Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00024:section:8n
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00024
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 8N
Character Range: 23365–24307

8N  Identity cards
 (1) The Chief Executive Medicare may cause to be issued to each authorised officer an identity card.
 (2) An identity card must:
 (a) be in a form approved in writing by the Chief Executive Medicare; and
 (b) incorporate a recent photograph of the authorised officer.
 (3) A person who ceases to be an authorised officer must, as soon as practicable after so ceasing, return his or her identity card to the Chief Executive Medicare.
 (4) A person must not fail to return his or her identity card as required by subsection (3).
Penalty: 1 penalty unit.
Note: Under subsection 4D(1) of the Crimes Act 1914, this penalty is only a maximum penalty for the offence.
 (5) Subsection (4) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.
 (6) An offence under subsection (4) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.

Division 2—General power to obtain information