sec.78Power to require name and address

sec.78 Power to require name and address

An authorised officer for an airport may require a person on the airport land to state the person’s name and address if the authorised officer— finds the person committing an offence against this chapter; or reasonably suspects the person has just committed an offence against this chapter. When making the requirement, the authorised officer must warn the person that it is an offence to fail to state the person’s name and address unless the person has a reasonable excuse. The authorised officer may require the person to give evidence of the correctness of the person’s stated name and address if the authorised officer reasonably suspects the stated name or address is false. A person must comply with the authorised officer’s requirement under subsection (1) or (3) , unless the person has a reasonable excuse for not complying with it. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. The person does not commit an offence against this section if— the authorised officer required the person to state the person’s name and address in the circumstances mentioned in subsection (1) (a) or (b) ; and the person is not proved to have committed the offence. In this section— offence against this chapter includes an offence against section 105 for an attempt to commit an offence against this chapter. (sec.78-ssec.1) An authorised officer for an airport may require a person on the airport land to state the person’s name and address if the authorised officer— finds the person committing an offence against this chapter; or reasonably suspects the person has just committed an offence against this chapter. (sec.78-ssec.2) When making the requirement, the authorised officer must warn the person that it is an offence to fail to state the person’s name and address unless the person has a reasonable excuse. (sec.78-ssec.3) The authorised officer may require the person to give evidence of the correctness of the person’s stated name and address if the authorised officer reasonably suspects the stated name or address is false. (sec.78-ssec.4) A person must comply with the authorised officer’s requirement under subsection (1) or (3) , unless the person has a reasonable excuse for not complying with it. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. (sec.78-ssec.5) The person does not commit an offence against this section if— the authorised officer required the person to state the person’s name and address in the circumstances mentioned in subsection (1) (a) or (b) ; and the person is not proved to have committed the offence. (sec.78-ssec.6) In this section— offence against this chapter includes an offence against section 105 for an attempt to commit an offence against this chapter.

• (a) finds the person committing an offence against this chapter; or
• (b) reasonably suspects the person has just committed an offence against this chapter.
• (a) the authorised officer required the person to state the person’s name and address in the circumstances mentioned in subsection (1) (a) or (b) ; and