69Identity cards for Federal Safety Officers

69 Identity cards for Federal Safety Officers

(1) The Federal Safety Commissioner must issue an identity card to a Federal Safety Officer appointed under subsection 68(1). (2) The Minister must issue an identity card to the Federal Safety Commissioner. Form of identity card (3) The identity card must: (a) be in the form approved by the Federal Safety Commissioner; and (b) contain a recent photograph of the person to whom it is issued. Federal Safety Officer must carry card (4) A Federal Safety Officer must carry the identity card at all times when performing functions or exercising powers as a Federal Safety Officer.

Note: The Federal Safety Commissioner is a Federal Safety Officer (see the definition of Federal Safety Officer in section 5).

Offence (5) A person commits an offence of strict liability if: (a) the person ceases to be a Federal Safety Officer; and (b) the person does not, within 14 days of so ceasing, return the person’s identity card to the Federal Safety Commissioner or the Minister (as the case requires).

Penalty: 1 penalty unit.

Exception—card lost or destroyed (6) Subsection (5) does not apply if the identity card was lost or destroyed.

Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (6) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).