8NIdentity cards

8N Identity cards

(1) The Chief Executive Medicare may cause to be issued to each authorised officer an identity card. (2) An identity card must: (a) be in a form approved in writing by the Chief Executive Medicare; and (b) incorporate a recent photograph of the authorised officer. (3) A person who ceases to be an authorised officer must, as soon as practicable after so ceasing, return his or her identity card to the Chief Executive Medicare. (4) A person must not fail to return his or her identity card as required by subsection (3).

Penalty: 1 penalty unit.

Note: Under subsection 4D(1) of the Crimes Act 1914, this penalty is only a maximum penalty for the offence.

(5) Subsection (4) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse. (6) An offence under subsection (4) is an offence of strict liability.

Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.