Power to require date of birth of person for official warning for consorting
43B Power to require date of birth of person for official warning for consorting
This section applies if a police officer reasonably suspects a person has consorted, is consorting, or is likely to consort with 1 or more recognised offenders.
The police officer may require the person to state the person’s correct date of birth, whether or not when requiring the person to state the person’s correct name and address.
Also, the police officer may require the person to give evidence of the correctness of the stated date of birth if, in the circumstances, it would be reasonable to expect the person to be in possession of evidence of the correctness of the stated date of birth or to otherwise be able to give the evidence.
A person does not commit an offence against section 791 if—
the person was required to do something under subsection (2) or (3); and
the court is not satisfied that the police officer, at the time of making the requirement, had the power under subsection (1) to make the requirement.
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