38Identification of offenders

38 Identification of offenders

(1)  This section applies if a police officer reasonably suspects that a person has contravened another section of this Act.

(2)  The police officer may require the person to state one or more of the following:

(a) the person's name;

(b) the person's age;

(c) the person's address.

(3)  If the power under subsection (2) is exercised, the person must not –

(a) refuse or fail to comply with the police officer's requirement; or

(b) state a false name, age or address to the police officer.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 30 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month, or both.

(4)  The police officer may arrest the person without warrant if the police officer believes that a person has contravened subsection (3) .