Quarantine Act 1908
74BBIdentity cards
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74BB Identity cards
(1) A Director of Quarantine may cause an identity card to be issued to an officer. (2) An identity card: (a) is to incorporate a recent photograph of the officer to whom it is issued; and (b) is to contain: (i) the officer’s signature; or (ii) a unique number assigned to the officer by the Director who issued the identity card; and (c) is to state that the officer is an officer appointed under this Act. (3) A person who ceases to be a quarantine officer must, as soon as practicable after so ceasing, return his or her identity card to a Director of Quarantine. (4) A person is guilty of an offence if: (a) an identity card was issued to the person; and (b) the person has ceased to be a quarantine officer; and (c) the person fails to return the identity card as required by subsection (3).
Maximum penalty: One penalty unit.