Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Inspector - General must issue an identity card to an authorised compliance officer.
(2) The identity card must:
(a) be in the form approved by the Inspector - General; and
(b) contain a photograph that is no more than 5 years old of the authorised compliance officer.
(3) A person commits an offence of strict liability if:
(a) the person has been issued with an identity card under subsection (1); and
(b) the person ceases to be an authorised compliance officer; and
(c) the person does not return the identity card to the Inspector - General within 14 days after ceasing to be an authorised compliance officer.
Penalty: 1 penalty unit.
(4) 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 .
(5) An authorised compliance officer must carry the identity card at all times when exercising powers or performing functions as an authorised compliance officer.