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Police Offences Act 1935
14CNames and addresses of offenders may be required
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### 14C Names and addresses of offenders may be required
> *\[Section 14C Inserted by No. 82 of 1973, s. 3 \]*
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> > (1) *\[Section 14C Subsection (1) amended by No. 74 of 1982, s. 7 \]*Where the owner or occupier of any land, his agent, or any person authorized in writing in that behalf by the owner or occupier of any land or his agent finds on that land another person in circumstances in which he believes on reasonable grounds that that other person is committing or has committed an offence under [section 14B](#GS14B@EN) [(1)](#GS14B@Gs1@EN) , he may require that other person to state his name and the address of his place of abode.
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> > (2) *\[Section 14C Subsection (2) amended by No. 13 of 1987, s. 5 and Sched. 1 \]*A person who fails or refuses to comply with a requirement under [subsection (1)](#GS14C@Gs1@EN) or, in response to such a requirement, gives a name or address that is false, is guilty of an offence, and, on summary conviction, is liable to a penalty not exceeding 2 penalty units.