Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Secretary must issue an identity card to each defence security official.
Form of identity card
(2) The identity card must:
(a) be in the form approved in writing by the Secretary; and
(b) contain a recent photograph of the defence security official.
Offence
(3) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person has been issued with an identity card; and
(b) the person ceases to be a defence security official; and
(c) the person does not, within 7 days of so ceasing, return the person's identity card to the Secretary.
(4) Subsection (3) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .
Defence--card lost or destroyed
(5) Subsection (3) does not apply if the identity card was lost or destroyed.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in this subsection (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code ).
Defence security official must carry card
(6) A defence security official must carry the identity card at all times when performing functions or exercising powers as a defence security official.