New South Wales Repealed Acts

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POLICE POWERS (VEHICLES) ACT 1998 - SECT 7A

7A Failure of passenger to disclose identity on request

(1) A passenger in or on a vehicle who is requested by a police officer to disclose his or her identity under section 6 must (unless the passenger has a reasonable excuse for not doing so) disclose that fact to the officer.

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 to disclose the identity of the driver of, or any other passenger in or on, the vehicle under section 6 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 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.