Major Events Act 2014Major Events (Motor Racing Events) Regulation 2015Part 1Preliminarypt 1 hdg ins 2015 SL No. 120 s 31Short titleThis regulation may be cited as the Major Events (Motor Racing Events) Regulation 2015.s 1 amd 2015 SL No. 120 s 42DefinitionsIn this regulation—Gold Coast 500 means the major event prescribed under section 9.s 2 def Gold Coast 500 ins 2022 SL No. 123 s 3 (2)Gold Coast 600 ...s 2 def Gold Coast 600 amd 2021 SL No. 47 s 4 (1)om 2022 SL No. 123 s 3 (1)motor racing event means—
  • (a)the Gold Coast 500; or
  • (b)the Townsville 500.
    • s 2 def motor racing event amd 2021 SL No. 47 s 4 (1); 2022 SL No. 123 s 3 (3)    Townsville 500 means the major event prescribed under section 3.s 2 def Townsville 500 amd 2021 SL No. 47 s 4 (2)    s 2 sub 2015 SL No. 120 s 5    Part 2Townsville 500pt 2 hdg ins 2015 SL No. 120 s 6sub 2020 SL No. 148 s 4; 2021 SL No. 47 s 53Townsville 500 is a major event—Act, s 12For section 12(1) of the Act, the V8 Supercars motor racing event known as the Townsville 500 to be held in 2025 is prescribed as a major event.s 3 amd 2016 SL No. 57 s 3; 2017 SL No. 72 s 3; 2018 SL No. 58 s 3; 2019 SL No. 73 s 3sub 2020 SL No. 148 s 4; 2021 SL No. 47 s 5amd 2022 SL No. 58 s 3; 2023 SL No. 41 s 3; 2024 SL No. 61 s 3; 2025 SL No. 46 s 34Major event organiser for Townsville 500—Act, s 12For section 12(2)(a) of the Act, V8 Supercars Australia Pty Ltd ACN 077 053 484 is prescribed as the major event organiser for the Townsville 500.s 4 sub 2020 SL No. 148 s 4; 2021 SL No. 47 s 55Major event area for Townsville 500—Act, s 12For section 12(2)(b) of the Act, the major event area prescribed for the Townsville 500 is the area surrounding the Townsville Civic Theatre shown on the map in schedule 1 as the major event area.s 5 sub 2020 SL No. 148 s 4; 2021 SL No. 47 s 56Major event period for Townsville 500—Act, s 12For section 12(2)(c) of the Act, the major event period for the Townsville 500 is the period from midday on 10 July 2025 to midday on 14 July 2025.s 6 amd 2016 SL No. 57 s 4; 2017 SL No. 72 s 4; 2018 SL No. 58 s 4; 2019 SL No. 73 s 4sub 2020 SL No. 148 s 4; 2021 SL No. 47 s 5amd 2022 SL No. 58 s 4; 2023 SL No. 41 s 4; 2024 SL No. 61 s 4; 2025 SL No. 46 s 47Carrying out temporary works for Townsville 500—Act, s 16For section 16(2) of the Act, the following periods are prescribed—
  • (a)from the beginning of the day on 16 June 2025 to midday on 10 July 2025;
  • (b)from midday on 14 July 2025 to midnight on 2 August 2025.
    • s 7 (prev s 8) renum 2015 SL No. 120 s 14amd 2016 SL No. 57 s 5; 2017 SL No. 72 s 5; 2018 SL No. 58 s 5; 2019 SL No. 73 s 5sub 2020 SL No. 148 s 4; 2021 SL No. 47 s 5amd 2022 SL No. 58 s 5; 2023 SL No. 41 s 5; 2024 SL No. 61 s 5; 2025 SL No. 46 s 5    8Declaration of official title for Townsville 500—Act, s 51For section 51(1)(b) of the Act, the title ‘2025 NTI Townsville 500’ is declared an official title for the Townsville 500.s 8 (prev s 10) renum 2015 SL No. 120 s 14amd 2016 SL No. 57 s 6; 2017 SL No. 72 s 6; 2018 SL No. 58 s 6; 2019 SL No. 73 s 6sub 2020 SL No. 148 s 4; 2021 SL No. 47 s 5amd 2022 SL No. 58 s 6; 2023 SL No. 41 s 6; 2024 SL No. 61 s 6; 2025 SL No. 46 s 6    Part 3Gold Coast 500pt 3 hdg ins 2015 SL No. 120 s 9sub 2022 SL No. 123 s 49Gold Coast 500 is a major event—Act, s 12For section 12(1) of the Act, the V8 Supercars motor racing event known as the Gold Coast 500 to be held in 2025 is prescribed as a major event.s 9 (prev s 10A) ins 2015 SL No. 120 s 9renum 2015 SL No. 120 s 14amd 2016 SL No. 163 s 3; 2017 SL No. 182 s 3; 2018 SL No. 140 s 3; 2019 SL No. 162 s 3sub 2022 SL No. 123 s 4amd 2023 SL No. 116 s 3; 2024 SL No. 155 s 3; 2025 SL No. 94 s 310Major event organiser for Gold Coast 500—Act, s 12For section 12(2)(a) of the Act, V8 Supercars Australia Pty Ltd ACN 077 053 484 is prescribed as the major event organiser for the Gold Coast 500.s 10 (prev s 10B) ins 2015 SL No. 120 s 9renum 2015 SL No. 120 s 14sub 2022 SL No. 123 s 411Major event area for Gold Coast 500—Act, s 12For section 12(2)(b) of the Act, the major event area prescribed for the Gold Coast 500 is the area consisting of the areas shown on the map in schedule 2 as the major event area.s 11 (prev s 10C) ins 2015 SL No. 120 s 9renum 2015 SL No. 120 s 14sub 2022 SL No. 123 s 4amd 2023 SL No. 116 s 412Major event period for Gold Coast 500—Act, s 12For section 12(2)(c) of the Act, the major event period for the Gold Coast 500 is the period from midday on 23 October 2025 to midday on 27 October 2025.s 12 (prev s 10D) ins 2015 SL No. 120 s 9renum 2015 SL No. 120 s 14amd 2016 SL No. 163 s 4; 2017 SL No. 182 s 4; 2018 SL No. 140 s 4; 2019 SL No. 162 s 4sub 2022 SL No. 123 s 4amd 2023 SL No. 116 s 5; 2024 SL No. 155 s 4; 2025 SL No. 94 s 413Carrying out temporary works for Gold Coast 500—Act, s 16For section 16(2) of the Act, the following periods are prescribed—
  • (a)from the beginning of the day on 8 September 2025 to midday on 23 October 2025;
  • (b)from midday on 27 October 2025 to midnight on 22 November 2025.
