20ZIAIdentity cards

#### 20ZIA Identity cards (1) The Private Health Insurance Ombudsman must issue an identity card to a person who exercises the powers mentioned in paragraph 20SA(b) or 20TA(b). (2) The identity card must: (a) be in the form approved by the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman; and (b) contain a photograph that is no more than 5 years old of the person to whom it is issued. (3) A person must carry an identity card at all times when exercising powers under section 20SA or 20TA. (4) A person commits an offence of strict liability if: (a) the person ceases to be: (i) a member of staff mentioned in section 31; or (ii) a person to whom the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman has delegated powers under section 34 in relation to section 20SA or 20TA; and (b) the person does not, within 14 days of so ceasing, return the person’s identity card to the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman. Penalty: 1 penalty unit. (5) Subsection (4) does not apply if the identity card was lost or destroyed. > Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (5) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).