Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) The Secretary shall cause to be issued to each officer, other than a member of the Defence Force or a member or special member of the Australian Federal Police or a member of the Police Force of Queensland, an identity card stating that the person to whom the card has been issued is an officer for the purposes of the Act.
(2) A person to whom an identity card has been issued who ceases to be an officer shall forthwith return the card to the Secretary.
(3) An offence under subregulation (2) is an offence of strict liability.
Note : For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .