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Road Transport Act 2013
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#### 170 Return of identification cards
170 Return of identification cards
(cf Gen Act, s 126)
> > (1) A person is guilty of an offence if—
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> > > (a) Transport for NSW has issued an identification card to the person, and
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> > > (b) the person was, but has stopped being, an authorised officer, and
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> > > (c) Transport for NSW has requested the person to return the card to Transport for NSW within a specified period, and
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> > > (d) the person did not return the card during the period.
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> > (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.
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> > (3) The onus of proof of reasonable excuse in proceedings for an offence against this section lies on the defendant.