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Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011
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185 Power to require name and address
(1) An inspector may require a person to provide the person's name
and residential address if:
(a) the inspector finds the person committing an offence against
this Act; or
(b) the inspector finds the person in circumstances that lead, or
has information that leads, the inspector to reasonably
suspect the person has committed an offence against this Act;
or
(c) the inspector reasonably believes that the person may be able
to assist in the investigation of an offence against this Act.
(2) When asking a person to provide his or her name and residential
address, the inspector must:
(a) tell the person the reason for the requirement to provide his or
her name and residential address; and
(b) warn the person that it is an offence to fail to state that name
and residential address, unless the person has a reasonable
excuse.
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(3) If the inspector reasonably believes that the name or residential
address is false, the inspector may require the person to give
evidence of its correctness.
(4) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to
comply with a requirement under subsection (1) or (3).
(5) Subsection (4) places an evidential burden on the accused to show