Commonwealth Numbered Acts

TERTIARY EDUCATION QUALITY AND STANDARDS AGENCY ACT 2011 (NO. 73, 2011) - SECT 95

             (1)  TEQSA must issue an identity card to an authorised officer.

Form of identity card

             (2)  The identity card must:

                     (a)  be in the approved form; and

                     (b)  contain a recent photograph of the authorised officer.

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 an authorised officer; and

                     (c)  the person does not, as soon as practicable after so ceasing, return the identity card to TEQSA.

Penalty:  1 penalty unit.

             (4)  An offence against 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 .

Authorised officer must carry card

             (6)  An authorised officer must carry his or her identity card at all times when exercising powers as an authorised officer.