Power to ask for person’s name and address
140XE Power to ask for person’s name and address
An inspector may require a person to tell the inspector the person’s name and address if the inspector reasonably believes that the person has contravened a civil penalty provision.
If the inspector reasonably believes that the name or address is false, the inspector may require the person to give evidence of its correctness.
A person contravenes this subsection if:
the inspector requires the person to do a thing referred to in subsection (1) or (2); and
the inspector advises the person that he or she may contravene a civil penalty provision if he or she fails to comply with the requirement; and
the inspector shows his or her identity card to the person; and
the person does not comply with the requirement.
Civil penalty: 60 penalty units.
Subsection (3) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.
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