Sale of Motor Vehicles Act 1977
5CIdentity cards
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5C Identity cards (1) This section applies only to an inspector appointed under section 5B (1). (2) The director-general must give each inspector an identity card that states the person’s name and that the person is an inspector. (3) The identity card must show— (a) a recent photograph of the person; and (b) the card’s date of issue and expiry. (4) A person commits an offence if— (a) the person stops being an inspector; and (b) the person does not return the identity card to the director-general as soon as practicable, but no later than 7 days after the day the person stops being an inspector. Maximum penalty: 1 penalty unit. (5) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.