NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
ALICE SPRINGS (PUBLIC LIBRARY) BY-LAWS 2009
As in force at 1 July 2021
Table of provisions
1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1
2 Enactment and commencement ...................................................... 1
3 Definitions ........................................................................................ 1
4 Hours of opening ............................................................................. 2
5 Registration ..................................................................................... 2
6 Fees and charges ............................................................................ 3
7 Borrowers card ................................................................................ 3
8 Effect of registration ......................................................................... 4
9 Conditions of borrowing ................................................................... 4
10 Loss or damage ............................................................................... 5
11 Change of address .......................................................................... 6
12 Suspension or cancellation of registration ....................................... 6
13 Conduct in library............................................................................. 6
ENDNOTES
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
As in force at 1 July 2021
ALICE SPRINGS (PUBLIC LIBRARY) BY-LAWS 2009
By-laws under the Local Government Act 2019
1 Citation
These By-laws may be cited as the Alice Springs (Public Library)
By-laws 2009.
2 Enactment and commencement
(1) These by-laws were made by special resolution of the Alice Springs
Town Council on the 27th day of January 2009 pursuant to
Part 13.1 of the Local Government Act.
(2) These by-laws have force and effect from the 1st day of
March 2009 or the date that they are notified in the Gazette
whichever is later.
(3) The Alice Springs (Public Libraries) By-laws (Subordinate
Legislation No. 36 of 1988) are repealed.
Note for clause (1)
These By-laws were made under the Local Government Act 1993 (Act No. 83
of 1993) and are continued in force by:
(a) section 270(1)(b) of the Local Government Act 2008 (Act No. 12 of 2008);
and
(b) section 348 of the Local Government Act 2019.
3 Definitions
In these By-laws:
book or material means a book, magazine, newspaper, pamphlet,
music score, gramophone record, video recording, audio-tape
recording, compact disc, digital video disc, print, photograph, map,
chart, plan, film, slide, microform, manuscript, toy, poster or other
article forming part of the contents of the library available for
borrowing, reference or perusal;
borrower means a borrower registered under By-law 5;
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borrowers card means a current and valid borrowers card issued
in accordance with By-law 6;
Council means the Alice Springs Town Council;
Council area means the area within a circle having a radius of
100 kilometres having at its centre the Alice Springs Post Office;
determined means determined by Council by resolution;
library means the Alice Springs Public Library (otherwise known as
the Nevil Shute Memorial Library) and includes any branch of that
library and any other public library that may be administered by
Council;
Library Manager means the person appointed to be responsible to
Council for the management of the library;
officer means:
(a) a person who is appointed or employed as an officer of the
library; and
(b) an authorised person as defined in section 7 of the Local
Government Act 2019; and
penalty unit, refer Penalty Units Act.
4 Hours of opening
(1) Council must cause the library to be open to the public on such
days and at such hours as it may from time to time determine.
(2) The Library Manager shall cause a notice stating the hours of
opening to be affixed to the main entrance to the library or some
other suitable place.
5 Registration
(1) Subject to clause (3) and By-law 12(2), the Library Manager must
on:
(a) the application of a person permanently resident in the Council
area; and
(b) the production of evidence of that person's place of residence
register that person as a town borrower.
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(2) Subject to clause (3) and By-law 12(2), the Library Manager may
on:
(a) the application of a person resident outside the Council area;
and
(b) the production of evidence that that person has a permanent
postal address in the Council area
register that person as a country borrower.
(3) An application for registration by a person under the age of
18 years (a minor):
(a) must be signed by the parent or guardian of the minor; and
(b) must contain a guarantee by that parent or guardian to pay
any fees or charges incurred under these By-laws by the
minor before he or she attains the age of 18 years and to pay
for any book or material lost or damaged whilst on issue to
him or her under these By-laws before he or she attains that
age.
(4) Registration shall be current for a period of 2 years and may be
renewed.
(5) Despite clause (1) and (2), Council may determine any other
category of borrower and the conditions of borrowing attaching to
that category.
6 Fees and charges
(1) Subject to by-law 8(2), there is no fee for registration as a borrower
under By-law 5.
(2) However, Council may from time to time determine fees and
charges applying to the administration and enforcement of these
by-laws.
7 Borrowers card
(1) Upon registering a person as a borrower under by-law 5 the Library
Manager must issue a borrowers card to that person authorising
that person to borrow books or materials from the library.
(2) A borrowers card must be used only by the person to whom it is
issued and is not transferable.
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(3) A borrower must, when borrowing books or materials from the
library, present the borrowers card to an officer together with the
books or materials.
(4) Where a borrower loses or mislays a borrowers card that fact must
immediately be reported to the Library Manager or a senior staff
member.
(5) Where a borrower loses or mislays a borrowers card the Library
Manager:
(a) may issue a replacement borrowers card; and
(b) must require the borrower to pay a sum determined from time
to time in respect of that replacement borrowers card.
(6) Where, in the opinion of the Library Manager, hardship or other
special circumstances exist, the Library Manager may refund or
remit the whole or part of the charge incurred under clause (5)(b).
