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WORKPLACES (PROTECTION FROM PROTESTERS) ACT 2014 (NO. 25 OF 2014) - SECT 10 Police officer may demand proof of identity, &c.

WORKPLACES (PROTECTION FROM PROTESTERS) ACT 2014 (NO. 25 OF 2014) - SECT 10

PART 3 - Police Powers Police officer may demand proof of identity, &c.

(1)  A police officer who reasonably believes that a person has committed, is committing, or is about to commit, an offence against a provision of this Act or a contravention of section 6(1) , (2) or (3) , may require the person –
(a) to state the person's name and date of birth; and
(b) to state the address at which the person ordinarily resides; and
(c) to give to the officer any evidence of the person's identity that the person has in his or her possession.
(2)  A person on whom a requirement is imposed under subsection (1) must not –
(a) fail, or refuse, to comply with the requirement; or
(b) in response to the requirement, state a false name or address or date of birth or give false evidence of identity.
Penalty:  Fine not exceeding $2 000.
(3)  A police officer may search a person who the police officer reasonably believes has failed to comply with a requirement imposed on the person under subsection (1)(c) .