South Australian Museum Regulations 2019

These regulations may be cited as the

South Australian Museum

Regulations 2019.

These regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made.

In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—

Act means the South Australian Museum

Act 1976;

assistance dog means a dog that is—

accredited as an assistance dog under the

Dog and Cat Management

Act 1995; or

an assistance animal within the meaning of the

Disability Discrimination Act

1992 of the Commonwealth;

officially designated, in relation to an area of the Museum or other premises of the Board—see subregulation (2);

park, in relation to a vehicle, includes stand;

smoke has the same meaning as in the

Tobacco Products Regulation

Act 1997;

vehicle has the same meaning as in the

Road Traffic

Act 1961.

In these regulations, an area of the Museum or other premises of the Board will be taken to be officially designated as being an area for a particular purpose or an area in which a particular activity is permitted, prohibited or otherwise regulated if an official sign is displayed in or near the area, indicating the purpose or the permitted, prohibited or regulated activity.

These regulations do not prevent a person from doing anything with the approval of the Board or an authorised officer or otherwise with lawful authority.

An approval given by the Board or an authorised officer for the purposes of these regulations—

must be in writing or, if given orally, must be confirmed in writing as soon as practicable; and

may relate to a particular person or matter or persons or matters of a class specified by the Board or authorised officer; and

may be subject to conditions (including a condition requiring payment of a fee) specified by the Board or authorised officer;

and

may be varied or revoked by the Board or authorised officer at any time.

If the Board or an authorised officer gives approval subject to a condition, the person to whom the approval is given must not contravene or fail to comply with the condition. Maximum penalty: $200.

A person must not, after due warning—

enter or remain in an area of the Museum or other premises of the

Board that is not open to the public; or

remain in the Museum or other premises of the Board after closing time. Maximum penalty: $500. Expiation fee: $100.

A child under the age of 10 years must not enter or remain in the

Museum or other premises of the Board unless in the care or under the supervision of an adult.

Subregulation (2) does not apply in relation to an area of the Museum or other premises of the Board officially designated as an area for the consumption of food and beverages.

A person must not, while in the Museum or other premises of the

Board—

behave in a disorderly or offensive manner or so as to interfere with another person's reasonable enjoyment of the Museum or those other premises; or

use abusive, threatening or insulting language; or

eat, drink or smoke except in an area of the Museum or those other premises officially designated as an area in which eating, drinking or smoking is permitted; or

dispose of litter or waste except in a receptacle provided for that purpose; or

touch or otherwise interfere with an exhibit, a case containing such exhibits or a sign associated with such exhibits; or

deface or interfere with any other property under the care or control of the Board; or

climb on a tree, shrub, fence, roof, wall or other structure or any other property under the care or control of the Board; or

light or maintain a fire; or

distribute any printed matter; or

erect a structure; or

display a bill, sign, poster, placard, banner or flag;

or

sell anything or offer anything for sale; or

take up a collection; or

hold, arrange or participate in a rally, demonstration or other meeting.

Maximum penalty: $500.

Expiation fee: $100.

A person must not photograph, copy or reproduce an exhibit in the

Museum or other premises of the Board. Maximum penalty: $200. Expiation fee: $75.

However—

nothing in subregulation (1) prevents a person from photographing an exhibit for personal use, provided that—

the exhibit is not in an area officially designated as an area in which photography is prohibited; and

the photographs are taken with a hand held camera;

and

the photography does not involve the use of a tripod or a flash or other additional lighting; and

nothing in subregulation (1) prevents a person from taking wedding photographs on the Museum forecourt, provided that the photography does not interfere with the reasonable enjoyment of the Museum by the public.

A person must not bring an animal into, or permit an animal to enter, the Museum or other premises of the Board. Maximum penalty: $500. Expiation fee: $100.

However, nothing in subregulation (1) prevents a person with a disability from being accompanied in the Museum or other premises of the Board by an assistance dog provided that the dog is, at all times, under the person's effective control by means of physical restraint (within the meaning of the

Dog and Cat Management

Act 1995).

If an animal has entered the Museum or other premises of the Board in contravention of this regulation, an authorised officer may remove the animal from the Museum or those other premises, or an area of the Museum or those other premises, if the owner or person in charge of the animal cannot be located in the vicinity after reasonable attempts to do so.

A person must, at the request of an authorised officer, or a person employed to work at the Museum or other premises of the Board acting with the authority of the Board (including a volunteer), leave any article brought by the person into the Museum or other premises (as the case requires) in an area officially designated for that purpose.

Maximum penalty: $200.

Expiation fee: $75.

A person who drives or rides a vehicle in the Museum or other premises of the Board must not—

fail to comply with any speed, parking or other traffic restriction or direction indicated on an official sign in or near the area;

or

drive or ride in areas that are not intended for public vehicular access; or

drive or ride in such a manner as to cause undue noise to be emitted from the vehicle; or

drive or ride in a dangerous or careless manner or without reasonable consideration for others.

Maximum penalty: $500.

Expiation fee: $100.

A person must not park a vehicle in the Museum or any other premises of the Board unless—

the vehicle is parked in an officially designated area for the parking of vehicles; and

in the case of an area officially designated as a parking area for persons holding a disabled person's parking permit—a disabled person's parking permit is lawfully displayed in the vehicle; and

in the case of an area officially designated as a parking area for persons holding some other class of permit—a permit of that class is lawfully displayed in the vehicle; and

any other conditions of parking in that area are complied with. Maximum penalty: $125. Expiation fee: $55.

A person must not park a vehicle in the Museum or other premises of the Board so as to prevent or impede the passage of a pedestrian or another vehicle. Maximum penalty: $125. Expiation fee: $55.

The Board should endeavour to return to a person, when the person leaves the Museum or other premises of the Board, anything that was surrendered by or confiscated from the person under the Act or these regulations.

However, the Board may retain, for such period as is necessary for the purposes of legal proceedings, anything that the Board reasonably believes may constitute evidence of the commission of an offence.