Civil Aviation Act 1988
32ABIdentity cards
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32AB Identity cards
(1) CASA must cause each investigator to be issued with an identity card in a form approved by CASA and bearing a recent photograph of the investigator. (2) A person who stops being an investigator must, as soon as practicable, return his or her identity card to CASA. (3) A person must not fail to comply with subsection (2).
Penalty: 1 penalty unit.
(4) Subsection (3) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (4) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).
(5) An offence under subsection (3) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
(6) An investigator must carry his or her identity card at all times when exercising powers as an investigator.