Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L01675:reg:28
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L01675
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 28
Character Range: 19502–20984

28      Loss or destruction of borrowed items

(1)    If an item borrowed by a person from a Library collection is lost or destroyed, the person must:

(a)    tell the University Librarian, in writing, about the loss or destruction of the item as soon as practicable; and

(b)    pay to the University the penalty, prescribed by order, for the loss or destruction of the item, unless the University Librarian otherwise directs in writing.

(2)    For subsection (1), an item borrowed by a person from a Library collection is taken to have been lost if the person does not return the item, or tell the University Librarian in writing about the loss or destruction of the item, within 4 weeks after the day the person was required under section 27 (Return or recall of borrowed items) to return the item to the Library.

(3)    If a person is liable to pay a penalty to the University under subsection (1)(b), the University Librarian may give the person a written notice specifying the amount of the penalty.

(4)    If a person is given a notice under subsection (3), the person must pay the amount of the penalty specified in the notice to the University within 20 working days after the day the notice is given to the person.

(5)    If the person does not pay the penalty to the University as required under subsection (4), the person is not entitled to borrow any item from the Library, or to use the Library or any of the facilities of the Library, until the penalty is paid.