[Australian Crest] Statutory Rules 1994, No. 329 [1]

National Library Regulations
Table of Provisions


PART 1: PRELIMINARY

1. Citation
2. Interpretation

PART 2: ACCESS TO, AND CONDUCT ON, LIBRARY PROPERTY

3. Parking on Library property
4. Inspection and collection of bags and other articles
5. Animals in Library buildings
6. Dangerous items in Library buildings
7. Directions by the Directory-General
8. Smoking, eating and drinking in Library buildings
9. Directions and permission under regulations 7 and 8
10. Personal conduct on Library property
11. Removal of persons from Library property
12. Exclusion of persons from Library property
13. Authority to sell liquor
14. Limits on sale of liquor
15. Consumption of liquor by young person
16. Young person obtaining liquor

PART 3: ACCESS TO, AND USE OF, LIBRARY MATERIAL

17. Written requests for access to library material
18. Tickets for access to a reading room or library materials
19. Refusal of access to library material
20. Conditions on reproduction of an item of Library material
21. Offences relating to use of Library material

PART 4: REVIEW OF DECISION

22. Review by Administrative Appeals Tribunal

PART 5: REPEAL

23. Repeal of National Library Regulations


Statutory Rules 1994, No. 329 [1]

National Library Regulations

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the National Library Act 1960.

Dated 16 September 1994.
BILL HAYDEN
Governor-General

By His Excellency's Command,
M.J. LEE
Minister for Communications and the Arts.

PART 1: PRELIMINARY

Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the National Library Regulations
[NOTE: These regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s.48]

Interpretation

2. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:

"Act" means the National Library Act 1960;

"authorised liquor seller" means a person authorise under subregulation 13 (1) to sell liquor;

"authorised person" means:

"Library building" means a building owned by or under the control of the Library;

"Library property" means land and buildings owned by or under the control of the Library;

"loan record", in relation to an item of Library material, means a record held by the Library of:

"reading room" means an area supervised by Library staff where library material forming part of the Library's collection is lent to, and used by, persons who are not officers or employees of the Library.

PART 2: ACCESS TO, AND CONDUCT ON, LIBRARY PROPERTY

Parking on Library property

3. (1) An authorised person may direct a person apparently in charge of a motor vehicle on Library property:

(2) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, contravene a direction under subregulation (1).
Penalty for an offence against subregulation (2): 5 penalty units.

Inspection and collection of bags and other articles

4. (1) In this regulation, "prescribed article" means:

(2) On entering a Library building, a person possessing a prescribed article must leave it in an area set aside for the purpose, unless he or she has a reasonable excuse.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.

(3) An authorised person may direct a person carrying an article that appears to be a prescribed article:

(4) A person must obey a direction, unless he or she has a reasonable excuse.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.

(5) This regulation does not apply to a person who is a member of the staff of the Library of a member of the Council.

Animals in Library buildings

5. (1) A person must not intentionally bring an animal in that person's charge into a Library building.
Penalty: 5 penalty units

(2) A person in charge of an animal must take reasonable steps to prevent it from entering the Library building.
Penalty: 5 penalty units

(3) Subregulations (1) and (2) do not apply to a blink person bringing a guide dog into a Library building.

Dangerous items in Library buildings

6. A person must not, without reasonable excuse, bring into, or possess in, a Library building:

Penalty: 5 penalty units

Directions by the Director-General

7. (1) The Director-General may direct that:

(2) A direction under paragraph (1) a) does not apply to an employee of the Library or a person authorised in writing by the Council or the Directory-General to enter or remain in an area.

Smoking, eating and drinking in Library buildings

8. (1) Except in an area where it is permitted by the Director-General, a person must not without reasonable excuse smoke, eat or drink in a Library building.
Penalty: 5 penalty units

(2) Subsection (1) does not prevent a person from taking medication in a Library building.

(3) A person must not intentionally ignite any article, material or substance in a Library building except for the purpose of:

Penalty for an offence against subregulation (3): 5 penalty units

Directions and permission under regulations 7 and 8

9. (1) The Director-General may give a direction under subregulation 7 (1), or permission under paragraph 7 (1) b) or subregulation 8 (1), by a notice.

