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Coal Mine Subsidence Compensation Act 2017
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> > (1) This section applies to an authorised officer who is exercising, or about to exercise, a function under this Act.
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> > (2) An authorised officer must—
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> > > (a) carry his or her identity card at all times when exercising a power under this Act to enter premises or a vehicle or a power that is exercisable after entering premises or a vehicle, and
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> > > (b) produce his or her identity card if requested to do so by a person in relation to whom the officer is exercising, or about to exercise, the power.
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> > (3) A person who has ceased to be an authorised officer must not, without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to return to the Chief Executive, within the period specified by the Chief Executive in a request for the return of the card, any identity card issued to the person by the Chief Executive.
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> > (4) This section does not apply in relation to a power exercised by an authorised officer who is a police officer.
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> Maximum penalty—18 penalty units.
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> **s 39:** Am 2024 No 48, Sch 1\[48\].