Libraries Regulations 2022
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3 Interpretation
(1) In these regulations –
Act means the Libraries Act 1984 ;
application means an application made under regulation 4(1) ;
body means an organisation or institution established in Tasmania;
cardholder means a person to whom a library card has been issued;
designated parking area means an area designated by the Secretary, under subregulation (2) , as an area in which motor vehicles, motor bikes and bicycles may be parked;
employee means –
(a) a person appointed or employed under section 5(3) of the Act; and
(b) a person made available under an arrangement made under section 5(4) of the Act;
lending book means a book of the State Library Service designated by the Secretary, under subregulation (2) , as suitable for lending to cardholders;
library card means a card issued under regulation 5 ;
library property means land or premises under the control of the Secretary for the purposes of the Act;
State library means a library of the State Library Service.
(2) The Secretary may –
(a) designate a book of the State Library Service as suitable for lending to cardholders; and
(b) designate an area of library property as an area where motor vehicles, motor bikes and bicycles may be parked.