Zoological Parks and Gardens (Administration) (Charges) Regulations 1996 (Vic)

Zoological Parks and Gardens (Administration)

(Charges) Regulations 1996

S.R. No. 53/1996

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation Page

1.	Objectives	1
2.	Authorising provisions	1
3.	Commencement	2
4.	Principal Regulations	2
5.	Amendment of regulation 5	2
6.	Regulation 8 substituted	2
8. Charges for admission to Board properties	2
7.	New regulations 9A and 9B inserted	3
9A. Waiver of admission charges to Royal Melbourne Zoological

Gardens and Sir Colin MacKenzie Zoological Park 3

9B. Waiver of admission charges to Victoria's Open Range Zoo

at Werribee 5

8.	Insertion of new schedules	6
SCHEDULE 1—Admission charges for Sir Colin MacKenzie

Zoological Parks and Royal Melbourne

Zoological Gardens 6

SCHEDULE 2—Admission charges for Victoria's Open Range

Zoo at Werribee	8
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STATUTORY RULES 1996

S.R. No. 53/1996

Zoological Parks and Gardens Act 1995

Zoological Parks and Gardens (Administration)

(Charges) Regulations 1996

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 25 June 1996

Responsible Minister:

MARIE TEHAN

Minister for Conservation and Land Management

A. WILTSHIRE

Acting Clerk of the Executive Council

1. Objectives

The objectives of these Regulations are—

(a)	to provide for charges payable for admission to Victoria's Open Range Zoo at Werribee; and
(b)	to increase the charges payable for admission to the Sir Colin MacKenzie Zoological Park and the Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens; and
(c)	to provide for the waiver of admission charges to Board properties for certain persons at certain times.

2. Authorising provisions

These Regulations are made under sections 41 and
49 of the Zoological Parks and Gardens Act
1995.

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3. Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 1 July

1996.

4. Principal Regulations

In these Regulations the 1Zoological Parks and Gardens (Administration) Regulations 1992 are called the Principal Regulations.

5. Amendment of regulation 5

In regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations, insert
the following definitions—

'"Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens" means

the zoological park at Royal Park existing on
the lands shown on the plan in Part 1 in
Schedule 1 of the Zoological Parks and
Gardens Act 1995;

"Sir Colin MacKenzie Zoological Park" means the zoological park at Healesville existing on the lands shown on the plan in Part 3 in

Schedule 1 of the Zoological Parks and

Gardens Act 1995;

"Victoria's Open Range Zoo at Werribee"

means the zoological park at Werribee and Gardens Act 1995.'.

existing on the lands shown on the plan in

6. Regulation 8 substituted

For regulation 8 of the Principal Regulations
substitute—
"8. Charges for admission to Board properties
(1) The charges set out in Schedule 1 are the

charges that must be paid for admission to the Sir Colin MacKenzie Zoological Park

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and the Royal Melbourne Zoological

Gardens.

(2) The charges set out in Schedule 2 are the

charges that must be paid for admission to
Victoria's Open Range Zoo at Werribee.

(3) Sub-regulations (1) and (2) do not apply to a

person who is exempt from paying
admission charges under regulation 9A or
9B.".

7. New regulations 9A and 9B inserted

After regulation 9 of the Principal Regulations
insert—

'9A. Waiver of admission charges to Royal

Melbourne Zoological Gardens and Sir

Colin MacKenzie Zoological Park

(1) The following persons are exempt from

paying charges fixed under regulation 8 for
admission to the Royal Melbourne
Zoological Gardens and the Sir Colin

MacKenzie Zoological Park—

(a) on any day on which the Gardens or Park are open to the public—

(i) a child under 4 years of age;

(ii)  a person who is a carer in attendance of a physically or intellectually disabled person;

(iii) accompanying children on a group

a teacher or supervising parent school or secondary school (where the ratio of the teacher or parent to the children is 1:6);

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(iv)	a member of the Board and the spouse and children of that member;
(v)	a person who is employed by the Board and the spouse and children of that person;
(vi)

a person who holds a Board;

(b) on any day on which the Gardens or the Park are open to the public, except a Sunday or a public holiday—

(i)  a physically, intellectually or socially disadvantaged person who is resident at an institution

approved by the Director of the
relevant zoological park and on a
group visit approved by that
Director;

(ii)  a person who is a carer or supervisor of a group referred to in sub-paragraph (i);

(c) on any day on which the Gardens or Park are open to the public during normal opening hours, on presentation of a current membership card—

(i)  a member of the society known as the "Friends of the Zoos";

(ii) has similar objectives to the
"Friends of the Zoos" in relation

a member of an organisation that Victoria.

