Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00598:clause:1_401
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00598
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 401
Character Range: 1165342–1167159

401  Impersonating authorised officers and rangers
 (1) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person:
 (i) impersonates an authorised officer or a ranger on an occasion; and
 (ii) does so knowing it to be an occasion when the officer or ranger would be on duty and doing an act or attending a place; or
 (b) the person:
 (i) falsely represents himself or herself to be an authorised officer or a ranger; and
 (ii) does an act or attends a place in the assumed character of that officer or ranger; or
 (c) the person:
 (i) impersonates an authorised officer or a ranger or falsely represents himself or herself to be an authorised officer or a ranger; and
 (ii) does so with the intention of obtaining a gain, causing a loss or influencing the exercise of a public duty.
 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an authorised officer or a ranger.
 (3) An authorised officer or a ranger commits an offence if:
 (a) the officer or ranger:
 (i) impersonates another authorised officer or ranger on an occasion; and
 (ii) does so knowing it to be an occasion when the other officer or ranger would be on duty and doing an act or attending a place; or
 (b) the officer or ranger:
 (i) falsely represents himself or herself to be another authorised officer or a ranger; and
 (ii) does an act or attends a place in the assumed character of the other officer or ranger; or
 (c) the officer or ranger:
 (i) impersonates another authorised officer or a ranger or falsely represents himself or herself to be another authorised officer or a ranger; and
 (ii) does so with the intention of obtaining a gain, causing a loss or influencing the exercise of a public duty.
 (4) An offence against this section is punishable, on conviction, by imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine not exceeding 120 penalty units, or both.