(1) An authorised officer to whom a Photo Card, or thing resembling a
Photo Card, is produced by a person representing it to be the person's
Photo Card or in response to a direction under section 28 may, with no
authority other than this section, seize the Photo Card or thing if the
officer reasonably suspects that the Photo Card or thing--
(a) is not the
person's Photo Card or contains information that is false or misleading as to
that person's age or identity, or
(b) has been forged or fraudulently altered
or altered in a way that is calculated to deceive, or obtained by a false
statement or misrepresentation or other dishonest means, or
(c) is being used
in contravention of any provision of this or any other Act or law.
(2) A
Photo Card or thing seized under this section is to be forwarded to
Transport for NSW. Transport for NSW must cause the Photo Card or thing to be
returned (by delivery or by post) to the person who produced it unless
subsection (3) applies.
(a) is not the Photo Card of the person from whom it was seized or contains
information that is false or misleading as to that person's age or identity,
or
(b) has been forged or fraudulently altered or altered in a way that is
calculated to deceive, or obtained by a false statement or misrepresentation
or other dishonest means, or
(c) is being used in contravention of any
provision of this or any other Act or law.
(4) The authority conferred by
this section to seize a Photo Card, or thing resembling a Photo Card, does not
extend to a mobile phone or other electronic device on which a digital
Photo Card within the meaning of Part 2A is displayed. This subsection does
not limit any authority to seize a mobile phone or other electronic device
conferred by any other law.
