25Animals

25 Animals

(1) A person commits an offence if the person allows an animal belonging to the person, or in the person’s charge, to enter or remain on or in any controlled Museum premises.

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; or (c) the animal is under the control of the Museum.

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 on or in any controlled Museum premises; and (b) the animal is not restrained on a lead or by other reasonable means.

Penalty for contravention of this subsection: 5 penalty units.