Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00598:clause:1_444
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00598
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 444
Character Range: 1242579–1244073

444  Authorised person may ask for person's name and address
 (1) An authorised officer may ask an individual to tell the authorised officer the individual's name and address if the authorised officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that the individual has been involved in the commission of an offence against an environmental law.
 (2) Subject to subsection (4), a person must not refuse or fail to comply with a request under subsection (1).
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
 (3) A person commits an offence punishable upon conviction by a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units if the person:
 (a) in purported compliance with a request under subsection (1), gives a name and address; and
 (b) does so knowing the name or address is false or misleading.
 (4) If an authorised officer makes a request of a person under subsection (1), the person is not required to comply with the request unless:
 (a) if the authorised officer is a member of a police force—he or she produces, for inspection by the person, written evidence of the fact that he or she is a member of that police force; or
 (aa) if the authorised officer is an officer of Customs—he or she produces, for inspection by the person, written evidence of the fact that he or she is an officer of Customs; or
 (b) in any other case—the authorised officer produces his or her identity card for inspection by the person.

Division 10—Seizure and forfeiture etc.

Subdivision AA—Seizure of specimens involved in a contravention of Part 13A