{"id":"south-australian-museum-regulations-2019","name":"South Australian Museum Regulations 2019","slug":"south-australian-museum-regulations-2019","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"sa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":237302,"registerId":"sa-south-australian-museum-regulations-2019-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-06","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"South Australian Museum Regulations 2019","content":"South Australia\nSouth Australian Museum Regulations 2019\nunder the South Australian Museum Act 1976\n\nContents\nPart 1—Preliminary\n1\tShort title\n2\tCommencement\n3\tInterpretation\n4\tActing with approval of Board or authorised officer\nPart 2—Conduct\n5\tEntry\n6\tGeneral conduct\n7\tPhotography and reproduction of exhibits\n8\tDogs and other animals\n9\tArticles must be left in designated area\nPart 3—Driving and parking\n10\tDriving\n11\tParking\nPart 4—Miscellaneous\n12\tConfiscated or surrendered property\nSchedule 1—Revocation and transitional provision\nPart 1—Revocation of South Australian Museum Regulations 2004\n1\tRevocation of South Australian Museum Regulations 2004\nPart 2—Transitional provision\n2\tInterpretation\n3\tApprovals of Board or authorised officers\nLegislative history\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n1—Short title\nThese regulations may be cited as the South Australian Museum Regulations 2019.\n2—Commencement\nThese regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made.\n3—Interpretation\n\t(1)\tIn these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—\nAct means the South Australian Museum Act 1976;\nassistance dog means a dog that is—\n\t(a)\taccredited as an assistance dog under the Dog and Cat Management Act 1995; or\n\t(b)\tan assistance animal within the meaning of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 of the Commonwealth;\nofficially designated, in relation to an area of the Museum or other premises of the Board—see subregulation (2);\npark, in relation to a vehicle, includes stand;\nsmoke has the same meaning as in the Tobacco Products Regulation Act 1997;\nvehicle has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic Act 1961.\n\t(2)\tIn these regulations, an area of the Museum or other premises of the Board will be taken to be officially designated as being an area for a particular purpose or an area in which a particular activity is permitted, prohibited or otherwise regulated if an official sign is displayed in or near the area, indicating the purpose or the permitted, prohibited or regulated activity.\n4—Acting with approval of Board or authorised officer\n\t(1)\tThese regulations do not prevent a person from doing anything with the approval of the Board or an authorised officer or otherwise with lawful authority.\n\t(2)\tAn approval given by the Board or an authorised officer for the purposes of these regulations—\n\t(a)\tmust be in writing or, if given orally, must be confirmed in writing as soon as practicable; and\n\t(b)\tmay relate to a particular person or matter or persons or matters of a class specified by the Board or authorised officer; and\n\t(c)\tmay be subject to conditions (including a condition requiring payment of a fee) specified by the Board or authorised officer; and\n\t(d)\tmay be varied or revoked by the Board or authorised officer at any time.\n\t(3)\tIf the Board or an authorised officer gives approval subject to a condition, the person to whom the approval is given must not contravene or fail to comply with the condition.\nMaximum penalty: $200.\nPart 2—Conduct\n5—Entry\n\t(1)\tA person must not, after due warning—\n\t(a)\tenter or remain in an area of the Museum or other premises of the Board that is not open to the public; or\n\t(b)\tremain in the Museum or other premises of the Board after closing time.\nMaximum penalty: $500.\nExpiation fee: $100.\n\t(2)\tA child under the age of 10 years must not enter or remain in the Museum or other premises of the Board unless in the care or under the supervision of an adult.\n\t(3)\tSubregulation (2) does not apply in relation to an area of the Museum or other premises of the Board officially designated as an area for the consumption of food and beverages.\n6—General conduct\nA person must not, while in the Museum or other premises of the Board—\n\t(a)\tbehave in a disorderly or offensive manner or so as to interfere with another person's reasonable enjoyment of the Museum or those other premises; or\n\t(b)\tuse abusive, threatening or insulting language; or\n\t(c)\teat, drink or smoke except in an area of the Museum or those other premises officially designated as an area in which eating, drinking or smoking is permitted; or\n\t(d)\tdispose of litter or waste except in a receptacle provided for that purpose; or\n\t(e)\ttouch or otherwise interfere with an exhibit, a case containing such exhibits or a sign associated with such exhibits; or\n\t(f)\tdeface or interfere with any other property under the care or control of the Board; or\n\t(g)\tclimb on a tree, shrub, fence, roof, wall or other structure or any other property under the care or control of the Board; or\n\t(h)\tlight or maintain a fire; or\n\t(i)\tdistribute any printed matter; or\n\t(j)\terect a structure; or\n\t(k)\tdisplay a bill, sign, poster, placard, banner or flag; or\n\t(l)\tsell anything or offer anything for sale; or\n\t(m)\ttake up a collection; or\n\t(n)\thold, arrange or participate in a rally, demonstration or other meeting.\nMaximum penalty: $500.\nExpiation fee: $100.\n7—Photography and reproduction of exhibits\n\t(1)\tA person must not photograph, copy or reproduce an exhibit in the Museum or other premises of the Board.\nMaximum penalty: $200.\nExpiation fee: $75.