Education (General Provisions) Act 2006
sec.344Person may be required to state name and address
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sec.344 Person may be required to state name and address
If a non-State school’s principal proposes to give a direction under section 346 or 348 to a person at the institution’s premises, the principal may require the person to state the person’s name and residential address. When making the requirement under subsection (1) , the principal must warn the person it is an offence to fail to state the person’s name or residential address, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. The principal may require the person to give evidence of the correctness of the person’s stated name or residential address if the principal reasonably suspects the stated name or address is false. A person must comply with a requirement made of the person under subsection (1) or (3) , unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty for subsection (4) —10 penalty units. (sec.344-ssec.1) If a non-State school’s principal proposes to give a direction under section 346 or 348 to a person at the institution’s premises, the principal may require the person to state the person’s name and residential address. (sec.344-ssec.2) When making the requirement under subsection (1) , the principal must warn the person it is an offence to fail to state the person’s name or residential address, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. (sec.344-ssec.3) The principal may require the person to give evidence of the correctness of the person’s stated name or residential address if the principal reasonably suspects the stated name or address is false. (sec.344-ssec.4) A person must comply with a requirement made of the person under subsection (1) or (3) , unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty for subsection (4) —10 penalty units.