227Identity cards for inspectors and authorised persons

227 Identity cards for inspectors and authorised persons

227 Identity cards for inspectors and authorised persons

(1) The Minister is required to give an identity card—

(a) to each inspector the Minister appoints, and

(b) to each person whom the Minister authorises for the purposes of a section of this Act.

(2) An inspector or person whom the Minister authorises for the purposes of a section of this Act is required to produce his or her identity card if requested to do so by an affected person in the course of exercising functions under this Act. This subsection does not apply to a direction given by radio or other communication device.

(3) A person who has been issued with an identity card must return it to the Minister, or the person who provided it, on demand.

Maximum penalty (subsection (3)): $1,100.