Power to demand name, age and address
140 Power to demand name, age and address
A person who —
displays, sells or supplies a publication to another person or is about to display, sell or supply a publication to another person; and
has reasonable cause to suspect that the other person has contravened or is about to contravene a provision of Part 7,
may demand the name, age and address of that other person.
A person who —
exhibits, sells or supplies a film to another person or is about to exhibit, sell or supply a film to another person; and
has reasonable cause to suspect that the other person has contravened or is about to contravene a provision of Part 7,
may demand the name, age and address of that other person.
A person who —
demonstrates, sells or supplies a computer game to another person or is about to demonstrate, sell or supply a computer game to another person; and
has reasonable cause to suspect that the other person has contravened or is about to contravene a provision of Part 7,
may demand the name, age and address of that other person.
A member of the police force who has reasonable cause to suspect that a person to whom —
a publication is being or is about to be displayed, sold or supplied; or
a film is being or is about to be exhibited, sold or supplied; or
a computer game is being or is about to be demonstrated, sold or supplied,
has contravened or is about to contravene a provision of Part 7 may demand the name, age and address of that person.
A person must not give false particulars under subsection (1), (2) or (3).
Penalty: $200.
A person must not give false particulars or fail or refuse to give satisfactory particulars demanded under subsection (4).
Penalty: $500.
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