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Tickets issued by
the Abbey Medieval Festival Committee (‘The Committee’) are
subject to the following conditions:
No refund or
exchange will be given on any ticket except in accordance
with The Committee’s Code of Practice and/or where expressly
stated on the ticket.
Tickets purchased
may not, without the prior written consent of The Committee
be resold, packaged or used for advertising, promotion or
other commercial purposes (including competitions or trade
promotions) or to enhance the demand for other goods and
services. If a ticket is sold or used in breach of
these conditions, the bearer of the ticket may be denied
admission, or other action taken, without guarantee of a
refund. Entry may also be denied if tickets are not
purchased from an authorised point of sale.
Opening hours are
from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm Saturday and from 9:00 am to 4.30 pm
on Sunday.
The daily program
for activities within the Abbey Medieval Festival is
provisional and subject to change as necessary without
notice due to adverse weather conditions or other
operational reasons. The right is reserved to cancel,
withdraw, postpone, relocate or reschedule activities and
there is no guarantee of viewing any or all scheduled
activities.
Our costumed
staff/volunteers/re-enactors may exhibit medieval behaviours
and prejudices.
Whilst at the
Festival, visitors are responsible for the security of their
own property. All bags may be subject to search and
visitors are reminded to not leave bags or packages
unattended at any time.
Images of the
Festival taken with a camera, mobile phone or other wireless
device cannot be used for any purpose other than for private
and domestic purposes, without prior written consent of the
Committee and payment of any imposed fee. Images
cannot be sold, licensed, published or otherwise
commercially exploited.
Making or
distributing of broadcasts, commentary or news reports by
any means in any format or media including any such
commentary made by mobile phone or other wireless device is
not permitted without prior consent of The Committee;
Any personal
information (except postcodes or country of departure)
communicated to The Committee by the purchaser is collected
for the purposes of assisting with lost tickets.
Further, The Committee may also use such personal
information for direct marketing purposes in its promotion
of the Festival, the Abbey Museum or associated entities and
related products. Where such use is made the purchaser
will be given prior opportunity to ‘opt out’ of receiving
further direct marketing material.
RESTRICTED &
PROHIBITED ITEMS
For the comfort and
safety of visitors, staff and volunteers the following items
are not permitted to be brought into Festival:
Alcohol, animals
(except service animals, such as disability assistance dogs
& police dogs), any item that could be used as a weapon or a
replica weapon (unless by an authorised re-enactor or
persons authorised in writing), vehicles of any kind
including bicycles, motor cycles, scooters, (except
wheelchairs, electric wheelchairs & disability scooters),
skateboards, and roller blades/skates. Fireworks,
frisbees and helium balloons. Large flags, musical
instruments (unless by prior consent), amplification
equipment, unauthorised advertising material or flyers,
laser pointers, distress signals, whistles or loud hailers,
dangerous goods or any other item prohibited by legislation.
The Abbey Medieval
Festival is a non smoking venue. Visitors are only
permitted to smoke in designated areas within the festival
grounds.
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Photo: Steve Lippis
Adults must not
leave dependent children unattended.
ALCOHOL
The Festival
(including all parts of the venue, including parking areas)
is conducted in accordance with an appropriate General
Purpose Permit. Persons seeking entry to the Festival
are advised that:
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They are
entering a licensed area;
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Intoxicated
persons will not be permitted to enter;
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Intoxicated
persons will be removed from the Festival;
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Alcoholic
beverages must not be taken into or from the Festival;
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Checking
procedures will apply to prevent persons possessing
liquor from entering;
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It is an offence
for minors to purchase or consume alcohol;
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It is an offence
to sell to or supply minors with alcohol;
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Liquor is only
to be consumed in the permit areas;
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Persons
supplying alcohol to minors will be reported to police;
and
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Penalties apply
under the Liquor Act and Regulations.
Visitors consent to
being photographed, filmed and recorded as visitors to the
Festival and consent to the use any such film, image or
recording at the discretion of The Committee.
SAFETY WARNING:
Visitors may experience some aspects of the Festival that
are potentially hazardous including activities associated
with close proximity of horses and other animals, uneven and
potentially slippery gravelled surfaces and board walks.
Many areas of the Festival are exposed to direct sunlight
and heat. Visitors are required to take appropriate
care of their hydration and sun protection.
The Committee does
not take responsibility for personal injury, loss or damage
however caused, including any negligence (but not gross
negligence), breach of duty, default or omission on the part
of The Committee’s staff, volunteers, contractors or agents;
Appointed Officers
of The Committee reserve the right, with reasonable cause,
to refuse entry to any person or remove any person from the
Festival without any entitlement to a refund and in
compliance with the Tort of Trespass, Council regulations
and State and Commonwealth statutes.
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