Fire Services Act 1990
sec.149ZNFailure to give name or address
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sec.149ZN Failure to give name or address
A person of whom a personal details requirement is made must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. A person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if— the person was required to state the person’s name and residential address by an investigation officer who suspected the person had committed an offence against this Act; and the person is not proved to have committed the offence against this Act. In this section— personal details requirement means a requirement under section 149ZM (2) or (4) . s 149ZN (prev s 60O) ins 2008 No. 64 s 20 amd 2024 No. 22 s 92 sch 1 reloc and renum 2024 No. 22 s 38 (2) (sec.149ZN-ssec.1) A person of whom a personal details requirement is made must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. (sec.149ZN-ssec.2) A person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if— the person was required to state the person’s name and residential address by an investigation officer who suspected the person had committed an offence against this Act; and the person is not proved to have committed the offence against this Act. (sec.149ZN-ssec.3) In this section— personal details requirement means a requirement under section 149ZM (2) or (4) .
- (a) the person was required to state the person’s name and residential address by an investigation officer who suspected the person had committed an offence against this Act; and
- (b) the person is not proved to have committed the offence against this Act.