72Direction to give name and address

72 Direction to give name and address (1) An authorised person may direct a person to state the person’s name and home address if the authorised person believes on reasonable grounds that the person— (a) is involved in the commission of an offence against this Act; or (b) may be able to assist in the investigation of an offence against this Act. (2) If the authorised person believes on reasonable grounds that information given in response to a direction under subsection (1) is false or misleading, the authorised person may direct the person to produce evidence of the correctness of the information within a stated reasonable period. (3) A person must comply with a direction given to the person under this section. Note It is an offence to make a false or misleading statement or give false or misleading information (see Criminal Code, pt 3.4). (4) Subsection (3) does not apply to a person unless the authorised person complies with section 69 (Requirements before certain powers can be exercised). Note The defendant has an evidential burden in relation to the matter mentioned in s (4) (see Criminal Code, s 58). (5) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.

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