Major Sports Facilities Act 2001 (Qld)

Major Sports Facilities Act 2001

An Act to provide for the management, operation, use, development and promotion of facilities in Queensland for staging national or international sports, recreational or entertainment events, special events and for other purposes

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Major Sports Facilities Act 2001.

2 [Repealed]

3 Definitions The dictionary in schedule 2 defines particular words used in this Act.

Part 2 Major sports facilities

4 Declaration of major sports facilities (1) A regulation may declare a facility that has the capacity to stage national or international sports, recreational or entertainment events, or special events, to be a major sports facility. (2) On the making of the declaration, property in the facility vests in the Authority. (3) However, the declaration— (a) may be made only with the agreement of the person who is the owner of the facility; and (b) does not affect any interest that another person had in the facility immediately before its making.

Part 3 Stadiums Queensland

Division 1 Establishment, functions and powers of Authority

5 Establishment of Authority Stadiums Queensland (the Authority) is established.

6 Legal status of Authority (1) The Authority— (a) is a body corporate; and (b) has a seal; and (c) may sue and be sued in its corporate name. (2) The Authority does not represent the State.

7 Authority's functions (1) The Authority's functions are— (a) to manage, operate, use and promote major sports facilities and facility land, including for a community purpose; and (b) to undertake development of any of the following— (i) major sports facilities; (ii) sports, recreational or entertainment facilities for declaration as major sports facilities; (iii) infrastructure associated with major sports facilities or proposed major sports facilities; and (c) to provide services in relation to the operation and management of other facilities or land held or administered by the department and used for— (i) sport, recreational or entertainment purposes or events; or (ii) special events. Examples of facilities or land held or administered by the department— • freehold land owned by the State acting through the department and occupied by another entity or department under a lease or other arrangement • land administered by the department on behalf of another department under an arrangement • land for which the State acting through the department is the trustee under the Land Act 1994 • a facility occupied or leased by the State acting through the department (2) The Authority must perform its functions in a way that— (a) is consistent with sound commercial principles; and (b) has regard to the requirements of tenants of the facilities or land. (3) Also, the Authority must perform its functions under subsection (1)(c) in a way that does not adversely affect the performance of its functions under subsection (1)(a) or (b).