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Companion Animals Act 1998
69GRequirement to state name and address
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#### 69G Requirement to state name and address
69G Requirement to state name and address
> > (1) An authorised officer who reasonably suspects a person of having committed an offence under this Act or the regulations may require the person to state his or her full name and residential address.
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> > (2) A person must not—
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> > > (a) fail to comply with a requirement under this section, or
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> > > (b) in purported compliance with such a requirement, furnish a name that is not his or her name or an address that is not his or her residential address.
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> > Maximum penalty—15 penalty units.
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> > (3) A person is not guilty of an offence under this section unless it is established that the authorised officer warned the person that a failure to comply is an offence.
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> > (4) If an authorised officer suspects on reasonable grounds that a person has committed an offence under this section, the authorised officer may, without a warrant, arrest the person.
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> > (5) An authorised officer who arrests a person under this section must, as soon as is reasonably practicable, take the person before an authorised officer (within the meaning of the [Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2002-103)) to be dealt with according to law.
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> **s 69G:** Ins 2005 No 101, Sch 1 \[107\]. Am 2006 No 101, Sch 1 \[54\].