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There are two main pieces of legislation which helps deliver Rugby World Cup 2011 - the Rugby World Cup 2011 (Empowering) Bill and the Major Events Management Act.

Rugby World Cup 2011 (Empowering) Bill

Introduced to the New Zealand Parliament 10 June 2010, the purpose of this Bill is to enable consent and regulatory approvals for temporary Rugby World Cup 2011-related activities and facilities to be considered expeditiously. The Bill establishes and empowers the Rugby World Cup Authority (the Authority) as a consenting body for the purpose of determining applications for temporary regulatory approvals. It also empowers the Minister for the Rugby World Cup to grant urgent approvals for temporary activities and facilities where the need for these was not, for good reason, foreseen and they are reasonably necessary for the successful staging of the Tournament. The Bill includes sunset provisions to disestablish the Authority after the conclusion of the Tournament.

The objectives of the Bill are to:

  • enable applications for activities and facilities that are reasonably necessary for the proper conduct of the Rugby World Cup 2011 to be considered and determined within time frames that align with the Tournament schedule;
  • accommodate the determination of urgent approvals for activities and facilities necessary for the proper conduct of the Rugby World Cup 2011 where the need has arisen in unforeseen circumstances and applications could not be granted in the time available under any other enactment;
  • maximise the benefits for New Zealanders from the staging of the Tournament, including benefits from the associated increase in economic activity;
  • meet visitors’ expectations and enhance New Zealand’s international reputation as a major events destination.

The main measures contained in the Bill are:

  • an Authority is established to consider applications for temporary approvals relating to activities and facilities reasonably necessary for the proper conduct of the Tournament and its associated events;
  • the Authority is empowered to declare activities or facilities, or a class of activity or facility, to be a “Rugby World Cup permitted activity”; that is, a temporary activity or facility that may be carried out or constructed without further permission being required;
  • the Minister for the Rugby World Cup is empowered, on the recommendation of the Authority, to advise the Governor-General, as a result of an unforeseen circumstance of urgency, to make regulations to declare an activity or facility to be a “Rugby World Cup permitted activity” for a specified time within the period 1 August 2011 to 31 October 2011;
  • the Minister is also empowered, on the recommendation of the Authority, to grant urgent approvals that will apply during the period 1 September 2011 to 31 October 2011, where these are necessary for the proper conduct of the Rugby World Cup 2011;
  • a temporary Rugby World Cup liquor licensing scheme is established, under which the Authority may grant Rugby World Cup liquor licences, in order to enable the additional hospitality requirements for the Rugby World Cup 2011 to be met. (Nb. Part 5 of the Bill relates to the granting of licences for limited period(s), operating over more than a single premise, and in outdoor areas outside of premises, however, substantially under the same requirements as those under the Sale of Liquor Act 1989).

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Major Events Management Act

Major Events Management Act (MEMA) was created in 2007 to protect organisers and sponsors of major international events being held in New Zealand. Its aim is to prevent ambush marketing - unauthorised association between a major event and a brand, good or service - by protecting the use of key event emblems and words, and providing ‘clean zones’ around stadia where unauthorised advertising is prohibited. The Act also prohibits ticket scalping and people invading the pitch or throwing objects onto playing surfaces. The Act will help enhance New Zealand’s reputation as a major events destination.

A plain English guide has been published which provides general guidance on MEMA and how it contains certain protections for Rugby World Cup 2011, to prevent unauthorised commercial exploitation and to ensure the smooth running of the Tournament. This downloadable guide has been created by Rugby World Cup Limited and the Ministry of Economic Development and includes important information on protected Rugby World Cup emblems and words.

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