Victoria ‘ticket cops’ to enforce resale ban
The Australian state's latest budget, delivered on 1 May, gives new 'ticketing officers' the power to seize tickets which have been illegally touted
News By | 8 May 2018
The latest state budget in Victoria, Australia, includes funding for ‘authorised ticketing officers’ with powers to seize tickets illegally resold for designated events.
For-profit (+10% of face value) ticket resale is illegal in the state of Victoria – Australia’s second most-populous, which includes the cities of Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and Ballarat – for certain ‘declared major events’, such as large sporting fixtures. Those who violate the law can be fined up to A$475,000 (US$354,000).
While the Major Sporting Events Act 2009 originally…
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