Alice Springs (Public Library) By-Laws 2009

(1) The borrower is responsible for the safe care of, and for the return on or before the due date of, all books or materials borrowed.

(2) Where a book or material is damaged when on loan to a borrower the borrower must, on returning that book or material, report the damage to the

Library Manager.

(3) Where a book or material is not returned after due notice requesting its return has been given by the Library Manager, or is lost when on loan to a borrower, or on being returned is on examination found to have been damaged or to have sustained loss of value, the person with whose borrower's card the book or material was borrowed may:

(a) be required by the Library Manager to pay the cost of or relating to replacing the book or material or to repairing the damage; or

(b) may instead, with the approval of the Library Manager, provide the library with a replica of the book or material.

(4) A borrower who complies with clause (3)(a) or (b) in respect of the loss of any book or material does not by so doing acquire any property in the item, and, if the item is subsequently returned to the library, the Library Manager may direct the repayment to the borrower of the whole or part of any sum paid or the return of any replica provided by the borrower.