Child Safe Organisations Act 2024
sec.89Power to require personal details
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sec.89 Power to require personal details
This section applies if an authorised officer— finds a person committing an offence against this Act; or finds a person in circumstances that lead the authorised officer to reasonably suspect the person has just committed an offence against this Act; or has information that leads the authorised officer to reasonably suspect a person has just committed an offence against this Act. The authorised officer may require the person to state the person’s name and residential address. The authorised officer may also require the person to give evidence of the correctness of the stated name or address if, in the circumstances, it would be reasonable to expect the person to— be in possession of evidence of the correctness of the stated name or address; or otherwise be able to give the evidence. When making a requirement under this section, the authorised officer must give the person an offence warning for the requirement. (sec.89-ssec.1) This section applies if an authorised officer— finds a person committing an offence against this Act; or finds a person in circumstances that lead the authorised officer to reasonably suspect the person has just committed an offence against this Act; or has information that leads the authorised officer to reasonably suspect a person has just committed an offence against this Act. (sec.89-ssec.2) The authorised officer may require the person to state the person’s name and residential address. (sec.89-ssec.3) The authorised officer may also require the person to give evidence of the correctness of the stated name or address if, in the circumstances, it would be reasonable to expect the person to— be in possession of evidence of the correctness of the stated name or address; or otherwise be able to give the evidence. (sec.89-ssec.4) When making a requirement under this section, the authorised officer must give the person an offence warning for the requirement.
- (a) finds a person committing an offence against this Act; or
- (b) finds a person in circumstances that lead the authorised officer to reasonably suspect the person has just committed an offence against this Act; or
- (c) has information that leads the authorised officer to reasonably suspect a person has just committed an offence against this Act.
- (a) be in possession of evidence of the correctness of the stated name or address; or
- (b) otherwise be able to give the evidence.