Sydney Opera House Trust By-law 2026
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10 Prohibited activities on Opera House premises
10 Prohibited activities on Opera House premises
(1) A person must not do any of the following on the Opera House premises—
(a) sell goods or services,
(b) distribute goods for commercial purposes,
(c) participate in a public demonstration,
(d) use any of the following for commercial purposes—
(i) audio equipment,
(ii) broadcasting equipment,
(iii) a camera,
(iv) a loudspeaker,
(v) another device for recording or transmitting sound or images,
(e) use a device referred to in paragraph (d) for another purpose, if the device is used in a way that unreasonably interferes with another person’s enjoyment of the premises,
(f) distribute promotional material,
(g) project promotional material or another image onto the premises,
(h) collect, or attempt to collect, money, including for a charitable collection,
(i) participate in a performance,
(j) operate a public address system,
(k) allow an animal that is under the person’s care or control onto the premises,
(l) interfere with a sign or notice displayed on the premises,
(m) launch or land an aircraft,
(n) smoke.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
(2) Subclause (1)(g) applies whether or not the person projecting the material or image is on the Opera House premises.
(3) Subclause (1)(k) does not prohibit a person who has a disability from bringing an assistance animal onto the Opera House premises.
(4) A person must not organise—
(a) a performance on the Opera House premises, or