Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

NATIONAL LIBRARY REGULATIONS 1994 - REG 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.

Penalty:   5 penalty units.

(3)

Strict liability applies to subregulation (2).

(4)

It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subregulation (2) if the person had a reasonable excuse.

Note    A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the question whether he or she had a reasonable excuse (see section 13.3 of the Criminal Code ).