LAW ENFORCEMENT (POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES) ACT 2002 - SECT 87L
Power to obtain disclosure of identity
LAW ENFORCEMENT (POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES) ACT 2002 - SECT 87L
Power to obtain disclosure of identity
87L Power to obtain disclosure of identity
(1) A police officer may require
a person whose identity is unknown to the officer to disclose his or her
identity if-- (a) the person is in an area that is the target of an
authorisation (whether or not in or on a vehicle), or
(b) the person is in or
on a vehicle on a road that is the target of an authorisation,
and the
police officer reasonably suspects that the person has been involved or is
likely to be involved in a public disorder.
(2) A person who is so required
to disclose his or her identity must not, without reasonable excuse, fail or
refuse to comply with the requirement. : Maximum penalty--50 penalty units or
12 months imprisonment, or both.
(3) A person must not, without reasonable
excuse, in response to any such requirement-- (a) give a name that is false in
a material particular, or
(b) give an address other than the person's full
and correct address.
: Maximum penalty--50 penalty units or 12 months
imprisonment, or both.
(4) A police officer may request a person who is
required under this section to disclose his or her identity to provide proof
of his or her identity.
