Can a parent stop the other parent from watching their child's sporting event in a venue when there are no orders of any kind in place. The venue took this parent at her word without any evidence of any kind that I was a threat. I have been told by the venue that I cannot attend now in future and they said they don't have to give me a reason.
VIC Removed from child's sporting event
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Both the venue itself, and the event runners on the day
(which might be somebody who has hired the venue)
can make decisions about who they let in - or remove - or not.
Both those entities have obligations firstly to the safety of children,
then to the safety other people present,
and then, to risk-managing the event so that overall, it runs in an orderly way.
And if that means that they respond to a reasonable request from one patron
to remove another, then (short of discrimination, which this isn't)
yes, they can do that.
Further - no, there is no human rights argument, and no basis for a discrimination claim.
And no, you don't have any kind of rights to go somewhere where you are not welcome,
or where the safety of other children must be a consideration.
And if that means that you don't get to watch kids play sport, then too bad.
Go see your lawyer and get some Orders, before she does.
(which might be somebody who has hired the venue)
can make decisions about who they let in - or remove - or not.
Both those entities have obligations firstly to the safety of children,
then to the safety other people present,
and then, to risk-managing the event so that overall, it runs in an orderly way.
And if that means that they respond to a reasonable request from one patron
to remove another, then (short of discrimination, which this isn't)
yes, they can do that.
Further - no, there is no human rights argument, and no basis for a discrimination claim.
And no, you don't have any kind of rights to go somewhere where you are not welcome,
or where the safety of other children must be a consideration.
And if that means that you don't get to watch kids play sport, then too bad.
Go see your lawyer and get some Orders, before she does.
Thanks for you reply Tim. I understand the venue has a duty of care towards safety of the child, but I am concerned that they can just take a person's word against other without even asking a parent to produce any orders or evidence of a risk. Does this mean if I went to an event and requested someone to be removed because they looked at me the wrong way they can remove them? If a person was not disruptive and was not communicating with the child in any way how can an assessment be made that there was a safety risk, especially is these times when there will be many, many seperated parents attending their child's sporting events. Are we in an environment now where you have to have a court order to allow you to watch your child play sport?
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