ABORIGINAL CULTURAL HERITAGE ACT 2003 - SECT 145
Power to require name and address
ABORIGINAL CULTURAL HERITAGE ACT 2003 - SECT 145
Power to require name and address
145 Power to require name and address
(1) This section applies if—
(a) an authorised officer finds a person
committing an offence against this Act; or
(b) an authorised officer finds a
person in circumstances that lead, or has information that leads, the
authorised officer to reasonably suspect the person has just committed an
offence against this Act.
(2) The authorised officer may require the person
to state the person’s name and residential address.
(3) When making the
requirement, the authorised officer must warn the person it is an offence to
fail to state the person’s name or residential address unless the person has
a reasonable excuse.
(4) The authorised officer may require the person to
give evidence of the correctness of the stated name or residential address if
the authorised officer reasonably suspects the stated name or address is
false.
(5) A requirement under subsection (2) or (4) is called a
"personal details requirement" .