15Requests relating to identification etc.

15 Requests relating to identification etc.

(1) A security officer or an authorised court officer may request that a person who is seeking to enter, or is on, court premises: (a) inform a security officer or an authorised court officer of the person’s name, residential address and reason for seeking to enter, or being on, court premises; and (b) provide evidence of identity; if a security officer or an authorised court officer reasonably believes that the person: (c) is harassing or intimidating another person; or (d) is causing a reasonable apprehension of either violence to a person on the court premises or damage to the court premises; or (e) is significantly disrupting proceedings of a court, administration of a court or lawful activities on the court premises; or (f) has committed, is likely to commit or intends to commit an offence on, or in relation to, the court premises.

Note: Divisions 3 and 4 deal with the powers of security officers and authorised court officers if the person does not comply with the request.

(2) A person commits an offence if: (a) a security officer or an authorised court officer makes a request of the person under subsection (1); and (b) when, or as soon as practicable after, making the request, the officer informs the person that the person may commit an offence if he or she does not: (i) comply with the request; or (ii) if the person is on court premises—immediately leave the premises; or (iii) if the person is seeking to enter court premises—cease to seek to enter the premises; and (c) the person does not do any of those things.

Penalty: 20 penalty units.