Explosives Act 1999
sec.105GAuthorised officer’s identity card
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sec.105G Authorised officer’s identity card
The chief inspector must give each authorised officer an identity card. The identity card must— contain a recent photo of the authorised officer; and be signed by the authorised officer; and identify the person as an authorised officer under this Act; and state an expiry date for the card. A person who stops being an authorised officer must return the person’s identity card to the chief inspector as soon as possible (but within 21 days) after the person stops being an authorised officer, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. This section does not prevent the giving of a single identity card to a person for this Act and other Acts or for other purposes. s 105G ins 2019 No. 7 s 76 (sec.105G-ssec.1) The chief inspector must give each authorised officer an identity card. (sec.105G-ssec.2) The identity card must— contain a recent photo of the authorised officer; and be signed by the authorised officer; and identify the person as an authorised officer under this Act; and state an expiry date for the card. (sec.105G-ssec.3) A person who stops being an authorised officer must return the person’s identity card to the chief inspector as soon as possible (but within 21 days) after the person stops being an authorised officer, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.105G-ssec.4) This section does not prevent the giving of a single identity card to a person for this Act and other Acts or for other purposes.
- (a) contain a recent photo of the authorised officer; and
- (b) be signed by the authorised officer; and
- (c) identify the person as an authorised officer under this Act; and
- (d) state an expiry date for the card.