Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1927
36Direction to give name and address
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36 Direction to give name and address (1) An authorised officer may direct a person to state the person’s name and home address if the authorised officer believes on reasonable grounds that the person— (a) is involved in the commission of an offence against this Act; or
Powers to obtain information and enter premises Division 6.2 (b) may be able to assist in the investigation of an offence against this Act. (2) If the authorised officer believes on reasonable grounds that information given in response to a direction under subsection (1) is false or misleading, the authorised officer may direct the person to produce evidence of the correctness of the information within a stated reasonable period. (3) A person must comply with a direction given to the person under this section. (5) Subsection (3) does not apply to a person unless the authorised officer complies with section 35 (Requirements before certain powers can be exercised). mentioned in s (5) (see Criminal Code, s 58).