Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01026:reg:28
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01026
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 28
Character Range: 25459–26472

28  Animals
 (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 Library 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 Library 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.