfeiture, destruction and disposal of things 1 101. Directions to major event organiser 1 102. Major event organiser may be required to erect signs 1 103. No liability in nuisance 1 104. Protection from tortious liability 1 105. Powers and duties of responsible authority 1 106. Delegation by chief executive officers and employing authorities 1 107. Regulations 1 108. Review of Act 1 Part 11 — Transitional provision 109. Consultation undertaken before commencement day 1 Part 12 — Amendments to other Acts 110. Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1911 amended 1 175A. Chief Health Officer may act in relation to major event 1 111. Major Events (Aerial Advertising) Act 2009 amended 1 112. Public Order in Streets Act 1984 amended 1 113. Unclaimed Money Act 1990 amended 1 Schedule 1 — Legislation that may be suspended or modified in relation to a major event Notes Compilation table 1 Uncommenced provisions table 1 Defined terms Western Australia Major Events Act 2023 An Act — * to facilitate and regulate the holding and conduct of major events in Western Australia; and * to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts; and * for related purposes. Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Short title This is the Major Events Act 2023. 2. Commencement This Act comes into operation as follows — (a) Part 1 — on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; (b) the rest of the Act — on the day after that day. 3. Objects The objects of this Act are as follows — (a) to attract, support and retain major events in the State; (b) to deliver economic and social benefits to the State by making the State a more attractive and competitive destination for major events; (c) to facilitate the safe and orderly running of major events; (d) to promote the enjoyment of participants and spectators of major events; (e) to protect, in an appropriate manner, the commercial interests of major event organisers who hold major events in the State. 4. Terms used In this Act — aerial advertising has the meaning given in the Major Events (Aerial Advertising) Act 2009 section 3; affiliate, of a major event, means a person, service or thing that — (a) is a sponsor of or is otherwise commercially affiliated with the major event; or (b) has been approved by the major event organiser; authorised officer means a person appointed as an authorised officer under section 73(1); Commissioner of Police means the person holding or acting in the office of Commissioner of Police under the Police Act 1892 section 5; controlled area, in relation to a major event, means an area specified in section 6 regulations as a controlled area for the major event; controlled weapon has the meaning given in the Weapons Act 1999 section 3; control period, in relation to a major event, means a period specified in section 6 regulations as a control period for the major event; department means the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of this Act or the provision of this Act in which the term is used; direction to leave has the meaning given in section 57(1); drive, in relation to a vehicle, has the meaning given in the Road Traffic (Administration) Act 2008 section 4; edged weapon has the meaning given in the Weapons Act 1999 section 3A; emergency vehicle means a vehicle — (a) when conveying a police officer on official duty or when that vehicle is stationary at any place connected with the official duty; or (b) of a fire brigade on official duty in consequence of a fire or an alarm of fire or of an emergency or rescue operation where human life is reasonably considered to be in danger; or (c) being an ambulance, answering an urgent call or conveying any injured or sick person to any place for the provision of urgent treatment; or (d) being used to obtain or convey blood or other supplies, drugs or equipment for a person urgently requiring treatment and authorised to carry a siren or bell for use as a warning instrument; or (e) authorised as an emergency vehicle for the purposes of this Act by the Transport CEO; emergency vessel means a vessel — (a) when conveying a police officer on official duty or when that vessel is stationary at any place connected with the official duty; or (b) being used for the provision of emergency services; or (c) authorised as an emergency vessel for the purposes of this Act by the Maritime CEO; employing authority, in relation to a State agency or public service officer, has the meaning given in the Public Sector Management Act 1994 section 5; entry ban has the meaning given in section 58(1); explosive means a substance or article that is controlled as an explosive under the Dangerous Goods Safety Act 2004; firearm has the meaning given in the Firearms Act 1973 section 4; inspect, in relation to a thing, includes the following — (a) handle, open and examine the thing or any of its contents; (b) give the thing, or any of its contents, a security scan; liquor has the meaning given in the Liquor Control Act 1988 section 3(1); local government CEO, in relation to a local government or local government employee, means the chief executive officer of the local government; local government employee means an employee as defined in the Local Government Act 1995 section 1.4; logo includes a symbol or other design; major event — (a) means an event prescribed as a major event in section 6 regulations; and (b) includes any other event or activity