AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM REGULATIONS 1991 NO. 10 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM REGULATIONS 1991 NO. 10 - TABLE OF PROVISIONS 1. Citation 2. Interpretation 3. Appointment of security officers and identity cards 4. Powers of security officer 5. Offences 6. Photographic apparatus 7. Motor vehicles, water craft etc. 8. Director may authorise sale of liquor 9. Liquor not to be sold or supplied to intoxicated persons 10. Sale of liquor to young persons 11. Consumption of liquor by young persons 12. Young person not to be sent to obtain liquor 13. Persons under 18 years not to enter certain parts of Museum premises 14. Holder of an authority not to sell adulterated liquor 15. Publishing, copying, selling etc. of Museum material 16. Delegation 1991 No. 10 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM REGULATIONS - REG 1 Citation 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Australian National Maritime Museum Regulations. 1991 No. 10 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM REGULATIONS - REG 2 Interpretation 2. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears: "authority" means an authority given under regulation 8; "Museum material" means: (a) material forming part of the national maritime collection; and (b) other historical material owned by, or under the control of, the Museum; and (c) any structure, equipment or material kept by the Museum for purposes relating to the exhibition or display of, or research, educational or publicity activities in relation to, material referred to in paragraph (a) or (b); "Museum premises" has the same meaning as in section 54 of the Act; "liquor" has the same meaning as in section 53 of the Act; "opening hours" means the hours determined by the Director as the hours during which the Museum is to be open to the public; "security officer" means a person appointed under regulation 3 to be a security officer; "the Act" means the Australian National Maritime Museum Act 1990; "vessel" means any water-borne vessel including a sail board and a paddle boat. "water area of Museum premises" means an area of water within the limits of Museum premises. 1991 No. 10 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM REGULATIONS - REG 3 Appointment of security officers and identity cards 3. (1) The Director may, by instrument, appoint a person to be a security officer. (2) The Director must issue to a person appointed under subregulation (1) an identity card, bearing a recent photograph of the person, stating that the person is a security officer. (3) A person who ceases to be a security officer must return his or her identity card to the Director as soon as practicable. (4) A security officer must, when exercising his or her powers under these Regulations in relation to a person, at the request of the person, produce his or her identity card for inspection by the person. 1991 No. 10 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM REGULATIONS - REG 4 Powers of security officer 4. (1) If a security officer has reasonable grounds for believing that: (a) Museum material has been, or may be, damaged or stolen by a person; or (b) a person has refused to obey a direction of a security officer given under subregulation (3); the security officer may, using such force as is reasonably necessary, apprehend the person. (2) If a person has been apprehended in accordance with subregulation (1), a security officer must: (a) remove the person from the Museum premises; or (b) deliver the person as soon as possible to a member of the police force of New South Wales or the Australian Federal Police. (3) If a security officer has reasonable grounds for believing that: (a) public safety is or may be endangered by the continued presence of a person on Museum premises; or (b) for any other reason - the safety of members of the public who are present on Museum premises is endangered; or (c) the conduct of a person is likely to cause offence to members of the public or to Museum staff; or (d) a person has committed, or is about to commit, an offence against these Regulations; the security officer may direct the person or a member of the public, as the case requires, to leave the Museum premises. 1991 No. 10 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM REGULATIONS - REG 5 Offences 5. (1) A person must not, without reasonable excuse or consent under subregulation (3), on Museum premises: (a) interfere with or damage Museum material; or (b) refuse to obey a direction of a security officer given in the exercise of his or her powers under these Regulations; or (c) without the consent in writing of the Director, expose or cause to be exposed for show, sale or hire any article for use or consumption by a member of the public; or (d) without the consent of the Director, or a person authorised in writing by the Director for the purposes of this paragraph, fail to obey a notice displayed in Museum premises; or (e) if a person is carrying a prescribed article when he or she enters Museum premises - fail to deposit the prescribed article at the place in the Museum premises made available by the Director for the purpose. Penalty: $500. (2) A person must not, without reasonable excuse or consent under subregulation (3): (a) cause or permit an animal belonging to the person or in his or her charge to enter or remain on Museum premises; or (b) affix any article to, or write upon or deface in any way, Museum premises; or (c) bring any food or drink onto Museum premises; or (d) consume any food or drink on Museum premises other than in an area set aside by the Director for that purpose; or (e) smoke on Museum premises; or (f) fish or engage in fishing activities from Museum premises; or (g) enter, or remain on an area of Museum premises to which a notice declaring that that area is not open to the public relates. Penalty: $500. (3) The Director, or a person authorised by the Director for the purposes of this subregulation, may consent to an act referred to in subregulation (2). (4) If, in relation to the same act or omission, a person has committed an offence in respect of more than one of the offences created under paragraphs (1) (a), (1) (d) and (2) (b) respectively, the person is liable to be prosecuted and punished in respect of one of those offences but is not liable to be punished in respect of more than one of those offences. (5) Paragraph (1) (a) does not apply in relation to a person who touches, handles or operates Museum material in accordance with: (a) a notice or instructions for use, displayed next to the material or otherwise on Musuem premises; or (b) the permission of the Director or a member of the staff of the Museum. (6) Paragraph 2 (a) does not apply in relation to the taking by a blind person of his or her guide dog onto Museum premises. (7) Paragraph 2 (c) does not apply in relation to the bringing by a person of medication onto Museum premises. (8) In paragraph (1) (e), "prescribed article" means an aerosol container or any other article that is capable of being used to cause damage to Museum material. 