30Information may be requested from owner

30 Information may be requested from owner

30 Information may be requested from owner

(1) The following persons are authorised to make a request under this section—

(a) the Commissioner,

(b) (Repealed)

(c) any member of a fire brigade.

(2) On request made by a person authorised by this section, the owner of premises where a fire or hazardous material incident occurs, the owner or driver of a vehicle conveying personal property and involved in a hazardous material incident, or the owner of any personal property on any such premises or vehicle or which has been destroyed or damaged by fire or such an incident, must—

(a) inform the authorised person whether the premises or property were or was insured at the time or during the period specified by the person, and

(b) give the authorised person full particulars of any such insurance, including the name of the insurer and the amount of the insurance.

Personal property includes any hazardous material.

(3) A person who contravenes subsection (2), or in purported compliance with that subsection gives any information knowing it to be false or misleading in a material particular, is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty—5 penalty units.

s 30: Am 1993 No 110, Sch 1 (21); 1994 No 36, Sch 1 (6).