directly associated with the event prescribed as a major event; major event area, in relation to a major event, means an area specified in section 6 regulations as a major event area for the major event; major event lane means a marked lane, or the part of a marked lane, of a road — (a) beginning at a "major event lane" sign prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of section 29(2)(a); and (b) ending at an "end major event lane" sign prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of section 29(2)(b); major event lane notice has the meaning given in section 30(1); major event lane permit has the meaning given in section 31(1); major event organiser, in relation to a major event, means a person specified in section 6 regulations as the major event organiser for the major event; major event period, in relation to a major event, means the period specified in section 6 regulations as the major event period for the major event; Maritime CEO means the chief executive officer of the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the Western Australian Marine Act 1982; moving fee has the meaning given in section 84(1); notice to collect has the meaning given in section 82(1); occupant's pass has the meaning given in section 40(1); occupier, in relation to land, means a person who, in exercise of a right of possession, is in actual occupation of the land; official logo, in relation to a major event, means an official logo for the major event declared by a regulation under section 68(1)(a); official title, in relation to a major event, means an official title for the major event declared by a regulation under section 68(1)(b); owner — (a) in relation to a vehicle, has the meaning given in the Road Traffic (Administration) Act 2008 section 5; and (b) in relation to a vessel, has the meaning given in the Western Australian Marine Act 1982 section 3(1); personal details, in relation to a person, means — (a) the person's full name; and (b) the address where the person usually resides; place includes land, premises, a vehicle, vessel, aircraft or train, or a part of land, premises, a vehicle, vessel, aircraft or train; prohibited item means a thing that a person is prohibited under section 44(1) from having in the person's possession in a major event area; prohibited weapon has the meaning given in the Weapons Act 1999 section 3; public place means a place to which the public, or any section of the public, has or is permitted to have access, whether on payment or otherwise; reasonably suspects has the meaning given in the Criminal Investigation Act 2006 section 4; responsible authority, in relation to a major event, means a person, State agency or local government specified in section 6 regulations as a responsible authority for the major event; road has the meaning given in the Road Traffic (Administration) Act 2008 section 4; road closure means a road closure effected under section 26(1); section 6 regulations, in relation to a major event, means regulations relating to the major event that are made for the purposes of section 6; section 14 regulations, in relation to a major event, means regulations relating to the major event that are made for the purposes of section 14; security scan means a scan with an electronic or mechanical device, whether hand‑held or not, to detect any thing; sell, in relation to liquor, has the meaning given in the Liquor Control Act 1988 section 3(1); State agency means — (a) an agency as defined in the Public Sector Management Act 1994 section 3(1); or (b) a non‑SES organisation as defined in the Public Sector Management Act 1994 section 3(1); State land means land of the Crown in right of Western Australia, whether or not designated for any public purpose, other than the following — (a) land that the Crown has lawfully agreed to alienate; (b) land occupied by the Crown under a lease or licence; (c) land occupied under a lease or licence lawfully granted by the Crown; (d) a WA event venue; temporary works include — (a) the erection or construction of any temporary building or structure; and (b) the temporary alteration of any building or structure; temporary works approval means an approval granted by the Minister under section 17(1); traffic and transport management plan means the plan referred to in section 24(1); Transport CEO means the chief executive officer of the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the Road Traffic (Administration) Act 2008; vehicle has the meaning given in the Road Traffic (Administration) Act 2008 section 4; vessel has the meaning given in the Western Australian Marine Act 1982 section 3(1); WA event venue means — (a) the Centre as defined in the Western Australian Sports Centre Trust Act 1986 section 3; or (b) a Trust venue as defined in the Arts and Culture Trust Act 2021 section 3; WA event venue controller means — (a) in relation to the Centre as defined in the Western Australian Sports Centre Trust Act 1986 section 3, the Western Australian Sports Centre Trust; or (b) in relation to a Trust venue as defined in the Arts and Culture Trust Act 2021 section 3, the Arts and Culture Trust; weapon has the meaning given in the Weapons Act 1999 section 3. [Section 4 amended: No. 33 of 2024 s. 32.] 