128Offenders to state name and address

#### 128 Offenders to state name and address 128 Offenders to state name and address > > (1) A person may be required to state his or her full name and residential address by an authorised officer if the authorised officer— > > > > > (a) reasonably suspects the person to be committing or to have committed an offence against this Act or the regulations, or > > > > > (b) finds the person in circumstances that lead, or has information that leads, the officer reasonably to suspect the person has committed such an offence. > > > (2) A person who— > > > > > (a) without reasonable excuse, fails or refuses to comply with the requirements of an authorised officer made under subsection (1), or > > > > > (b) in purported compliance with such a requirement, states a name that is not his or her name or an address that is not his or her residential address, > > > > is guilty of an offence. > > > > Maximum penalty—5 penalty units. > > > (3) A person is not guilty of an offence under this section unless it is established that the authorised officer— > > > > > (a) warned the person that a failure or refusal to comply with the requirement is an offence, and > > > > > (b) identified himself or herself as an authorised officer or, in the case of an authorised officer who is a police officer, as a police officer. > > > (4) The authorised officer may also request the person to provide evidence of the correctness of the stated name or required address. > > > (5) Failure to provide that evidence does not constitute an offence.