435MAI commission must give identity cards

435 MAI commission must give identity cards (1) The MAI commission must give each authorised person an identity card that states the person’s name and that the person is an authorised person. (2) The identity card must show— (a) a recent photograph of the authorised person; and (b) the date of issue of the card; and (c) the date of expiry of the card; and (d) anything else prescribed by regulation. (3) A person commits an offence if the person— (a) stops being an authorised person; and

(b) does not return the person’s identity card to the MAI commission as soon as practicable (but not later than 7 days) after the day the person stops being an authorised person. Maximum penalty: 1 penalty unit. (4) Subsection (3) does not apply to a person if the person’s identity card has been— (a) lost or stolen; or (b) destroyed by someone else. Note The defendant has an evidential burden in relation to the matters mentioned in s (4) (see Criminal Code, s 58). (5) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.