Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

NATIONAL LIBRARY REGULATIONS 1994 - REG 3

(1)

An authorised person may direct a person apparently in charge of a motor vehicle on Library property:

(a)

not to park the vehicle on the property; or

(b)

to park the vehicle in a specified place on the property.

(2)

A person must comply with a direction under subregulation (1).

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 ).