New South Wales Consolidated Acts

LAW ENFORCEMENT (POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES) ACT 2002 - SECT 16

16 Failure of passenger to disclose identity

(cf Police Powers (Vehicles) Act 1998 , s 7A)

(1) A passenger in or on a vehicle who is requested by a police officer in accordance with sections 14 and 201 to disclose his or her identity must not, without reasonable excuse, fail or refuse to comply with the request.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment, or both.

(2) A passenger in or on a vehicle who is requested by a police officer in accordance with sections 14 and 201 to disclose the identity of the driver of, or any other passenger in or on, the vehicle must (unless the passenger has a reasonable excuse for not doing so):

(a) disclose the full and correct identity of the driver or other passenger, or

(b) if the passenger does not know the full and correct identity of the driver or other passenger-disclose such information about the driver’s or other passenger’s identity (such as any alias used by the person or the general location of his or her residential address) as is known to the passenger.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment, or both.

Note: Section 201 sets out safeguards containing requirements relating to such requests.