5. Act binds Crown This Act binds the Crown in right of Western Australia and, so far as the legislative power of the Parliament permits, the Crown in all its other capacities. Part 2 — Establishing a major event Division 1 — Power to make regulations establishing major event 6. Prescription of major event and other key matters (1) The regulations may prescribe any event of a sporting, cultural or other nature as a major event. (2) The regulations must specify the following in relation to the major event — (a) the major event organiser; (b) a major event area; (c) the major event period; (d) the provisions of Parts 3 and 4 (if any) that apply to the major event; (e) the provisions of Parts 5 and 6 (if any) that apply to the major event, and the area to which and period during which, those provisions apply. (3) The regulations may specify a responsible authority for the major event. (4) The regulations may specify the following in relation to the major event — (a) a controlled area for the major event; (b) the control period; (c) the provisions of Part 6 (if any) that apply to a controlled area and the period during which those provisions apply. (5) Regulations referred to in subsection (2)(e) may specify — (a) that a provision of Part 5 or 6 applies to a major event area or any part of a major event area; and (b) that a provision of Part 5 or 6 applies during the major event period or any part of the major event period. (6) Regulations referred to in subsection (4)(c) may specify — (a) that a provision of Part 6 applies to a controlled area or any part of a controlled area; and (b) that a provision of Part 6 applies during the control period or any part of the control period. 7. Specification of major event organiser Section 6 regulations may specify 1 or more persons as the major event organiser. 8. Specification of major event area (1) Section 6 regulations may specify 1 or more areas in which a major event is to take place as a major event area. (2) An area specified as a major event area may also include the following — (a) a place to be associated with the major event, including — (i) a public place where the event is shown on a screen for public viewing; and (ii) a place set aside for the media to cover the event; (b) infrastructure to be used for the major event, including any road to be used for the event; (c) a place near a place or infrastructure mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b). (3) A major event area may be specified by a land description or by reference to a map held by the chief executive officer of the department, or both. (4) If a major event area is specified by reference to a map held by the chief executive officer of the department, section 6 regulations must include for information purposes a map depicting the major event area. 9. Specification of major event period (1) Section 6 regulations may specify all or any part of the period in which a major event is to take place as the major event period. (2) The period specified as the major event period may also include the following — (a) a reasonable period before the major event takes place in order to prepare for the major event; (b) a reasonable period after the major event takes place in order to restore a major event area or any other land to the condition it was in before the major event took place or any works done in connection with the major event were carried out. 10. Specification of responsible authority Section 6 regulations may specify 1 or more of the following as a responsible authority for the major event — (a) the major event organiser; (b) a State agency; (c) a local government. 11. Specification of controlled area and control period (1) Section 6 regulations may specify — (a) 1 or more areas that are near a major event area as a controlled area; and (b) the major event period, or a shorter period, as a control period. (2) A controlled area may be specified by reference to a land description or by reference to a map held by the chief executive officer of the department, or both. (3) If a controlled area is specified by reference to a map held by the chief executive officer of the department, section 6 regulations must include for information purposes a map depicting the controlled area. Division 2 — Criteria for establishing major event 12. Criteria for recommending event be prescribed as major event (1) The Minister may recommend the making of regulations that prescribe an event as a major event for the purposes of section 6(1) only if the Minister confirms in writing that the Minister is of the opinion that — (a) the event to be prescribed is a large event of State, national or international significance; and (b) it is in the public interest for the event to be prescribed as a major event. (2) Without limiting the matters that the Minister may have regard to in deciding whether to recommend that an event be prescribed as a major event, the Minister may have regard to the following — (a) the size of the event; (b) the prestige or reputation of the event; (c) the number of people that are likely to attend the event; (d) the likely extent of media coverage of the event; (e) the likely social and economic benefits that hosting the event will confer on the State; (f) whether the event is sponsored or otherwise supported by the State; (g) the likely contribution that the event will make to the State's national or international reputation as a host of major events. 