(2) A notice must:

Personal conduct on Library property

10. A person must not, on Library property:

Penalty: 5 penalty units

Removal of persons from Library property

11. (1) An authorised person may direct a person, other than a member of staff of the Library, to leave Library property, if there are reasonable grounds for believing that the person is committing or has committed an offence against these Regulations.

(2) The person must obey the directions, unless he or she has a reasonable excuse.
Penalty: 5 penalty units

(3) If the person refused to obey the direction, the authorised person may, using such force as is reasonable and necessary, remove the person from the Library property.

Exclusion of persons from Library property

12. (1) The Director-General may give a direction in writing to a person who has, under regulation 11, been directed to leave Library property not to re-enter the property during a reasonable period specified in the direction.

(2) The person must obey the direction, unless he or she has a reasonable excuse.
Penalty: 5 penalty units

Authority to sell liquor

13. (1) The Director-General may, in writing, authorise the sale of liquor on Library property in the Australian Capital Territory.

(2) The authority must state:

Limits on sale of liquor

14. (1) A person who is not an authorised liquor seller must not intentionally sell or supply liquor to a person on Library property.
Penalty: 5 penalty units

(2) An authorised liquor seller must not intentionally sell or supply liquor that is adulterated.
Penalty: 5 penalty units

(3) An authorised liquor seller must not intentionally sell or supply liquor to a person whom it is reasonable to believe is:

Penalty: 5 penalty units

(4) An authorised liquor seller or an employee of the seller may refuse to sell liquor to a person unless that person satisfies the seller or employee of the person's age.

Consumption of liquor by young person

15. A person under the age of 18 years must not intentionally buy or consume liquor on Library property.
Penalty: 5 penalty units

Young person obtaining liquor

16. A person must not intentionally send a person under the age of 18 years to collect liquor on Library property.
Penalty: 5 penalty units

PART 3: ACCESS TO, AND USE OF, LIBRARY MATERIAL

Written requests for access to library material

17.(1) An authorised person may require a person seeking access to Library material forming part of the Library's collection to apply in writing for:

(2) An application for access to library material must specify the purpose of access to, and the intended use of, the material.

Tickets for access to a reading room or library materials

18. (1) An authorised person may issue tickets allowing persons access to reading rooms, or library material forming part of the Library's collection, for a period determined by the Director-General.

(2) An authorised person may require a person to produce a ticket issued by an authorised person before the person holding the ticket is allowed access to a reading room, or library material.

Refusal of access to library material

19. (1) An authorised person may direct in writing that access to, or use of, an item of library material forming part of the Library's collection be prohibited, or subject to conditions specified in the direction, if the access or use:

(2) An authorised person may refuse to allow access to, or use of, an item of library material forming part of the Library's collection if there is reasonable grounds for believing that access or use: Conditions on reproduction of an item of library material

20. (1) The Council or an authorised person may, by a written direction, require a person using a rare item of library material forming part of the Library's collection:

(2) The Council or an authorised person may, by a written direction, require a person publishing matter from a unique or rare item of library material forming part of the Library's collection to acknowledge the source of the matter in a manner approved by the Council or authorised person.

(3) A person must comply with a direction, unless he or she has a reasonable excuse.
Penalty: 5 penalty units

Offences relating to use of library material

21. (1) A person must not, without a reasonable excuse or written permission of an authorised person:

Penalty: 5 penalty units

(2) A person must not intentionally remove an item of library material forming part of the Library's collection from a Library building, unless he or she has:

Penalty: 5 penalty units

(3) A person must not, without reasonable excuse:

Penalty: 5 penalty units

(4) Subregulations (1), (2) and (3) do not apply to prevent maintenance and development of the Library's collection.

PART 4: REVIEW OF DECISIONS

Review by Administrative Appeals Tribunal

22. Application under the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for a review of a decision or:

PART 5: REPEAL

Repeal of National Library Regulations

23. Statutory Rules 1974 No. 64 and 1986 No. 285 are repealed.


Notes
1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 23 September 1994.
Reproduced from the printed version which was printed by Authority by the Commonwealth Government Printer