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Power to demand name, age and address

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140 Power to demand name, age and address

(1)

A person who —

(a)

displays, sells or supplies a publication to another person or is about to display, sell or supply a publication to another person; and

(b)

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.

(2)

A person who —

(a)

exhibits, sells or supplies a film to another person or is about to exhibit, sell or supply a film to another person; and

(b)

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.

(3)

A person who —

(a)

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

(b)

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.

(4)

A member of the police force who has reasonable cause to suspect that a person to whom —

(a)

a publication is being or is about to be displayed, sold or supplied; or

(b)

a film is being or is about to be exhibited, sold or supplied; or

(c)

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.

(5)

A person must not give false particulars under subsection (1), (2) or (3).

Penalty: $200.

(6)

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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