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Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004
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### sec.757 Power to require personal details
This section applies if an inspector or authorised officer—
finds a person committing an offence against this Act; or
finds a person in circumstances that lead the inspector or authorised officer to reasonably suspect the person has just committed an offence against this Act; or
has information that leads the inspector or authorised officer to reasonably suspect a person has just committed an offence against this Act.
The inspector or authorised officer may require the person to state the person’s name and residential address.
The inspector or authorised 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 inspector or authorised officer must give the person an offence warning for the requirement.
In this section—
offence warning , for a requirement by an inspector or authorised 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 direction or requirement.
reasonably suspect means suspect on grounds that are reasonable in the circumstances.
s 757 sub 2024 No. 34 s 246
(sec.757-ssec.1) This section applies if an inspector or authorised officer— finds a person committing an offence against this Act; or finds a person in circumstances that lead the inspector or authorised officer to reasonably suspect the person has just committed an offence against this Act; or has information that leads the inspector or authorised officer to reasonably suspect a person has just committed an offence against this Act.
(sec.757-ssec.2) The inspector or authorised officer may require the person to state the person’s name and residential address.
(sec.757-ssec.3) The inspector or authorised 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.757-ssec.4) When making a requirement under this section, the inspector or authorised officer must give the person an offence warning for the requirement.
(sec.757-ssec.5) In this section— offence warning , for a requirement by an inspector or authorised 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 direction or 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 inspector or authorised officer to reasonably suspect the person has just committed an offence against this Act; or
- (c) has information that leads the inspector or authorised 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.