CLASSIFICATION OF PUBLICATIONS ACT 1991 - SECT 29
Inspector may require name and address
CLASSIFICATION OF PUBLICATIONS ACT 1991 - SECT 29
Inspector may require name and address
29 Inspector may require name and address
(1) An inspector who—
(a) finds a person committing, or finds a person that
the inspector reasonably suspects of having committed, an offence against this
Act; or
(b) is making inquiries or investigations with a view to establishing
whether or not an offence against this Act has been committed by a person; or
(c) is reasonably of the opinion that the name and address of a person is
required for the purpose of—
(i) giving effect to a provision of this Act;
or
(ii) enabling the inspector to carry out the inspector’s functions under
this Act;
may require the person to state the person’s name and address and,
if the inspector has reasonable grounds to believe that the name or address
given is false, may require evidence of its correctness.
(2) A person who is
required under subsection (1) to state the person’s name or address must
not—
(a) fail to comply with the requirement; or
(b) state a false name or
address.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
(3) A person
who is required under subsection (1) to give evidence of the correctness of a
name or address must not fail to give the evidence or give false evidence.