13. Minister must consult before recommending section 6 regulations (1) Before recommending the making of any section 6 regulations, the Minister must consult about the proposed regulations with the following — (a) the Minister administering the Criminal Investigation Act 2006; (b) the Minister administering the Heritage Act 2018; (c) the Minister administering the Planning and Development Act 2005; (d) the Minister administering the Public Health Act 2016; (e) the Minister administering the Road Traffic (Administration) Act 2008; (f) if any navigable waters are within or proposed to be within a major event area — the Minister administering the Western Australian Marine Act 1982; (g) if a major event area includes or is proposed to include any part of a region as defined in the Regional Development Commissions Act 1993 section 3(1) — the Minister administering that Act; (h) each local government that has located within its district all or part of a major event area or proposed major event area; (i) if a major event area includes or is proposed to include a WA event venue — the WA event venue controller; (j) if a State agency is or is proposed to be a responsible authority for the major event — the Minister who is responsible for the State agency or to whom the administration of the Act under which the State agency is constituted or continued is committed; (k) if a local government is or is proposed to be a responsible authority for the major event — the local government. (2) The Minister may also consult with any other person about the proposal. (3) This section extends to regulations that amend section 6 regulations. (4) However, this section does not apply to regulations that amend section 6 regulations if the Minister confirms in writing that in the Minister's opinion — (a) the amendment is a minor amendment; or (b) the amendment is required as a matter of urgency. (5) This section does not apply to regulations that revoke the prescription of an event as a major event. Division 3 — Suspension or modification of other legislation 14. Power to suspend or modify legislation in Schedule 1 (1) The regulations may suspend or modify the operation of an Act referred to in Schedule 1, or any subsidiary legislation under an Act referred to in that Schedule, in respect of the following — (a) a use of land in a major event area for the purposes of a major event; (b) any development or activities carried out in a major event area for the purposes of a major event (including any works or activities authorised by a temporary works approval); (c) a major event area, or any part of a major event area, during the major event period or any part of the major event period. (2) A power to suspend the operation of an Act or subsidiary legislation is a power to specify that the Act or subsidiary legislation, or any provision of the Act or subsidiary legislation, does not apply in respect of a matter or thing referred to in subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c). (3) A power to modify the operation of an Act or subsidiary legislation is a power to specify that the Act or subsidiary legislation, or any provision of the Act or subsidiary legislation, applies in respect of a matter or thing referred to in subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c) with the modifications specified in the regulations. (4) If Schedule 1 specifies particular provisions of an Act, a power to suspend or modify the Act or subsidiary legislation under the Act is limited to — (a) the specified provisions of the Act and provisions that affect the operation of those specified provisions, such as definitions; and (b) any subsidiary legislation under the Act relating to those specified provisions. (5) If Schedule 1 specifies a particular subject‑matter in relation to an Act, a power to suspend or modify the Act or subsidiary legislation under the Act is limited to — (a) provisions of the Act that relate to that subject‑matter; and (b) any subsidiary legislation under the Act relating to that subject‑matter. 15. Criteria for suspending or modifying legislation (1) The Minister may recommend the making of section 14 regulations that suspend or modify the operation of an Act or any subsidiary legislation under an Act only if the Minister confirms in writing that — (a) in the Minister's opinion the suspension or modification — (i) is in the public interest; and (ii) is necessary for the effective preparation for, or management or conduct of, the major event; and (b) the Minister administering the Act concerned has agreed to the suspension or modification. (2) This section extends to regulations that amend section 14 regulations. (3) However, this section does not apply to regulations that revoke a suspension or modification of the operation of an Act or subsidiary legislation. Part 3 — Temporary works for major events 16. Provisions apply only if section 6 regulations specify that they apply A provision of this Part applies in relation to a major event only if section 6 regulations provide that it applies to the major event. 17. Minister may authorise temporary works for purposes of major event (1) The Minister may, by notice (a temporary works approval), authorise a major event organiser to carry out any of the following — (a) temporary works on, over or under land in a major event area for the purposes of the major event; (b) other activities that the major event organiser considers necessary for, or incidental to, the temporary works; (c) maintenance on the temporary works. (2) The Minister must cause the temporary works approval to be published — (a) in a newspaper that circulates in the major event area or generally in the State; and (b) on the department's website. (3) A temporary works approval may be varied or revoked by further notice published in accordance with subsection (2). 