35AFailure of person to disclose identity on request

35A Failure of person to disclose identity on request

35A Failure of person to disclose identity on request

(1) A person who is requested by a police officer in accordance with section 16 (6) or 26 (7A) to disclose his or her identity must not, without reasonable excuse, fail or refuse to comply with the request.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, in response to a request made by a police officer in accordance with a provision referred to in subsection (1)—

(a) give a name that is false in a material particular, or

(b) give an address other than the person’s full and correct address.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

Note—

Safeguards relating to the exercise of power under sections 16 (6) and 26 (7A) are set out in Part 15 of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002.

s 35A: Am 2014 No 31, Sch 5.3.