sec.149Power to require personal details

### sec.149 Power to require personal details This section applies if an officer— finds a person committing an offence against this Act; or finds a person in circumstances that lead the officer to reasonably suspect the person has just committed an offence against this Act; or has information that leads the officer to reasonably suspect a person has just committed an offence against this Act. The officer may require the person to state the person’s name and residential address. The officer may also require the person to give evidence of the correctness of the stated name or address if, in the circumstances, it would be reasonable to expect the person to— be in possession of evidence of the correctness of the stated name or address; or otherwise be able to give the evidence. When making a requirement under this section, the officer must give the person an offence warning for the requirement. In this section— offence warning , for a requirement by an officer, means a warning that, without a reasonable excuse, it is an offence for the person of whom the requirement is made not to comply with the requirement. reasonably suspect means suspect on grounds that are reasonable in the circumstances. s 149 amd 2007 No. 46 s 241 sch sub 2024 No. 34 s 185 (sec.149-ssec.1) This section applies if an officer— finds a person committing an offence against this Act; or finds a person in circumstances that lead the officer to reasonably suspect the person has just committed an offence against this Act; or has information that leads the officer to reasonably suspect a person has just committed an offence against this Act. (sec.149-ssec.2) The officer may require the person to state the person’s name and residential address. (sec.149-ssec.3) The officer may also require the person to give evidence of the correctness of the stated name or address if, in the circumstances, it would be reasonable to expect the person to— be in possession of evidence of the correctness of the stated name or address; or otherwise be able to give the evidence. (sec.149-ssec.4) When making a requirement under this section, the officer must give the person an offence warning for the requirement. (sec.149-ssec.5) In this section— offence warning , for a requirement by an officer, means a warning that, without a reasonable excuse, it is an offence for the person of whom the requirement is made not to comply with the requirement. reasonably suspect means suspect on grounds that are reasonable in the circumstances. - (a) finds a person committing an offence against this Act; or - (b) finds a person in circumstances that lead the officer to reasonably suspect the person has just committed an offence against this Act; or - (c) has information that leads the officer to reasonably suspect a person has just committed an offence against this Act. - (a) be in possession of evidence of the correctness of the stated name or address; or - (b) otherwise be able to give the evidence.