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Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967
150YMIdentity cards
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#### 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.