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Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983
230OProduction of identity card
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230O Production of identity card
(1) A port safety officer must produce his or her identity card for inspection—
(a) before exercising a power under Division 2 or Division 3; or
(b) if asked to do so by any person at any time during the exercise of a power under Division 2 or Division 3.
(2) However, a port safety officer need not produce his or her identity card when asked to do so if—
(a) the officer reasonably believes that the production of his or her identity card would—
(i) affect the safety or welfare of any person; or
(ii) frustrate the effective exercise of a power under Division 2 or Division 3; or
(b) the request to produce his or her identity card is made by a person to whom the officer has already produced that identity card on the same day before exercising a power under Division 2 or Division 3.
(3) Any action taken or thing done by a port safety officer under Division 2 or Division 3 is not invalidated by his or her failure to produce his or her identity card.
Division 2—Powers of entry and search of vessels
S. 230P inserted by No. 93/2009 s. 15.