Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered Regulations(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person allows an animal belonging to the person, or in the person's charge, to enter or remain in a building; and
(b) the building is a Gallery building.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if:
(a) the person is a person with a disability (within the meaning of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 ) and the animal is an assistance animal; or
(b) the person is a member of a police force acting in accordance with the person's duties.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in subsection (2): see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code .
(3) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person allows an assistance animal belonging to the person, or in the person's charge, to enter or remain in a building; and
(b) the building is a Gallery building; and
(c) the animal is not restrained on a lead or by other reasonable means.
Penalty for contravention of this subsection: 5 penalty units.