South Australian Consolidated Regulations South Australian Consolidated Regulations46—Authorised person may make enquiries
(1) A person
authorised in writing by the Corporation may—
(a)
require a person who the authorised person reasonably suspects has committed,
is committing or is about to commit a contravention of the Act or these
regulations, to state the person's full name and current or usual place of
residence and to produce evidence of the person's identity;
(b)
require a person who the authorised person reasonably suspects has knowledge
of matters in respect of which information is reasonably required for the
administration or enforcement of the Act or these regulations to answer
questions in relation to those matters.
(2) A person must not,
without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a request made by, or fail to
answer to the best of the person's knowledge, information and belief a
question put by, an authorised person pursuant to this regulation.
(3) A person is not
obliged to answer a question under this regulation if to do so would tend to
incriminate the person or make the person liable to a penalty.
(4) An authorised
person must not make a request or ask a question under this regulation unless
he or she—
(a) has
written identification issued by the Corporation stating that he or she is
authorised to make such a request or ask such a question; and
(b)
presents (or makes a genuine attempt to present) the identification for
inspection when making the request or asking the question.
(5) A person must not
falsely represent, by word or conduct, that he or she is an authorised person
for the purposes of this regulation.
Maximum penalty: $5 000.