196Authorised person’s power to require name and address

196 Authorised person’s power to require name and address (1) An authorised person may require a person to state the person’s name and home address if the authorised person suspects, on reasonable grounds, that the person is committing, is about to commit, or has just committed, an offence against this Act. Note A reference to an Act includes a reference to statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including a regulation and any law or instrument applied, adopted or incorporated by the Act (see Legislation Act, s 104). (2) If an authorised person makes a requirement of a person under subsection (1), the authorised person must— (a) tell the person the reasons for the requirement; and (b) as soon as practicable, record those reasons. (3) A person commits an offence if the person contravenes a requirement under subsection (1). Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

(4) However, a person is not required to comply with a requirement under subsection (1) if, when asked by the person, the authorised person does not produce, for inspection by the person— (a) the authorised person’s identity card; or (b) if the authorised person is an emergency controller or a person authorised by the controller—evidence of the authorised person’s appointment or authorisation. (5) Subsection (4) does not apply in relation to an authorised person who is a member of an emergency service, or a police officer, in uniform. (6) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence. authorised person means the commissioner, an emergency controller, a member of an emergency service, an inspector, an investigator, a police officer or someone else authorised in writing by an emergency controller for this section.