55ANames and addresses of offenders

55A Names and addresses of offenders

[Section 55A Inserted by No. 19 of 1961, s. 6 ][Section 55A Subsection (1) amended by No. 82 of 1973, s. 7 ][Section 55A Subsection (1) amended by No. 13 of 1987, s. 5 and Sched. 1 ]**[Section 55A Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 1965, s. 5 ][Section 55A Substituted by No. 15 of 2014, s. 48, Applied:19 Dec 2014]

(1)  If a police officer becomes aware that, or has reasonable grounds for believing that, a person has committed or is committing an offence, the police officer may require that person to state his or her name and address.

(2)  If a police officer becomes aware that, or has reasonable grounds for believing that, a person is likely to commit an offence against section 15B , the police officer may require that person to state his or her name and address.

(3)  A person who fails or refuses to comply with a requirement referred to in subsection (1) or (2) or, in response to such a requirement, states a name or address that is false, is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding 10 penalty units.

(4)  A police officer making a requirement under subsection (1) or (2) may arrest, without warrant, a person who fails or refuses to comply with that requirement or who, in response to the requirement, gives a name or address that the police officer has reason to believe is false.