    • s 13 (prev s 10E) ins 2015 SL No. 120 s 9renum 2015 SL No. 120 s 14amd 2016 SL No. 163 s 5; 2017 SL No. 182 s 5; 2018 SL No. 140 s 5; 2019 SL No. 162 s 5sub 2022 SL No. 123 s 4amd 2023 SL No. 116 s 6; 2024 SL No. 155 s 5; 2025 SL No. 94 s 5    14Declaration of official title for Gold Coast 500—Act, s 51For section 51(1)(b) of the Act, the title ‘2025 Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500’ is declared an official title for the Gold Coast 500.s 14 (prev s 10F) ins 2015 SL No. 120 s 9renum 2015 SL No. 120 s 14amd 2016 SL No. 163 s 6; 2017 SL No. 182 s 6; 2018 SL No. 140 s 6; 2019 SL No. 162 s 6sub 2022 SL No. 123 s 4amd 2023 SL No. 116 s 7; 2024 SL No. 155 s 6; 2025 SL No. 94 s 6    Part 4Provisions about motor racing eventspt 4 hdg ins 2015 SL No. 120 s 1015Application of Act provisions to motor racing eventsFor sections 17 and 55 of the Act, the following provisions of the Act are prescribed, under section 12(2)(d) of the Act, to apply to a motor racing event and the major event area for the major event period—
  • (a)sections 18(1) to (4), (6), (7) and (9), 19 to 28, 31, 36 and 40;
  • (b)part 6.
    • s 15 (prev s 10G (orig s 7)) amd 2015 SL No. 120 s 7 (1)–(2)renum and reloc 2015 SL No. 120 s 7 (3)renum 2015 SL No. 120 s 14amd 2016 SL No. 163 s 7    16Display of poster prescribed prohibited conduct(1)For section 20(6)(h) of the Act, displaying a poster on a property inside the major event area for a motor racing event, including on the outside of a building or structure, is prescribed.(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to a poster displayed by a person if the poster—
  • (a)was displayed before the major event period for the motor racing event; and
  • (b)was displayed in the course of the person’s ordinary activities.
    • s 16 (prev s 10H (orig s 9)) amd 2015 SL No. 120 s 8 (1)–(2)renum and reloc 2015 SL No. 120 s 8 (3)renum 2015 SL No. 120 s 14    17Persons who may be appointed as authorised personsFor section 56(1)(d) of the Act, crowd controllers under the Security Providers Act 1993 are prescribed for a motor racing event.s 17 (prev s 11) amd 2015 SL No. 120 s 11renum 2015 SL No. 120 s 1418Limitation on particular authorised person’s powers(1)This section limits, for section 57(2) of the Act, the powers of particular authorised persons for a motor racing event.(2)The powers of an authorised person who is not a police officer do not include the powers stated in sections 25, 54, 63 and 65 of the Act.s 18 (prev s 12) amd 2015 SL No. 120 s 12renum 2015 SL No. 120 s 1419Application of laws to roadsFor section 80(1)(b) of the Act, each road shown in the major event area for a motor racing event shown on the map in schedule 1 or 2 ceases to be a road for the major event period for the event.s 19 (prev s 13) amd 2015 SL No. 120 s 13renum 2015 SL No. 120 s 1420Assessing building work(1)This section applies to a building certifier engaged to assess building work for the purpose of giving a compliance certificate for section 78(3) of the Act.(2)Before giving a compliance certificate for the building work, the building certifier must—
  • (a)consult Queensland Fire and Rescue about a special fire service or any work involving a fire-related performance solution for the building work; and
  • (b)if the building work is for a building or structure that is proposed to have a special fire service or involves a fire-related performance solution—obtain and consider a report from Queensland Fire and Rescue on the suitability of the proposed special fire service or fire-related performance solution.
    • (3)In this section—building certifier see the Building Act 1975, section 8.building work see the Building Act 1975, section 5.fire-related performance solution means a performance solution as defined under the Building Act 1975, schedule 2 for performance requirements relating to fire safety.performance requirements see the Building Act 1975, schedule 2.special fire service see the Building Act 1975, schedule 2.s 20 ins 2016 SL No. 57 s 7amd 2017 SL No. 72 s 7; 2023 SL No. 41 s 7; 2024 Act No. 22 s 92 sch 1    Schedule 1Major event area for Townsville 500section 5sch 1 sub 2020 SL No. 148 s 5; 2021 SL No. 47 s 6Schedule 2Major event area for Gold Coast 500section 11sch 2 sub 2016 SL No. 163 s 8; 2022 SL No. 123 s 5; 2023 SL No. 116 s 8; 2024 SL No. 155 s 7