Power to require name and address
68 Power to require name and address
This section applies if an authorised officer:
finds a person committing an offence against this Act;
(b) finds a person in circumstances that lead the officer to reasonably suspect the person has just committed an offence against this Act; or
(c) has information that leads the officer to reasonably suspect a person has just committed an offence against this Act.
(2) The officer may require the person to state the person's name and address.
(3) When making the requirement, the officer must inform the person that it is an offence not to comply with the requirement unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
(4) The officer may require the person to give evidence of the correctness of the person's name or address if the officer reasonably suspects the name or address given is false.
(5) The person must comply with the officer's requirement under subsection (2) or (4) unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.
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