Power to ask name, age and address
25 Power to ask name, age and address
A police officer may require a person to state the person’s name, age and address if the police officer has reasonable grounds for believing that—
a film is being or is about to be exhibited, sold or delivered to the person; and
the person has committed or is about to commit an offence against section 12 (Attendance of child at certain films—offence by child) or section 24 (Buying certain films—offence by child); and
the person is under 18 years old.
A person commits an offence if the person fails to comply with a requirement made of the person under subsection (1).
Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.
An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory statement
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