\n\t(2)\tHowever—\n\t(a)\tnothing in subregulation (1) prevents a person from photographing an exhibit for personal use, provided that—\n\t(i)\tthe exhibit is not in an area officially designated as an area in which photography is prohibited; and\n\t(ii)\tthe photographs are taken with a hand held camera; and\n\t(iii)\tthe photography does not involve the use of a tripod or a flash or other additional lighting; and\n\t(b)\tnothing in subregulation (1) prevents a person from taking wedding photographs on the Museum forecourt, provided that the photography does not interfere with the reasonable enjoyment of the Museum by the public.\n8—Dogs and other animals\n\t(1)\tA person must not bring an animal into, or permit an animal to enter, the Museum or other premises of the Board.\nMaximum penalty: $500.\nExpiation fee: $100.\n\t(2)\tHowever, nothing in subregulation (1) prevents a person with a disability from being accompanied in the Museum or other premises of the Board by an assistance dog provided that the dog is, at all times, under the person's effective control by means of physical restraint (within the meaning of the Dog and Cat Management Act 1995).\n\t(3)\tIf an animal has entered the Museum or other premises of the Board in contravention of this regulation, an authorised officer may remove the animal from the Museum or those other premises, or an area of the Museum or those other premises, if the owner or person in charge of the animal cannot be located in the vicinity after reasonable attempts to do so.\n9—Articles must be left in designated area\nA person must, at the request of an authorised officer, or a person employed to work at the Museum or other premises of the Board acting with the authority of the Board (including a volunteer), leave any article brought by the person into the Museum or other premises (as the case requires) in an area officially designated for that purpose.\nMaximum penalty: $200.\nExpiation fee: $75.\nPart 3—Driving and parking\n10—Driving\nA person who drives or rides a vehicle in the Museum or other premises of the Board must not—\n\t(a)\tfail to comply with any speed, parking or other traffic restriction or direction indicated on an official sign in or near the area; or\n\t(b)\tdrive or ride in areas that are not intended for public vehicular access; or\n\t(c)\tdrive or ride in such a manner as to cause undue noise to be emitted from the vehicle; or\n\t(d)\tdrive or ride in a dangerous or careless manner or without reasonable consideration for others.\nMaximum penalty: $500.\nExpiation fee: $100.\n11—Parking\n\t(1)\tA person must not park a vehicle in the Museum or any other premises of the Board unless—\n\t(a)\tthe vehicle is parked in an officially designated area for the parking of vehicles; and\n\t(b)\tin the case of an area officially designated as a parking area for persons holding a disabled person's parking permit—a disabled person's parking permit is lawfully displayed in the vehicle; and\n\t(c)\tin the case of an area officially designated as a parking area for persons holding some other class of permit—a permit of that class is lawfully displayed in the vehicle; and\n\t(d)\tany other conditions of parking in that area are complied with.\nMaximum penalty: $125.\nExpiation fee: $55.\n\t(2)\tA person must not park a vehicle in the Museum or other premises of the Board so as to prevent or impede the passage of a pedestrian or another vehicle.\nMaximum penalty: $125.\nExpiation fee: $55.\nPart 4—Miscellaneous\n12—Confiscated or surrendered property\n\t(1)\tThe Board should endeavour to return to a person, when the person leaves the Museum or other premises of the Board, anything that was surrendered by or confiscated from the person under the Act or these regulations.\n\t(2)\tHowever, the Board may retain, for such period as is necessary for the purposes of legal proceedings, anything that the Board reasonably believes may constitute evidence of the commission of an offence.\nSchedule 1—Revocation and transitional provision\nPart 1—Revocation of South Australian Museum Regulations 2004\n1—Revocation of South Australian Museum Regulations 2004\nThe South Australian Museum Regulations 2004 are revoked.\nPart 2—Transitional provision\n2—Interpretation\nIn this Part—\nrevoked regulations means South Australian Museum Regulations 2004.\n3—Approvals of Board or authorised officers\nAn approval under regulation 4 of the revoked regulations in force immediately before the commencement of this clause will be taken, on that commencement, to be an approval under regulation 4 of these regulations, and to continue for the remainder of the term, and subject to the same conditions (if any), as applied under the approval immediately before that commencement.\nLegislative history\nNotes\n\t•\tFor further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.\nPrincipal regulations\nYear\nNo\nReference\nCommencement\n2019\n194\nGazette 1.8.2019 p2905 \n1.8.2019: r 2\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"These regulations revoke the 2004 Regulations (Schedule 1 Part 1) but, by preserving existing Board/authorised-officer approvals for their remaining term (Schedule 1 Part 2 cl 3), do not on their face expand or narrow the core regulatory subjects (entry, conduct, photography, animals, driving/parking, confiscation). No express new categories or broader powers beyond those set out in the instrument appear in the text."