Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) An authorised person may require a person to state the person's name and home address if the authorised person believes on reasonable grounds that the person is committing or has just committed an offence against this Act.
Note A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including any regulation (see Legislation Act
, s 104).
(2) The authorised person must tell the person the reason for the requirement and, as soon as practicable, record the reason.
(3) The authorised person must also produce thier identity card for inspection by the person.
(4) A person must comply with a requirement made of the person under subsection (1) if the authorised person—
(a) told the person the reason for the requirement; and
(b) produced their identity card for inspection by the person.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(5) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.