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Restricted Premises Act 1943
13ACPower of police to demand name and address
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#### 13AC Power of police to demand name and address
13AC Power of police to demand name and address
> > (1) A member of the Police Force executing a search warrant under section 13 may require a person on the premises to which the warrant relates to state the person’s full name and residential address.
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> > (2) A member of the Police Force may ask a person who is required under this section to state the person’s full name and residential address to provide proof of the name and address.
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> > (3) It is not an offence under this section to fail to comply with a request under subsection (2).
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> > (4) A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails or refuses to comply with a requirement made of the person under subsection (1) is guilty of an offence.
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> > Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
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> > (5) A person who gives any information in purported compliance with a requirement made of the person under subsection (1), knowing that it is false or misleading in a material respect, is guilty of an offence.
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> > Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
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> **ss 13AA–13AC:** Ins 2018 No 50, Sch 2 \[5\].