Lakes Act 1976
76Obligation to produce licence and give particulars
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76 Obligation to produce licence and give particulars (1) The master of a boat commits an offence if— (a) the boat is involved in a boating accident; and (b) a person involved in the accident requests that the master gives the person any of the following information: (i) information from the master’s licence or permit (however described) that authorises the master to use the boat; (ii) the master’s name and address; (iii) the name and address of the boat’s owner; (iv) the name of the boat and any distinguishing number that is, or is required to be, displayed on the boat by law; and (c) the master fails to comply with the request. (3) Subsection (1) does not apply if the defendant has a reasonable excuse for failing to comply with the request. mentioned in s (3) (see Criminal Code, s 58).