},"complexity_factors":["Straightforward behavioural and access prohibitions applying to visitors, staff and contractors (Regs 5–11).","Board and authorised-officer discretion to grant, vary or revoke approvals and impose conditions (including fees) — requires written confirmation of oral approvals (Reg 4(2)).","Official designation of areas depends on signage rather than fixed maps, creating on-site compliance reliance (Reg 3(2)).","Several narrowly-drawn exceptions that affect compliance (assistance dogs; personal photography; wedding photos on forecourt) (Regs 7(2), 8(2)).","Penalties and expiation fee regime with differing amounts across offences (Regs 5–11).","Cross-references to other statutes for definitions (Dog and Cat Management Act 1995; Tobacco Products Regulation Act 1997; Road Traffic Act 1961) (Reg 3(1)).","Enforcement powers for authorised officers (removal of animals, requests to leave articles) and retention of items as evidence (Regs 8(3), 9, 12(2)).","Regulatory housekeeping: revocation of the 2004 Regulations and transitional saving of existing approvals (Schedule 1)."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set the rules visitors and other users must follow on South Australian Museum land: who may enter, behaviour standards, photography limits, animals, item storage, driving and parking, and how the Board or authorised officers may grant approvals, seize items or impose fines. They affect visitors, staff, contractors and drivers by creating defined permissions, exceptions (for example assistance dogs and limited personal photography), compliance duties tied to signage and written approvals, and specified monetary penalties for breaches."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Unable to assess whether the scope changed from original intent — the legislative text was not accessible due to a broken URL. No analysis of amendments or scope drift is possible."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative content was retrievable — a 'Page Not Found' error was returned instead of the actual regulations","Cannot assess complexity without access to the substantive text","Score of 1 reflects absence of content, not simplicity of the underlying law"],"plain_english_summary":"**⚠️ Content Unavailable**\n\nThe actual text of the **South Australian Museum Regulations 2019** could not be retrieved. The link provided returned a 'Page Not Found' error from the South Australian legislation website, likely due to a broken or outdated URL following a website update in March 2026.\n\n**What we do know:**\n- This is a set of regulations (subordinate rules made under a parent Act) governing the **South Australian Museum**.\n- Regulations of this type typically cover things like: entry conditions and fees, care and access to the museum's collections, conduct of visitors, borrowing or lending of items, and administrative procedures.\n- They would affect **visitors to the museum, researchers accessing collections, staff, and the museum's governing board**.\n\n**To find the actual document**, try:\n- Visiting [www.legislation.sa.gov.au](https://www.legislation.sa.gov.au) and searching for 'South Australian Museum Regulations 2019'\n- Contacting the Office of Parliamentary Counsel SA at OPCWeb@sa.gov.au"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain focused on their original purpose of governing visitor conduct, property management, and traffic control at the South Australian Museum. The 2019 version is a straightforward remake of the 2004 regulations with no significant expansion of scope."},"complexity_factors":["Short length (12 regulations plus schedule)","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to 4 external Acts for defined terms)","Simple conditional structure with clear exceptions marked by 'however' and 'provided that'","Only 6 defined terms in the interpretation section (Act, assistance dog, officially designated, park, smoke, vehicle)","Straightforward penalty structure with consistent maximum penalties and expiation fees","Single transitional provision for continuity of existing approvals"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set the rules for visiting and using the South Australian Museum and its grounds. They cover who can enter, how visitors must behave, what they can bring, and where they can drive or park.\n\n**Key rules include:**\n- **Entry:** You can't go into staff-only areas or stay after closing. Children under 10 must be supervised by an adult, except in designated café areas.\n- **Behaviour:** No disorderly conduct, abusive language, touching exhibits, climbing on structures, selling things, or holding protests. Eating, drinking and smoking are only allowed in designated areas.\n- **Photography:** Personal photos are generally allowed with hand-held cameras (no tripods or flash), but not in areas with 'no photography' signs. Wedding photos are permitted on the forecourt if they don't disturb others.\n- **Animals:** No pets allowed, but people with disabilities may bring accredited assistance dogs that are physically restrained.\n- **Bags and items:** Staff can ask you to leave bags or articles in designated storage areas.\n- **Driving and parking:** You must follow speed limits and parking signs, and only park in designated spots (including disability permit requirements).\n\n**Penalties:** Most offences carry fines up to $500, with lower 'expiation fees' (on-the-spot fines) available for minor breaches. The Board and authorised officers can grant written approvals for exceptions, and can set conditions including fees.\n\n**Why it matters:** These rules protect the Museum's collections, ensure visitor safety, and maintain a respectful environment for everyone enjoying the facilities."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/south-australian-museum-regulations-2019","history":"/api/acts/south-australian-museum-regulations-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/south-australian-museum-regulations-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/south-australian-museum-regulations-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/south-australian-museum-regulations-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/south-australian-museum-regulations-2019/documents"}}