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Mineral Titles Act 2010
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176 Identity card
(1) The Minister must give an authorised officer an identity card stating
the person's name and that the person is an authorised officer.
(2) The identity card must:
(a) show a recent photograph of the authorised officer; and
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(b) show the card's date of issue; and
(c) be signed by the officer.
(3) A person who ceases to be an authorised officer must return the
person's identity card to the Minister within 14 days after the
cessation.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(4) An offence against subsection (3) is an offence of strict liability.
(5) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against
subsection (3) if the person establishes a reasonable excuse.
(6) This section does not prevent the issue of a single identity card to a
person for this and another Act.