(cf Gen Act, s 171)
(1) An authorised officer may, in the execution of the officer's functions under the road transport legislation, require the driver or rider of a vehicle or horse to do any or all of the following--(a) produce the driver's relevant Australian driver licence (in the case of the driver of a motor vehicle),(b) state the driver's or rider's name,(c) state the driver's or rider's home address.Note : See section 61C which enables a digital driver licence to be used to comply with a request to produce a driver licence.
(2) A person must not--(a) refuse to comply with a requirement of an authorised officer under subsection (1), or(b) state a false name or home address.: Maximum penalty--20 penalty units.
(3) In subsection (1), a reference to a driver of a vehicle (in the case of a motor vehicle) includes, where the driver is the holder of a learner licence and the motor vehicle is not a motor cycle, a reference to a holder of a relevant Australian driver licence occupying the seat in or on the motor vehicle next to the driver.