101Identity cards

101 Identity cards

(1) The Minister must issue an Investigator a card identifying the holder as an Investigator. (2) An identity card must include a recent photograph of the holder. (3) An Investigator or is not entitled to exercise any powers under this Part if: (a) the occupier of the relevant premises has required the Investigator to show his or her identity card; and (b) the Investigator fails to comply with the requirement. Offence (4) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person has been issued with an identity card under this section; and (b) the person ceases to be an Investigator; and (c) the person does not, as soon as practicable after so ceasing, return the identity card to the Minister.

Penalty: 1 penalty unit.

(5) Subsection (4) does not apply if the identity card was lost or destroyed.

Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in this subsection: see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.