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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACT 2005 - SECT 62

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACT 2005 - SECT 62

62 .         Identification of authorised officers

        (1)         The State Emergency Coordinator may issue an identification card to an authorised officer —

            (a)         containing the individual’s name and a photograph or digital image of the person; and

            (b)         stating that the person is an authorised officer for the purposes of this Act.

        (2)         An authorised officer should —

            (a)         carry his or her identification card while performing functions under this Act; and

            (b)         if it is practicable to do so, produce it before exercising a power of an authorised officer under this Act.

        (3)         An authorised officer who has been issued with an identification card and who ceases to be an authorised officer is to return the identification card to the State Emergency Coordinator or a person nominated by the State Emergency Coordinator as soon as is practicable.

        (4)         A person who contravenes subsection (3) without reasonable excuse, the onus of proving which is on the person, commits an offence.

        Penalty: a fine of $1 000.

        [Section 62: modified by section 77X(1).]