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) .