18. Conditions and duration of temporary works approval (1) A temporary works approval is subject to the following conditions — (a) any conditions specified in the regulations; (b) any further conditions specified by the Minister in the temporary works approval. (2) A temporary works approval has effect until the end of the major event period for the major event, or any shorter period specified by the Minister in the temporary works approval. (3) A temporary works approval ceases to have effect if it is revoked by the Minister. 19. Authority conferred by temporary works approval (1) A major event organiser may enter land in the major event area and carry out the works or activities authorised by a temporary works approval if — (a) the land is State land; or (b) the owner of the land and the occupier (if any) consent to the works or activities concerned. (2) The major event organiser must comply with any conditions of the temporary works approval. (3) A temporary works approval does not affect the application of any other written law to the works or activities that are the subject of the approval, except as provided by section 20 and any section 14 regulations. 20. Development approval not required (1) In this section — planning Act means — (a) the Planning and Development Act 2005; or (b) the Hope Valley‑Wattleup Redevelopment Act 2000; or (c) the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority Act 2011; or (d) the Swan and Canning Rivers Management Act 2006; or (e) the Swan Valley Planning Act 2020; planning authority, in relation to land, means a Minister, State agency, local government or person who has power under a planning Act to approve or refuse to approve development on the land. (2) Despite anything to the contrary in a planning Act, the approval of a planning authority under a planning Act, or any permit or other authorisation under a planning Act, is not required for a major event organiser to carry out any works or activities authorised by a temporary works approval. (3) Subsection (2) ceases to have effect at the end of the period in which the temporary works approval has effect or a longer period agreed by the planning authority for the land on which the works or activities are carried out. 21. Power to move unattended vehicles or vessels (1) An authorised officer may move a vehicle or vessel, or authorise another person to move a vehicle or vessel, if the vehicle or vessel is on State land in a major event area and the officer reasonably believes that — (a) the vehicle or vessel is unattended; and (b) it is necessary to move the vehicle or vessel to enable any works or activities authorised by a temporary works approval to be carried out. (2) The vehicle or vessel may be moved — (a) to a public place where it is permitted to leave the vehicle or vessel (without restriction as to time); or (b) to a place where the vehicle or vessel is to be stored. (3) The power conferred by this section must be exercised in accordance with the requirements of the traffic and transport management plan (if any) for the major event. (4) Part 9 Division 1 applies if a vehicle or vessel is moved under this section. (5) This section does not apply in respect of the following — (a) a pram, stroller, wheelchair or other mobility aid; (b) a vehicle or vessel of a class exempted from the application of this section by the regulations. 22. Land must be restored to pre‑works condition (1) In this section — pre‑works condition, in relation to land, means the condition the land was in immediately before works or activities were carried out on the land under a temporary works approval. (2) A major event organiser who carries out works or activities under a temporary works approval must restore the land to a condition that is reasonably comparable to its pre‑works condition by the end of the period in which the approval has effect. (3) If a major event organiser fails to comply with subsection (2), the owner of the land may — (a) carry out any works reasonably necessary to restore the land to a condition that is reasonably comparable to its pre‑works condition; and (b) recover the costs of those works from the major event organiser as a debt in a court of competent jurisdiction. (4) Subsections (2) and (3) are subject to any written agreement between the major event organiser and the owner of the land relating to the works or activities and the restoration of the land concerned. Part 4 — Management of roads, waters and traffic 23. Provisions apply only if section 6 regulations specify that they apply A provision of this Part applies in relation to a major event only if section 6 regulations provide that it applies to the major event. 24. Traffic and transport management plan must be prepared (1) The major event organiser must prepare a traffic and transport management plan for a major event. (2) A traffic and transport management plan must include details of the following — (a) road closures; (b) closures of waters; (c) major event lanes; (d) arrangements for the use of major event lanes, including — (i) arrangements for the issue of major event lane permits; and (ii) the persons wh