54Identification of authorised officers

### 54 Identification of authorised officers > > (1)  [*\[Section 54 Subsection (1) amended by No. 2 of 2012, s. 93, Applied:01 Jan 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-01-01/act-2012-002#GS93@Hpa@EN) The regulator – > > > > > > (a) is to issue an identity card to each authorised officer who is not a police officer; and > > > > > > > (b) may issue an identity card to each authorised officer who is a police officer. > > > (2)  The identity card is to – > > > > > > (a) be in an approved form; and > > > > > > > (b) contain a recent photograph of the authorised officer; and > > > > > > > (c) contain the prescribed particulars, if any. > > > (3)  [*\[Section 54 Subsection (3) amended by No. 2 of 2012, s. 93, Applied:01 Jan 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-01-01/act-2012-002#GS93@Hpb@EN) When a person ceases to be an authorised officer the regulator is to retrieve the person's identity card, if issued, as soon as practicable. > > > (4)  An authorised officer who is not a police officer must – > > > > > > (a) carry his or her identity card while carrying out duties under this Act; and > > > > > > > (b) if practicable, produce the identity card before exercising a power of an authorised officer. > > > (5)  A police officer who is exercising or about to exercise a power of an authorised officer must, if practicable, comply with a request to identify himself or herself by – > > > > > > (a) producing the officer's police identification, or authorised officer identity card, if issued; or > > > > > > > (b) stating orally or in writing the officer's name, rank and place of duty, or the officer's identification number. > > > (6)  This section does not prevent the issue of a single identity card to a person for this Act or other Acts.