Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 - SECT 24ZT

Offence to fail to provide name and address

24ZT. Offence to fail to provide name and address



(1) If a POCTA inspector believes, on reasonable grounds, that a person has
committed an offence against this Part or Part 2, the inspector may ask the
person to state his or her name and ordinary place of residence or business.

(2) In making a request under subsection (1), the inspector must inform the
person of the grounds for his or her belief that the person has not complied
with the requirement.

(3) A person must not-

   (a)  refuse or fail to comply with a request under subsection (1) without a
        reasonable excuse for doing so; or

   (b)  in response to a request under subsection (1)-

   (i)  state a name that is false in a material particular; or

   (ii) state an address that is not the full and correct address of his or
        her ordinary place of residence or business. Penalty: 10 penalty
        units.

(4) If a person states a name and address in response to a request under
subsection (1) and the inspector suspects, on reasonable grounds, that the
stated name and address may be false, the inspector may request the person to
produce evidence of the correctness of the name and address.





(5) A person to whom a request under subsection (4) is made must comply with
the request, unless he or she has a reasonable excuse for not doing so.

Penalty: 10 penalty units.

(6) It is not an offence for a person to fail to comply with a request under
subsection (1) or (4)-

   (a)  if the inspector did not inform the person, at the time the request
        was made, that it is an offence to fail to comply with the request; or

   (b)  if the inspector did not identify himself or herself in accordance
        with section 24ZU before making the request.