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Police Offences Act 1935
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### 37GA Notice of demand
> [*\[Section 37GA Inserted by No. 50 of 2009, s. 7, Applied:25 Nov 2009\]*](/view/html/inforce/2009-11-25/act-2009-050#GS7@EN)
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> > (1) A police officer may serve a notice of demand on the owner or registered operator of a motor vehicle if the police officer is satisfied that the driver or an occupant of that motor vehicle has committed an offence.
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> > (2) A notice of demand is to –
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> > > > (a) indicate the offence to which it relates; and
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> > > > (b) specify the registration number of the motor vehicle that was involved in the offence; and
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> > > > (c) specify that the owner or registered operator is to provide to a police officer, within 7 days after the owner or registered operator is served with the notice, a statutory declaration stating –
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> > > > > > (i) the name, address and, if known, the date of birth and driver licence number of the driver or occupant of the motor vehicle at the time the offence was committed; or
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> > > > > > (ii) if the owner or registered operator does not know the details referred to in [subparagraph (i)](#GS37GA@Gs2@Hpc@Hqi@EN) –
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> > > > > > > > (A) any information that may lead to the identification of the driver or occupant of the motor vehicle; or
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> > > > > > > > (B) the reasonable steps that the owner or registered operator has taken to obtain such information.
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> > (3) An owner or registered operator must comply with the notice of demand.
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> > Penalty: Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.