Livestock Act 2008
100Inspector may require name and address
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100 Inspector may require name and address (1) A inspector may require a person to state the person's name and address if the inspector: (a) reasonably suspects the person is committing an offence against this Act; or (b) finds the person in circumstances that lead, or has information that leads, the inspector to reasonably suspect the person has recently committed an offence against this Act. (2) The inspector may require the person to provide evidence of the person's name and address if the inspector reasonably doubts the truth of the person's response. (3) When requiring the person to state or provide evidence of the person's name and address, the inspector must also issue a warning that it is an offence to contravene the requirement without a reasonable excuse. (4) A person must not contravene a requirement under this section. (5) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (4) if the defendant establishes a reasonable excuse.