Food Act 2006
sec.198Failure to give name or address
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sec.198 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—50 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 authorised person 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.198-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—50 penalty units. (sec.198-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 authorised person 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.
- (a) the person was required to state the person’s name and residential address by an authorised person 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.