Inspector of Transport Security Act 2006

The Inspector must ensure that an identity card is issued to every person who can exercise:

powers under this Division to enter premises or to board a transport vehicle; or

powers under this Division that are exercisable after entering premises or boarding a transport vehicle under this Division.

Powers mentioned in subsection (1) are exercised either by the Inspector or by a delegate of the Inspector (see section 82 for the power to delegate).

The identity card must:

be in the form prescribed by the regulations; and

contain a recent photograph of the person.

A person commits an offence if:

the person has been issued with an identity card for the purposes of this section; and

the person ceases to be a person who can exercise powers mentioned in subsection (1); and

the person does not return the identity card to the Inspector within 7 days of ceasing to be such a person.

An offence under subsection (3) is an offence of strict liability.

For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.

Subsection (3) does not apply if the identity card was lost or destroyed.

A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (5): see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.

A person to whom an identity card is issued under this section must carry it at all times when exercising powers mentioned in subsection (1).