338DPower of authorised officers to demand name and address

#### 338D Power of authorised officers to demand name and address 338D Power of authorised officers to demand name and address > > (1) An authorised officer may require a person whom the authorised officer suspects on reasonable grounds to have contravened, or to be contravening, a provision of this Act or the regulations to state his or her full name and residential address. > > > (2) An authorised officer may request a person who is required under this section to state his or her full name and residential address to provide proof of the name and address. It is not an offence to fail to comply with any such request. > > > (3) A person who, being required to do so under this section— > > > > > (a) refuses to state his or her name or residential address, or > > > > > (b) states a name or residential address that in the opinion of the authorised officer is false, > > > > may without any other warrant than this Act be apprehended by the authorised officer and taken before a Judge of the Local Court to be dealt with according to law. > > > (4) A judge before whom a person is taken under subsection (3) may make a bail decision under the [Bail Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-026) in respect of the person. > > > (5) If the person has not been charged with an offence, the [Bail Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-026) applies as if the person were accused of an offence. > > > (6), (7) (Repealed) > > **s 338D:** Ins 2008 No 73, Sch 2 \[2\]. Am 2014 No 5, Sch 2.29 \[1\] \[2\]; 2025 No 61, Schs 2.91\[1\] \[2\], 3.14\[1\] \[2\]; 2025 No 70, Sch 3\[86\].