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Ombudsman Act 1976
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#### 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).