Fisheries Management Act 1994
246Production of instruments of authority
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246 Production of instruments of authority
246 Production of instruments of authority
(1) A fisheries officer must, on demand by a person in relation to whom the officer is exercising or proposing to exercise functions under this Act, produce his or her instrument of authority for inspection by that person.
(2) If the fisheries officer fails to produce his or her instrument of authority on demand of such a person, the person is not guilty of an offence under this Act of resisting or obstructing a fisheries officer, or failing to comply with a requirement of such an officer.
(3) This section does not apply to a fisheries officer who is a police officer or to the exercise of a function in pursuance of a search warrant.