Re: QR and photographers

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MattyQ wrote in message <3798a180.0@news.bris.corplink.com.au>...

>So you are telling me that Mr. Gunzel will lug his camera gear onto the
>platform, purchase a ticket to God knows where, take a few photo's then
>ditch the unused ticket before driving off? I don't think so, Tim. Not all
>rail photography is made during a rail journey, you know.

And your point is? If someone has a valid ticket, they are fully entitled to
be there, and as long as the photography is non-commercial, then nothing can
be done.

>Furthermore, whether you have a ticket or not, you are still bound by
rules.
>It is the same as not being allowed to smoke on railway property etc. What
>next? Police can't book you for speeding just because you have a license?

I fail to see the analogy. QR, as a government body, cannot go making rules
as and when it sees fit. It can only do so by legislation, by regulation
approved by the Minister and Parliament, or when it is allowed by
regulation. This is a matter of law, and applies to all publically owned
bodies. All I am asking is for somebody to supply the legal basis for the
requirement that a non-commercial photographer to obtain permission before
hand. If there is no legal basis for this requirement, then it is
unenforceable.

DaveP