South Australia
South Australian Museum Regulations 2004
under the South Australian Museum Act 1976

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1	Short title
3	Interpretation
4	Acting with approval of Board or authorised officer
Part 2—General controls
5	Interference with exhibits
6	General behavioural controls
Part 3—Vehicular controls
7	Driving offences
8	Parking offences
Legislative history

Part 1—Preliminary
1—Short title
These regulations may be cited as the South Australian Museum Regulations 2004.
3—Interpretation
In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—
Act means the South Australian Museum Act 1976;
Loading Zone means an area marked by signs or lines (or a combination of signs and lines) as a Loading Zone;
Museum grounds means land under the control of the Board;
No Parking Area means an area marked by signs or lines (or a combination of signs and lines) as a No Parking Area;
Permit Parking Area means an area marked by signs or lines (or a combination of signs and lines) as a Permit Parking Area.
4—Acting with approval of Board or authorised officer
	(1)	These regulations do not prevent a person from doing anything with the approval of the Board or an authorised officer or otherwise with lawful authority.
	(2)	An approval given by the Board or an authorised officer for the purposes of these regulations—
	(a)	must be in writing or, if given orally, must be confirmed in writing as soon as practicable; and
	(b)	may relate to a particular person or matter or persons or matters of a class specified by the Board or authorised officer; and
	(c)	may be subject to conditions (including a condition requiring payment of a fee) specified by the Board or authorised officer; and
	(d)	may be varied or revoked by the Board or authorised officer at any time.
	(3)	If the Board or an authorised officer gives approval subject to a condition, the person to whom the approval is given must not contravene or fail to comply with the condition.
Maximum penalty: $200.

Part 2—General controls
5—Interference with exhibits
A person must not interfere with an exhibit in the Museum or on the Museum grounds, a case containing such an exhibit or a sign associated with such an exhibit.
Maximum penalty: $500.
6—General behavioural controls
A person must not—
	(a)	smoke while in the Museum; or
	(b)	consume food or a beverage while in the Museum except in an area set aside for that purpose; or
	(c)	bring an animal (other than a guide dog) into the Museum; or
	(d)	deposit litter in any part of the Museum or the Museum grounds except in a receptacle set aside for litter; or
	(e)	sell or offer for sale anything while in the Museum or on the Museum grounds; or
	(f)	distribute material or display a banner, placard or sign while in the Museum; or
	(g)	photograph, copy or reproduce an exhibit in the Museum or on the Museum grounds.
Maximum penalty: $200.

Part 3—Vehicular controls
7—Driving offences
	(1)	A person must not drive or ride a motor vehicle in the Museum grounds in a dangerous or careless manner or without reasonable consideration for others.
Maximum penalty: $500.
Expiation fee: $100.
	(2)	A person must not drive or ride a motor vehicle in the Museum grounds at a speed in excess of 10 kilometres per hour.
Maximum penalty: $200.
Expiation fee: $75.
8—Parking offences
	(1)	A person must not park a motor vehicle in the Museum grounds except in an area set aside for the parking of motor vehicles.
Maximum penalty: 
	(a)	if the motor vehicle obstructs vehicular or pedestrian access to or egress from the Museum grounds—$500;
	(b)	in any other case—$200.
Expiation fee: 
	(a)	if the motor vehicle obstructs vehicular or pedestrian access to or egress from the Museum grounds—$100;
	(b)	in any other case—$75.
	(2)	A person must not park a motor vehicle in the Museum grounds in a No Parking Area.
Maximum penalty: $100.
Expiation fee: $50.
	(3)	A person must not park a motor vehicle in the Museum grounds in a Permit Parking Area unless—
	(a)	a permit issued or recognised by the Board is displayed on the inside of the windscreen on the side opposite to the driver's position (or, if the vehicle does not have a windscreen, in some other prominent position) so that the permit is easily legible to a person standing beside the vehicle; and
	(b)	the vehicle is parked in accordance with the terms of that permit.
Maximum penalty: $100.
Expiation fee: $50.
	(4)	A person must not park a motor vehicle in the Museum grounds in a Loading Zone unless—
	(a)	the vehicle is being loaded or unloaded and the vehicle is parked for no longer than such time as is necessary to complete the loading or unloading (but in any event for no longer than 30 minutes); or
	(b)	the vehicle is parked only for the purpose of the immediate setting down or picking up of a passenger.
Maximum penalty: $100.
Expiation fee: $50.
	(5)	For the purposes of an offence against this regulation constituted of unlawfully parking in an area or zone, a vehicle will be taken to be parked in the area or zone if any part of the vehicle is within the area or zone.

Legislative history
Notes
	•	For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.
Revocation of regulations
The South Australian Museum Regulations 2004 were revoked by Sch 1 cl 1 of the South Australian Museum Regulations 2019 on 1.8.2019.
Legislation revoked by principal regulations
The South Australian Museum Regulations 2004 revoked the following:
South Australian Museum Regulations 1993
Principal regulations and variations
Year	No	Reference	Commencement	
2004	129	Gazette 10.6.2004 p1813	10.6.2004: r 2 	
2011	40	Gazette 12.5.2011 p1476	12.5.2011: r 2	
Provisions varied
Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.
Provision	How varied	Commencement	
Pt 1			
r 2	omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002	12.5.2011	
r 4	substituted by 40/2011 r 4	12.5.2011	
Pt 2			
r 5	varied by 40/2011 r 5	12.5.2011	
r 6	varied by 40/2011 r 6	12.5.2011	
Pt 4	deleted by 40/2011 r 7	12.5.2011	
Sch 1	omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002	12.5.2011