150YMIdentity cards

150YM Identity cards

(1) The Safety Authority must issue an identity card to each OHS inspector: (a) stating that he or she is an OHS inspector for the purposes of this Act; and (b) if the OHS inspector is appointed for a limited period and in respect only of particular functions—specifying that period and those functions. (2) The identity card must: (a) be in the form prescribed by the regulations; and (b) contain a recent photograph of the OHS inspector. (3) A person is guilty of an offence if: (a) the person has been issued with an identity card for the purposes of this section; and (b) the person ceases to be an OHS inspector; and (c) the person does not return the identity card to the Safety Authority as soon as practicable.

Penalty: 1 penalty unit.

(4) However, the person is not guilty of the offence if the identity card was lost or destroyed.

Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (4). See subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.

(5) A person to whom an identity card is issued under this section must carry the identity card at all times when carrying out functions as an OHS inspector.

Note: For requirements to produce the card when entering premises, see clauses 31, 31A and 31B of Schedule 7.