(2) On any day on which the Royal Melbourne

Zoological Gardens are open to the public

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after normal opening hours, the following
persons admitted to the Gardens before 4pm
on presentation of a current membership card
are exempt from paying admission charges

fixed under regulation 8—

(a)	a member of the society known as the "Friends of the Zoos";
(b)	a member of an organisation that has similar objectives to the "Friends of the Zoos" in relation to a zoological park outside Victoria.

9B. Waiver of admission charges to Victoria's

Open Range Zoo at Werribee

On any day on which Victoria's Open Range following persons are exempt from paying admission charges fixed under regulation 8—

(a) a child under 3 years of age;

(b) accompanying children on a group visit

a teacher or supervising parent secondary school (where the ratio of the teacher or parent to the children is 1:6);

(c)	a member of the Board and the spouse and children of that member;
(d)	a person who is employed by the Board and the spouse and children of that person;
(e)	a person who holds a complimentary pass issued by the Board.'.

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8. Insertion of new schedules

After regulation 16 of the Principal Regulations insert—

"SCHEDULE 1

ADMISSION CHARGES FOR SIR COLIN MACKENZIE
ZOOLOGICAL PARK AND ROYAL MELBOURNE

ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS

Sir Colin	Royal Melbourne
MacKenzie	Zoological
Zoological Park	Gardens

(1)	Adult (16 years of age or	$12.60	$12.60
more)
(2)	Child (under 16 years of a	$ 6.30	$ 6.30
(3)	Physically or	$ 3.20	$ 3.20
intellectually disabled
child under 16 years of
age
(4)	Person on official group	$ 6.30	$ 6.30
visit from pre-school,
primary school or
secondary school
(5)	Full time student (other	$ 9.50	$ 9.50
than a person referred to in
presentation of proof of
full-time enrolment in
secondary school or
post-secondary
educational institution
(6)	Pensioner on	$ 9.50	$ 9.50
presentation of a current p
card or Health Care card
(7)	Holder of a Senior	$ 9.50	$ 9.50
Savings card issued by
the Victorian
Government

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Sir Colin	Royal Melbourne
MacKenzie	Zoological
Zoological Park	Gardens

(8)	Family (2 adults and up	$34.50	$34.50
to 4 children aged under 1
(9)	Scout, guide, brownie,	$ 6.30	$ 6.30
member of church group
or youth club when
accompanied by a leader
and a leader of any of
those groups admitted
on any day except
Sunday or a public
holiday
(10)	Person who is a member	Not applicable	$ 3.00
of the society known as
"Friends of the Zoos" on
presentation of a current m
Melbourne Zoological
Gardens after 4 pm on
any day on which the
Gardens are open to the
public after normal
opening hours of those
Gardens

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SCHEDULE 2

ADMISSION CHARGES FOR VICTORIA'S OPEN RANGE

ZOO AT WERRIBEE

(1)	Adult (15 years of age or more)	$16.00
(2)	Child (under 15 years of age)	$ 8.00
(3)	Person on official group visit from	$ 8.00
pre-school, primary school or secondary school
(4)	Full time student (other than a person	$12.00
referred to in paragraph (3)) on presentation of proof of full time enrolment in secondary school or post-secondary educational institution
(5)	Pensioner on presentation of a	$12.00
current pensioner concession card or Health Care Card
(6)	Family (2 adults and up to 2 children	$43.00
aged under 15 years of age)
(7)	Person who is a member of the	$ 8.00
society known as "Friends of the membership card
(8)	Person who is member of an	$ 8.00
objectives to the "Friends of the
organisation that has similar outside Victoria on presentation of a current membership card
(9)	Carer in attendance of a physically or	$ 8.00
intellectually disabled person".

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NOTES

1 S.R. No. 306/1992 as amended by S.R. Nos 205/1993, 80/1994 and

88/1995.