Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A conservation officer may require a person to state the person's name and home or business address if the conservation officer believes, on reasonable grounds, that the person is committing or has just committed an offence against this Act.
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(2) The conservation officer must tell the person the reason for the requirement and, as soon as practicable, record the reason.
(3) The person may ask the conservation officer to produce his or her identity card for inspection by the person.
(4) A person must comply with a requirement made of the person under subsection (1) if the conservation officer—
(a) tells the person the reason for the requirement; and
(b) complies with any request made by the person under subsection (3).
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(5) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
(6) In this section:
"home address", of a person, means the address of the place where the person usually lives.