Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered Regulations(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person:
(i) brings food or liquid into a building; or
(ii) consumes food or liquid in a building; and
(b) the building is a Gallery building.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply:
(a) if the food or liquid is medication; or
(b) to bringing water into a Gallery building if the water is in a sealed container; or
(c) to consuming water while:
(i) seated; or
(ii) in a foyer of a Gallery building;
and at least 2 metres away from a Gallery work of art; or
(d) to bringing food or liquid into a Gallery building for the purpose of feeding an infant if the food or liquid is in a sealed container; or
(e) to bringing food or liquid into, or consuming food or liquid in, an area designated for consuming food or liquid.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (2): see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code .