Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00708:clause:2_19
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00708
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 19
Character Range: 60193–61973

19  Production of identification
 (1) This section applies to powers conferred on authorised officers or police officers by or under a road law, but only where the physical presence of an officer at the scene is necessary for the exercise of the power.
 (2) An authorised officer must not exercise a power unless an identification card has been issued to or designated for the officer.
 (3) An authorised officer who is exercising or about to exercise a power is required to comply with a request to identify himself or herself, by producing his or her identification card.
 (4) A police officer who is exercising or about to exercise a power is required to comply with a request to identify himself or herself, by either of the following methods (at the officer's choice):
 (a) producing his or her police identification;
 (b) stating orally or in writing his or her name, rank and place of duty.
 (5) An authorised officer or police officer is required to comply with a requirement under subsection (3) or (4):
 (a) immediately; or
 (b) if it is not practicable to comply with the requirement immediately—as soon as practicable afterwards.
 (6) An authorised officer or police officer need only identify himself or herself once to a particular person during the course of an incident, even though more than one power is being exercised during the course of the incident.
 (7) In this section:
incident means:
 (a) a single incident; or
 (b) a connected series of incidents involving the same or substantially the same parties and occurring during a period of 72 hours.
power means a power under an Australian road law.
request, in relation to the exercise of a power, means a request made by a person (if any) in respect of whom the power is being or is about to be exercised.