Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The CEO must cause an identity card to be issued to an officer appointed under section 83 and may cause such a card to be issued to any other officer.
(2) An identity card must:
(a) contain a recent photograph of the officer to whom it is issued; and
(b) be in the approved form.
(3) A person who stops being an officer must, as soon as practicable, return his or her identity card to the CEO.
(4) A person who contravenes subsection (3) commits an offence punishable upon conviction by a fine not exceeding 2 penalty units.
(5) Subsection (4) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.
Note: The defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (5). See subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code .
(6) An offence under subsection (4) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .