Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIA REGULATIONS 2019 - REG 28

Bringing prohibited articles onto or into Museum premises

  (1)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person:

  (i)   brings a prohibited article onto or into any premises; or

  (ii)   uses a prohibited article on or in any premises; and

  (b)   the premises are Museum premises.

Penalty:   5 penalty units.

  (2)   Subsection   (1) does not apply to:

  (a)   bringing a prohibited article onto or into Museum premises if the person deposits the item, as soon as practicable, at the place on or in the Museum premises designated for that purpose; or

  (b)   bringing a camera or camera bag onto or into Museum premises, or using a camera, for non - commercial purposes.

Note:   A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in this subsection: see subsection   13.3(3) of the Criminal Code .