1991 No. 10 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM REGULATIONS - REG 6 Photographic apparatus 6. (1) The Director may cause to be displayed: (a) on Museum premises; or (b) at the entrance to Museum premises; or (c) in any part of Museum premises; or (d) adjacent to any Museum material; a notice prohibiting, or imposing conditions or restrictions in relation to, the possession or use of any camera or associated equipment in a place, or for a purpose, specified in the notice. (2) A notice displayed for the purposes of subregulation (1) must: (a) be issued by the authority of the Director and bear a statement to that effect; and (b) be clearly displayed in such a manner as to give adequate notice to the public of any prohibition, condition or restriction to which the notice relates. 1991 No. 10 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM REGULATIONS - REG 7 Motor vehicles, water craft etc. 7. (1) A security officer may direct the person apparently in charge of a motor vehicle that is on Museum premises: (a) not to park the vehicle on Museum premises except in a specified place; or (b) not to park the vehicle in a specified place; or (c) not to park the vehicle on Museum premises. (2) A security officer may direct the person apparently in charge of a vessel: (a) not to enter into a water area of Museum premises; or (b) that is to enter, or has entered, a water area of Museum premises made available by the Director for the purpose, to occupy a part of the area indicated by the security officer; or (c) to leave a water area of Museum premises. (3) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a direction under subregulation (1) or (2). Penalty: $500. 1991 No. 10 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM REGULATIONS - REG 8 Director may authorise sale of liquor 8. (1) The Director may, by instrument, authorise the sale of liquor in Museum premises. (2) An instrument under subregulation (1) must specify: (a) the name of the person by whom liquor may be sold; and (b) the part or parts of Museum premises in which liquor may be sold; and (c) the hours during which liquor may be sold. (3) The holder of an authority must not sell or supply liquor otherwise than in accordance with the terms of the authority. Penalty: $500. 1991 No. 10 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM REGULATIONS - REG 9 Liquor not to be sold or supplied to intoxicated persons 9. The holder of an authority must not supply liquor to a person in respect of whom there are reasonable grounds for believing that he or she is intoxicated. Penalty: $500. 1991 No. 10 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM REGULATIONS - REG 10 Sale of liquor to young persons 10. (1) The holder of an authority must not sell or supply liquor to a person under the age of 18 years. Penalty: $500. (2) Subregulation (1) does not apply if: (a) the person to whom the liquor was sold or supplied, as the case may be, was not less than 16 years of age; and (b) the holder of the authority had reasonable grounds for believing that the person was not less than 18 years of age. (3) The holder of an authority, or an employee of the holder of an authority, may refuse to sell liquor to a person unless that person satisfies the holder of the authority or the employee, as the case requires, of his or her age. 1991 No. 10 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM REGULATIONS - REG 11 Consumption of liquor by young persons 11. A person under the age of 18 years must not: (a) purchase or consume liquor in that part of the Museum premises to which an authority relates; or (b) purchase liquor from the holder of an authority or an employee of the holder of an authority. Penalty: $500. 1991 No. 10 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM REGULATIONS - REG 12 Young person not to be sent to obtain liquor 12. A person must not send a person under the age of 18 years to purchase or collect liquor in or from that part of the Museum premises to which the authority relates. Penalty: $500. 1991 No. 10 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM REGULATIONS - REG 13 Persons under 18 years not to enter certain parts of Museum premises 13. A person who has not attained the age of 18 years must not enter that part of Museum premises to which an authority relates except in the care of a responsible adult. 1991 No. 10 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM REGULATIONS - REG 14 Holder of an authority not to sell adulterated liquor 14. The holder of an authority must not sell, offer for sale or expose for sale adulterated liquor. Penalty: $500. 1991 No. 10 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM REGULATIONS - REG 15 Publishing, copying, selling etc. of Museum material 15. (1) A person must not, without consent under subregulation (2): (a) make; or (b) use; or (c) print; or (d) publish; or (e) sell; or (f) offer for sale; any replica, photograph, representation or copy of any maritime historical material in the ownership or possession of, the Museum. Penalty: $500. (2) The Director, or a person authorised by the Director for the purposes of this subregulation, may consent to an act referred to in subregulation (1). 1991 No. 10 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM REGULATIONS - REG 16 Delegation 16. The Director may delegate to the Deputy Director, or an Assistant Director, of the Museum any of his or her powers under these Regulations. - NOTES 1991 No. 10*1* AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM REGULATIONS *1*Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 5 February 1991.