70Identification cards

70 Identification cards

70 Identification cards

(1) A responsible authority is to provide each authorised officer authorised under this Act by the responsible authority who is not a police officer with an identification card.

(2) An identification card is a card that—

(a) states that it is issued under this Act, and

(b) gives the name of the person to whom it is issued, and

(c) describes the nature of the powers conferred, and

(d) states the date (if any) on which it expires, and

(e) is signed by a delegate of the responsible authority.

(3) In the course of exercising the functions of an authorised officer under this Act, the authorised officer must, if requested to do so by a person affected by the exercise of any such function, produce the officer’s identification card to the person.

Note—

See Part 15 of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 in relation to a police officer’s obligation to produce evidence that the police officer is a police officer (unless the police officer is in uniform).

s 70: Am 2014 No 31, Sch 5.8 [2].