20ZIA

Identity cards

Current

(1)

The Private Health Insurance Ombudsman must issue an identity card to a person who exercises the powers mentioned in paragraph 20SA(b) or 20TA(b).

(2)

The identity card must:

(a)

be in the form approved by the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman; and

(b)

contain a photograph that is no more than 5 years old of the person to whom it is issued.

(3)

A person must carry an identity card at all times when exercising powers under section 20SA or 20TA.

(4)

A person commits an offence of strict liability if:

(a)

the person ceases to be:

(i)

a member of staff mentioned in section 31; or

(ii)

a person to whom the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman has delegated powers under section 34 in relation to section 20SA or 20TA; and

(b)

the person does not, within 14 days of so ceasing, return the person’s identity card to the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman.

Penalty: 1 penalty unit.

(5)

Subsection (4) does not apply if the identity card was lost or destroyed.

Note:

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

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