14Power to require person to disclose identity

14 Power to require person to disclose identity

(1)  Subject to subsection (4) , a security officer may require a person, who is entering or is on court premises, to –

(a) disclose the person's name and residential address; and

(b) disclose the reason for the person's visit to the court premises; and

(c) provide evidence of the person's identity.

(2)  A person in respect of whom a requirement is made under subsection (1) must not without reasonable excuse –

(a) fail to comply with the requirement; or

(b) in response to the requirement, state a false name, address or reason for the person's visit or give false evidence of identity.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(3)  It is a defence to a charge of an offence against subsection (2) in relation to a requirement imposed on a person if the person, instead of complying with the requirement, as soon as practicable, leaves the premises or the entrance to the premises.

(4)  A security officer may not exercise his or her powers under subsection (1) in respect of a person who –

(a) claims to be –

(i) a lawyer, legal practitioner, barrister or solicitor; or

(ii) a police officer of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory of the Commonwealth; or

(iii) a member of the State Service of the State or of the Public Service of the Commonwealth –

and to be acting in the course of his or her duty; and

(b) immediately provides satisfactory proof of the truth of that claim.