169Identity cards

169 Identity cards (1) The director-general must give each authorised person (other than a police officer) an identity card that states the person’s name and appointment as an authorised person, and shows— (a) a recent photograph of the person; and (b) the date of issue of the card; and (c) the date of expiry of the card; and (d) anything else prescribed by regulation. (a) stops being an authorised person (other than a police officer); and (b) does not return the person’s identity card to the director-general as soon as practicable (but within 7 days) after the day the person stops being an authorised person. Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a person if the person’s identity card is— (a) lost or stolen; or (b) destroyed by someone else. mentioned in s (3) (see Criminal Code, s 58). (4) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.