Australian Federal Police Act 1979
40YCAFP appointees to provide name, etc.
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40YC AFP appointees to provide name, etc.
An AFP appointee commits an offence if: (a) a person requests the AFP appointee to give the person any of the following: (i) his or her name; (ii) the address of his or her place of duty; (iii) his or her identification number if her or she has an identification number; and (b) the person informs the AFP appointee, either expressly or by necessary implication, that the person: (i) is complaining, or proposes to complain, about action taken by that AFP appointee; or (ii) is giving information, or proposed to give information, under section 40SA about an AFP conduct issue that relates to conduct engaged in by that AFP appointee; and (c) the AFP appointee: (i) refuses or fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with the request; or (ii) gives the person a name, address or identification number that is false in a material particular.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.