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Marine Parks Act 2004
sec.68Power to require name and address
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### sec.68 Power to require name and address
An inspector may require a person to state the person’s name and residential or business address if the inspector—
finds the person committing an offence against this Act; or
finds the 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.
When making the requirement, the inspector must warn the person it is an offence to fail to state the person’s name or address unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
The inspector may also require the person to give evidence of the correctness of the stated name or required address if the inspector suspects the stated name or address is false.
A person of whom a requirement is made under subsection (1) or (3) must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty for subsection (4) —15 penalty units.
A person does not commit an offence against subsection (4) if—
the requirement was given because the inspector suspected the person had committed an offence against this Act; and
the person is not proved to have committed the offence.
(sec.68-ssec.1) An inspector may require a person to state the person’s name and residential or business address if the inspector— finds the person committing an offence against this Act; or finds the 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.68-ssec.2) When making the requirement, the inspector must warn the person it is an offence to fail to state the person’s name or address unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
(sec.68-ssec.3) The inspector may also require the person to give evidence of the correctness of the stated name or required address if the inspector suspects the stated name or address is false.
(sec.68-ssec.4) A person of whom a requirement is made under subsection (1) or (3) must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty for subsection (4) —15 penalty units.
(sec.68-ssec.5) A person does not commit an offence against subsection (4) if— the requirement was given because the inspector suspected the person had committed an offence against this Act; and the person is not proved to have committed the offence.
- (a) finds the person 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 just committed an offence against this Act.
- (a) the requirement was given because the inspector suspected the person had committed an offence against this Act; and
- (b) the person is not proved to have committed the offence.