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(4) An authorized Commonwealth officer shall not, under this section, request a person to furnish his or her name or address, or apprehend a person, unless he or she first produces to the person the instrument by virtue of which he or she is an authorized Commonwealth officer.

(5) In this section:

authorized Commonwealth officer means a Commonwealth officer declared by a Minister, by instrument in writing, to be an authorized Commonwealth officer for the purposes of this section.

prohibited Commonwealth land means land belonging to, or in the occupation of, the Commonwealth or a public authority under the Commonwealth, being land upon which is posted a notice to the effect that trespassing upon the land is prohibited.

protective service officer has the same meaning as in the Australian Federal Police Act 1979.

89A  Discharging firearms on or over Commonwealth land

(1) A person who, without lawful authority or excuse (proof whereof shall lie upon him or her), discharges a firearm upon or over a prohibited area commits an offence and the firearms shall be forfeited to the Commonwealth.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months.

(2) A person who commits an offence against this section may be apprehended by a constable or an authorized Commonwealth officer and detained in proper custody to be dealt with according to law.

(3) An authorized Commonwealth officer shall not, under this section, apprehend a person unless he or she first produces to the person the instrument by virtue of which he or she is an authorized Commonwealth officer.

(4) In this section:

authorized Commonwealth officer means a Commonwealth officer declared by a Minister, by instrument in writing, to be an authorized Commonwealth officer for the purposes of this section.

prohibited area means land belonging to, or in the occupation of, the Commonwealth or a public authority under the Commonwealth, being land upon which is posted a notice to the effect that shooting upon or over the land is prohibited.

90  Trespass by cattle or live stock

Any person who, without lawful excuse (proof whereof shall lie upon him or her), suffers or permits any cattle or other live stock in his or her possession, custody, or control, to trespass or stray upon any land belonging to, or in the occupation of, the Commonwealth, commits an offence.

Penalty: 1 penalty unit.

90A  Destroying etc. posters etc. relating to Commonwealth loans

A person shall not, without lawful authority, destroy, injure, disfigure or remove a poster, advertisement or notice relating to a Commonwealth loan.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 1 year.