SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 1953 - SECT 74AB

SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 1953 - SECT 74AB

74AB—Questions as to identity of drivers etc

        (1)         A police officer may ask a person questions for the purpose of obtaining information that may lead to the identification of the person who was driving, or was the owner of, a vehicle on a particular occasion or at a particular time.

        (2)         A person who—

            (a)         refuses or fails, without reasonable excuse, to answer a question under subsection (1); or

            (b)         in response to a question under subsection (1) gives an answer that is false or misleading in a material particular,

is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: $1 250 or imprisonment for 3 months.

        (3)         A police officer who has asked a person a question under this section is required to comply with a request to identify himself or herself, by—

            (a)         producing his or her police identification; or

            (b)         stating orally or in writing his or her surname, rank and identification number.