Offence—police officer may ask for person’s name and address
20 Offence—police officer may ask for person’s name and address
A police officer may request a person entering (or about to enter) an event venue to state the person’s name and home address.
Examples—about to enter
1 standing in a queue to enter a major event that extends outside the security gate of the venue and onto the footpath
2 for a major event venue that includes a car park outside the event venue—sitting in a car that is in a queue of cars to enter the car park for the major event where the queue extends outside the major event venue
The person must—
comply with the request; or
not enter, or attempt to enter, the event venue within 24 hours after the time the request is made.
Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.
An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
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