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Public Health Act 2005
sec.417Failure to give name or address
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### sec.417 Failure to give name or address
A person of whom a personal details requirement is made must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
A person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if—
the person was required to state the person’s name and residential address by an authorised person who suspected the person had committed an offence against this Act; and
the person is not proved to have committed the offence.
Also, a person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if—
the person was required to state the person’s name and residential address by an authorised person who suspected the person was responsible for a public health risk; and
a court decides the person is not responsible for the public health risk.
(sec.417-ssec.1) A person of whom a personal details requirement is made must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
(sec.417-ssec.2) A person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if— the person was required to state the person’s name and residential address by an authorised person who suspected the person had committed an offence against this Act; and the person is not proved to have committed the offence.
(sec.417-ssec.3) Also, a person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if— the person was required to state the person’s name and residential address by an authorised person who suspected the person was responsible for a public health risk; and a court decides the person is not responsible for the public health risk.
- (a) the person was required to state the person’s name and residential address by an authorised person who suspected the person had committed an offence against this Act; and
- (b) the person is not proved to have committed the offence.
- (a) the person was required to state the person’s name and residential address by an authorised person who suspected the person was responsible for a public health risk; and
- (b) a court decides the person is not responsible for the public health risk.