127Authorised officer must produce identity card

127 Authorised officer must produce identity card

(1) An authorised officer must produce their identity card for inspection—

(a) before exercising a power under—

(i) an industry law; or

(ii) section 13 or 84ZY of the Road Safety Act 1986; or

(b) if asked to do so by any person at any time during the exercise of a power referred to in paragraph (a).

(2) However, an authorised officer is not required to produce their identity card when asked to do so if—

(a) the officer reasonably believes that this would—

(i) affect the safety or welfare of any person; or

(ii) frustrate the effective exercise of a power referred to in subsection (1)(a); or

(b) the request to produce the card is made by a person to whom the officer has already produced the card on the same day before exercising a power referred to in subsection (1)(a).

(3) A failure to produce an identity card does not invalidate anything done by an authorised officer.

S. 128 inserted by No. 63/2017 s. 18.