Clause 15

by deleting the words “, or possess a prohibited item in,” in subsection (2);

by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsections:“(2A) A person must not —

without lawful excuse, possess a prohibited item in a special event area; or

use a prohibited item in a way that causes —

the prohibited item or any part of it;

something contained in or on the prohibited item; or

something produced by the prohibited item,to enter the special event area.(2B) In proceedings for an offence under subsection (3) for failing to comply with subsection (2A) —

it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove that an accused knew or had reason to believe that an area is a special event area; but(b)it is a defence to a charge for failing to comply with subsection (2A)(b) for the accused to prove, on a balance of probabilities, that —

the accused did not intentionally cause the prohibited item or part of it, or something contained in or on, or produced by, the prohibited item, to enter the special event area, and the entry was not due to any want of reasonable care on the part of the accused; or

the accused had in force a prohibited item permit from the Commissioner and had, in accordance with that permit, used a prohibited item in a way that caused it, something contained in it or on it or something produced by it, to enter the special event area.”; and

by inserting, immediately after the words “subsection (2)” in subsection (3), the words “or (2A)”.