Permit must be produced on demand
29 Permit must be produced on demand
A person to whom a permit is issued must, on demand made by an authorised officer or police officer at any time—
if the person has the permit in his or her immediate possession—produce the permit for inspection by the officer, or
if the person does not have the permit in his or her immediate possession—produce it within 48 hours after the demand is made to the officer who made the demand or to another officer nominated by the officer, or
provide proof of that person’s identity, and his or her usual place of residence, to the officer.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, or both.
A person is guilty of an offence under this section only if the authorised officer or police officer, when making the demand, explains to the person that failure to comply with the demand is an offence against this Act.
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