Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered Regulations(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person:
(i) removes an item of library material from a storage area or a reading room; or
(ii) places anything on an item of library material to copy or trace the library material; and
(b) the library material is Library collection material.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person has a written permission from an authorised officer for the relevant conduct.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (2): see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code .
(3) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person removes an item of library material from property; and
(b) the property is Library property; and
(c) the library material is Library collection material.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(4) Subsection (3) does not apply if the person:
(a) has a written permission from an authorised officer for the relevant conduct; or
(b) has a loan record for the item approved by an authorised officer.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (4): see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code .
(5) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person handles an item of library material; and
(b) the handling is likely to damage the library material; and
(c) the library material is Library collection material.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(6) This section does not apply to a person approved, in writing, by the Director-General to undertake work for the purposes of maintaining and developing Library collection material.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (6): see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code .