Keno Act 1996
sec.196Power to require name and address
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sec.196 Power to require name and address
This section applies if— an inspector finds a person committing an offence against this Act; or an inspector finds a person in circumstances that lead, or has information that leads, the inspector to reasonably suspect the person has just committed an offence against this Act. The inspector may require the person to state the person’s name and residential address. When making the requirement, the inspector must warn the person it is an offence to fail to state the person’s name or residential address, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. The inspector may require the person to give evidence of the correctness of the stated name or residential address if the inspector reasonably suspects the stated name or address is false. A requirement under subsection (2) or (4) is called a personal details requirement . s 196 amd 2000 No. 5 s 461 sch 3 (sec.196-ssec.1) This section applies if— an inspector finds a person committing an offence against this Act; or an inspector finds a person in circumstances that lead, or has information that leads, the inspector to reasonably suspect the person has just committed an offence against this Act. (sec.196-ssec.2) The inspector may require the person to state the person’s name and residential address. (sec.196-ssec.3) When making the requirement, the inspector must warn the person it is an offence to fail to state the person’s name or residential address, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. (sec.196-ssec.4) The inspector may require the person to give evidence of the correctness of the stated name or residential address if the inspector reasonably suspects the stated name or address is false. (sec.196-ssec.5) A requirement under subsection (2) or (4) is called a personal details requirement .
- (a) an inspector finds a person committing an offence against this Act; or
- (b) an inspector finds a person in circumstances that lead, or has information that leads, the inspector to reasonably suspect the person has just committed an offence against this Act.