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Recreation Areas Management Act 2006
sec.166Power to require information about contravention
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### sec.166 Power to require information about contravention
This section applies if an authorised officer reasonably believes—
this Act has been contravened; and
a person may be able to give information about the contravention.
The officer may require the person to give information in the person’s knowledge about the contravention within a stated reasonable time and in a stated reasonable way.
by production of a permit, corresponding authority or record book entry
When making a requirement under subsection (2) , the officer must warn the person it is an offence to fail to comply with the requirement unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
A person of whom a requirement is made under subsection (2) must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
If the person is an individual, it is a reasonable excuse for the individual not to comply with the requirement if complying with the requirement might tend to incriminate the individual.
The officer may—
copy a document given to the officer under this section; and
keep the document only for as long as is reasonably necessary to make the copy.
(sec.166-ssec.1) This section applies if an authorised officer reasonably believes— this Act has been contravened; and a person may be able to give information about the contravention.
(sec.166-ssec.2) The officer may require the person to give information in the person’s knowledge about the contravention within a stated reasonable time and in a stated reasonable way. by production of a permit, corresponding authority or record book entry
(sec.166-ssec.3) When making a requirement under subsection (2) , the officer must warn the person it is an offence to fail to comply with the requirement unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
(sec.166-ssec.4) A person of whom a requirement is made under subsection (2) must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
(sec.166-ssec.5) If the person is an individual, it is a reasonable excuse for the individual not to comply with the requirement if complying with the requirement might tend to incriminate the individual.
(sec.166-ssec.6) The officer may— copy a document given to the officer under this section; and keep the document only for as long as is reasonably necessary to make the copy.
- (a) this Act has been contravened; and
- (b) a person may be able to give information about the contravention.
- (a) copy a document given to the officer under this section; and
- (b) keep the document only for as long as is reasonably necessary to make the copy.