Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) Act 2021

PART 4

Matters relating to Sale of Tickets for events, including events in designated venues and designated events

Contract terms excluding or limiting transfer or sale of ticket or ticket package

19. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a term in a contract between a primary ticket seller and another person for the sale of a ticket or ticket package shall be void insofar as it purports to exclude or limit—

(a) the transfer of the ticket or ticket package by that other person for no monetary consideration, or

(b) the sale of the ticket or ticket package by that other person for a price not exceeding the original sale price.

(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to a term in a contract for the transfer or sale of a ticket or ticket package for an event which excludes or limits the transfer or sale of tickets or ticket packages on the grounds of safety, public health or public order.

(3) Nothing in this section shall prevent or limit an event organiser from enforcing a term in a contract for the sale of a ticket or ticket package that prohibits the sale of the ticket or ticket package for a price exceeding the original sale price.

(4) This section applies to a term in a contract between a primary ticket seller and another person for the sale of a ticket or a ticket package on or after the day on which this section comes into operation.