Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A police officer or authorised person may, in the execution of any of his or her functions under the road transport legislation, require the driver of a vehicle, or the rider of an animal, to do any or all of the following:
(a) for the driver of a motor vehicle—produce his or her Australian driver licence or external driver licence;
(b) state his or her name;
(c) state his or her home address.
(2) A person must not—
(a) fail to produce his or her Australian driver licence or external driver licence when required to do so under subsection (1); or
(b) without reasonable excuse, fail to state his or her name or home address when required to do so under that subsection; or
(c) state a false name or home address in purported compliance with a requirement under that subsection.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(3) It is a defence to an offence against subsection (2) (a) if—
(a) the defendant has a reasonable excuse for failing to produce his or her Australian driver licence or external driver licence when required to do so; and
(b) within 3 days after being required to produce the licence, the defendant produces his or her licence at a place prescribed by regulation for this subsection or as directed by the police officer or authorised person.