Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC ORDEU(PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY) ACT 1971 - SECT 13C

(1)

Subject to any limitations and restrictions provided by the regulations, if an authorised officer in relation to a court believes on reasonable grounds that it is necessary in the interests of security to do so, the officer may require a person who is on the court premises to tell the officer:

(a)

the person's name; and

(b)

the address of the person's place of residence; and

(c)

the person's reason for being on the premises; and

(d)

evidence of the person's identity.

(2)

A person of whom such a requirement is made must not:

(a)

refuse or fail to comply with the requirement; or

(b)

give false information, or false evidence of identity, in response to the requirement.

Penalty: 20 penalty units.

(3)

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

Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (3) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code ).