sec.44Failure to give a name or address

sec.44 Failure to give a name or address

A person of whom a requirement is made under section 43 (2) or (4) must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. A person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if— the person was required to state the person’s name or residential or business address by an authorised officer who suspected the person had committed an offence against this Act; and the person is not proved to have committed the offence. If the person is an individual, it is a reasonable excuse for the person to fail to comply with the requirement that complying with the requirement might tend to incriminate the person or make the person liable to a penalty. (sec.44-ssec.1) A person of whom a requirement is made under section 43 (2) or (4) must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.44-ssec.2) A person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if— the person was required to state the person’s name or residential or business address by an authorised officer who suspected the person had committed an offence against this Act; and the person is not proved to have committed the offence. (sec.44-ssec.3) If the person is an individual, it is a reasonable excuse for the person to fail to comply with the requirement that complying with the requirement might tend to incriminate the person or make the person liable to a penalty.

• (a) the person was required to state the person’s name or residential or business address by an authorised officer who suspected the person had committed an offence against this Act; and
• (b) the person is not proved to have committed the offence.