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SOUTH AUSTRALIAN HEALTH COMMISSION ACT 1976 - SECT 57AA

57AA—By-laws

        (1)         The board of an incorporated health centre may make, alter and repeal by-laws for all or any of the following purposes:

            (a)         to prohibit persons from trespassing on the grounds of the health centre; and

            (b)         to define parts of the grounds of the health centre as prohibited areas and to prohibit persons from entering any part of any such prohibited area or to provide for the removal of persons from any such area; and

            (c)         to prevent damage to the property, buildings or grounds of the health centre; and

            (d)         to regulate the speed at which vehicles may be driven within the grounds of the health centre; and

            (e)         to prohibit dangerous or careless driving of vehicles within the grounds of the health centre; and

            (f)         to prescribe the routes to be followed by traffic within the grounds of the health centre; and

            (g)         to prohibit or regulate the standing, parking or ranking of vehicles within the grounds of the health centre and to provide for the removal of vehicles from the grounds; and

            (h)         to require drivers of vehicles within the grounds of the health centre to comply with traffic directions; and

                  (i)         generally to regulate traffic of all kinds within the grounds of the health centre; and

            (j)         to prohibit disorderly or offensive behaviour within the health centre or the grounds of the health centre and to provide for the removal of persons guilty of disorderly or offensive behaviour; and

            (k)         to regulate, restrict or prohibit the consumption of alcoholic liquor within the health centre or the grounds of the health centre; and

            (l)         to prevent undue noise within the health centre or the grounds of the health centre; and

            (la)         to prohibit or regulate the smoking of tobacco; and

            (m)         to prescribe any other matters necessary or expedient for the maintenance of good order, the protection of property of the health centre or the prevention of hindrance to, or interference with, any activities conducted within the health centre or its grounds; and

            (n)         to prescribe fines not exceeding a division 10 fine for contravention of any by-law; and

            (o)         to fix expiation fees, not exceeding a division 10 fee, for alleged offences against the by-laws.

        (2)         Every by-law made under this section must be sealed with the seal of the health centre and submitted to the Minister for approval.

        (3)         Upon approval of a by-law made under this section, the by-law must be transmitted to the Governor for confirmation and, upon confirmation by the Governor, will come into force.

        (4)         In any proceedings relating to an offence against a by-law—

            (a)         an allegation in a complaint that any specified place is or was within the grounds of an incorporated health centre will be accepted as proved in the absence of proof to the contrary;

            (b)         an allegation in a complaint that a person named in the complaint was the owner of a vehicle referred to in the complaint will be accepted as proved in the absence of proof to the contrary;

            (c)         where it is proved that a vehicle was parked within the grounds of a health centre in contravention of a by-law, it will be presumed, in the absence of proof to the contrary, that the vehicle was so parked by the owner of the vehicle.



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