Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022
277Production of identity card
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277 Production of identity card
(1) Subject to subsection (3), an authorised officer must produce their identity card for inspection before exercising a power under this Act or the regulations.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), an authorised officer must produce their identity card for inspection when asked to do so by the occupier of any premises during the exercise of a power under this Act or the regulations.
(3) However, if it is impracticable for an authorised officer to produce their identity card for inspection when exercising a power under this Act or the regulations, the authorised officer is not required to do so.
Division 3—Investigations by the chief psychiatrist