Libraries Act 1984
9BSecretary may charge library fees in accordance with guidelines
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9B Secretary may charge library fees in accordance with guidelines
[Section 9B Inserted by No. 14 of 1994, s. 11 ]
(1) In this section
prescribed library service means a library service specified in the guidelines as a library service in respect of which a fee may be charged.
(2) The Secretary may, in accordance with the guidelines, charge or authorize the charging of a fee for the provision of a prescribed library service.
(3) The Secretary may determine, in a case to which subsection (2) applies, that the service is not to be provided until the person requesting the service pays or agrees to pay for that service within a specified time and in a specified manner.
(4) If the amount of a fee charged for the provision of a library service is not paid within the time specified for its payment it may be recovered, from the person who requested the service, as a debt due to the Crown.