GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK ACT 1975 - SECT 45 Identity cards

GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK ACT 1975 - SECT 45

  (1)   The Authority shall cause to be issued to each inspector, other than a member of a police force, an identity card in the form approved in an instrument under subsection   (1A) and that contains a photograph of the holder.

  (1A)   The CEO may, by notifiable instrument, approve a form for the purposes of subsection   (1).

  (2)   A person who ceases to be an inspector must not fail to return his or her identity card to the Authority as soon as practicable after ceasing to be an inspector.

Penalty:   1 penalty unit.

  (2A)   An offence under subsection   (2) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:   For strict liability , see section   6.1 of the Criminal Code .

  (2B)   Subsection   (2) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.

Note:   The defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection   (2B). See subsection   13.3(3) of the Criminal Code .