17Powers of authorized officers and honorary wardens in respect of offences

17 Powers of authorized officers and honorary wardens in respect of offences

(1)  [Section 17 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 2017, s. 14, Applied:16 Aug 2017] [Section 17 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 2017, s. 14, Applied:16 Aug 2017] [Section 17 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 2017, s. 14, Applied:16 Aug 2017] Where an authorized officer or honorary warden has reasonable grounds for believing that a person has committed, or is committing, an offence against this Act on or in relation to any protected site, or in relation to any protected object, relic, or other thing, he or she may require that person to state his or her name and the address of his or her place of abode.

(2)  [Section 17 Subsection (2) amended by No. 18 of 2017, s. 14, Applied:16 Aug 2017] Where a person who is within any protected site is found offending against a provision of this Act, an authorized officer or honorary warden may require him or her to leave the site.

(3)  [Section 17 Subsection (3) substituted by No. 18 of 2017, s. 14, Applied:16 Aug 2017] A person who, when required under this section –

(a) to state his or her name and the address of his or her place of abode, fails or refuses to give his or her full name and that address or gives a name or address that is false; or

(b) to leave any protected site, refuses to do so, or does not do so within a reasonable time –

is guilty of an offence.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, other than a small business entity, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units; or

(b) an individual or a small business entity, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.