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Road Transport (General) Act 1999
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(1) The road transport authority must issue an authorised person with an
identity card that states the person is an authorised person for the road
transport legislation, or stated provisions of the road transport
legislation, and shows—
(a) a recent photograph of the person; and
(b) the name of the person or the particulars that are identifying
particulars for the person (or both); and
(c) the date of issue of the card; and
(d) a date of expiry for the card; and
(e) the name and signature of the person who issued the card; and
(f) anything else prescribed by regulation.
(2) A person who ceases to be an authorised person must return his or her
identity card to the road transport authority as soon as practicable, but
within 21 days, after ceasing to be an authorised person.
Maximum penalty (subsection (2)): 1 penalty unit.
identifying particulars, for a person, means:
(a) for a person authorised by the administering authority for an
infringement notice offence to serve infringement or reminder
notices—the unique number given to the person by the
administering authority under the Road Transport (Offences)
Regulation 2005, section 11; and
(b) for any other authorised person—the unique number given to the
person by the road transport authority; and
(c) any other particulars prescribed by regulation.