8 Effect of registration
(1) Subject to these By-laws, a person who is registered as a borrower
is entitled to:
(a) borrow, free of charge, for use away from the library any book
or material of the library which is designated by the Library
Manager as a book or material which is available for lending
purposes; and
(b) access, free of charge, such other services that the library
may from time to time provide.
(2) Where the nature or value of a book or material is such that Council
considers a borrowing fee should be charged, Council may from
time to time determine such a fee.
9 Conditions of borrowing
(1) The period for which books or materials borrowed from the library
may be retained shall be determined by Council.
(2) A borrower may be required to return any books or materials to the
library by a date earlier than that on which the loan would otherwise
expire by a notice issued by or on behalf of the Library Manager
and posted to the address of the borrower as shown on the library
records.
(3) The number of books or materials which a borrower may borrow
from the library shall be determined by the Library Manager.
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(4) Books or materials shall be considered to have been returned to the
library:
(a) where the borrower delivers or causes them to be delivered to
the library or Library Manager; or
(b) where the books or materials are posted to the library in a
prepaid postage packet addressed to the library or Library
Manager, upon receipt by the Library Manager of the books or
materials.
(5) Where a book or material is not required for another borrower the
Library Manager may extend the period of the loan.
(6) An application by a borrower for the extension of a loan may be
made:
(a) by presenting the book or material at the library for reissuing;
or
(b) in any other manner determined by the Library Manager.
(7) Where a book or material is required by a borrower, but is not
presently available for loan, then the Library Manager may reserve
that book or material for a borrower on completion by the borrower
of an application form provided by the Library Manager.
(8) Where an application form has been completed in accordance with
clause (7), the Library Manager must notify the intended borrower
when the book or material is available for loan.
(9) Books or materials provided in the library for reference use only
shall not be borrowed unless the Library Manager considers that
special circumstances exist which warrant that they should be
permitted to be taken from the library.
10 Loss or damage
(1) The borrower is responsible for the safe care of, and for the return
on or before the due date of, all books or materials borrowed.
(2) Where a book or material is damaged when on loan to a borrower
the borrower must, on returning that book or material, report the
damage to the Library Manager.
(3) Where a book or material is not returned after due notice requesting
its return has been given by the Library Manager, or is lost when on
loan to a borrower, or on being returned is on examination found to
have been damaged or to have sustained loss of value, the person
with whose borrower's card the book or material was borrowed
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may:
(a) be required by the Library Manager to pay the cost of or
relating to replacing the book or material or to repairing the
damage; or
(b) may instead, with the approval of the Library Manager, provide
the library with a replica of the book or material.
(4) A borrower who complies with clause (3)(a) or (b) in respect of the
loss of any book or material does not by so doing acquire any
property in the item, and, if the item is subsequently returned to the
library, the Library Manager may direct the repayment to the
borrower of the whole or part of any sum paid or the return of any
replica provided by the borrower.
11 Change of address
(1) A borrower must, within 7 days of changing address, notify the
Library Manager of the change.
(2) A person registered under by-law 5(1) who permanently leaves the
Council area must, before leaving or within 7 days after, return the
person's borrowers card to the Library Manager.
12 Suspension or cancellation of registration
(1) Where a borrower fails to comply with these By-laws the Library
Manager may suspend or cancel the borrower's registration.
(2) Where a person’s registration is cancelled under clause (1), the
Library Manager is not obliged to subsequently register the person
as a borrower.
13 Conduct in library
(1) If in the opinion of the Library Manager or an officer the behaviour,
conduct, condition, dress or manner of a visitor to the Library is
likely to:
(a) cause offence to any other person in the library; or
(b) interfere with the use and enjoyment of the library by another
person
the Library Manager or officer may direct that person to leave the
library.
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(2) A person who does not immediately leave the library after being
directed to do so under clause (1) commits an offence.
Penalty: 1 penalty unit
ENDNOTES
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ENDNOTES
1 KEY
Key to abbreviations
amd = amended od = order
app = appendix om = omitted
bl = by-law pt = Part
ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule
cl = clause rem = remainder
div = Division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired rep = repealed
f = forms s = section
Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule
hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title sub = substituted
nc = not commenced
2 LIST OF LEGISLATION
Alice Springs (Public Library) By-laws 2009 (SL No. 1, 2003)
Notified 18 March 2009
Commenced 18 March 2009
Local Government Act 2019 (Act No. 39, 2019)
Assent date 13 December 2019
Commenced pt 8.6: 1 July 2022; rem: 1 July 2021 (Gaz S27,
30 June 2021)
Amending Legislation
Statute Law Revision Act 2020 (Act No. 26, 2020)
Assent date 19 November 2020
Commenced 20 November 2020 (s 2)
Local Government Amendment Act 2021 (Act No. 15, 2021)
Assent date 25 May 2021
Commenced 26 May 2021 (s 2)
3 LIST OF AMENDMENTS
bl 2 – 3 amd Act No. 39, 2019, s 370
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