49Identity cards

49 Identity cards (1) The registrar must give each authorised person an identity card that states the person’s name and appointment as an authorised person, and shows— (a) a recent photograph of the person; and (b) the date of issue of the card; and (c) the date of expiry of the card; and (d) anything else prescribed by regulation.

Enforcement Part 7 Authorised people generally Division 7.2 Section 50 R5 23/02/26 Professional Engineers Act 2023 Effective: 23/02/26 page 37 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au (2) A person commits an offence if the person— (a) stops being an authorised person; and (b) does not return the person’s identity card to the registrar as soon as practicable (but within 7 days) after the day the person stops being an authorised person. Maximum penalty: 1 penalty unit. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a person if the person’s identity card is— (a) lost or stolen; or (b) destroyed by someone else. Note The defendant has an evidential burden in relation to the matters mentioned in s (3) (see Criminal Code, s 58). (4) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.