Queensland Numbered Acts

PLANNING ACT 2016 - SECT 214

214 Requiring name and address

(1) This section applies if an inspector—

(a) finds a person committing an offence against this Act; or

(b) finds a person in circumstances that lead the inspector to reasonably suspect the person has just committed an offence against this Act; or

(c) has information that leads the inspector to reasonably suspect a person has just committed an offence against this Act.

(2) The inspector may require the person to state the person’s name and residential address.

(3) Also, the inspector may require the person to give evidence of the correctness of the stated name or address if, in the circumstances, it would be reasonable to expect the person to—

(a) be in possession of evidence of the correctness of the stated name or address; or

(b) otherwise be able to give the evidence.

(4) When making a requirement, the inspector must give an offence warning to the person.

(5) The person must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(6) The person may not be convicted of an offence under subsection (5) unless the person is found guilty of the offence in relation to which the requirement was made.