(1) This section applies if a police officer believes on reasonable grounds that a person whose name or address is, or whose name and address are, unknown to the police officer may be able to assist the police officer in executing a power under section 13AH.
(2) The police officer may request the person to provide their name or address, or name and address, to the police officer.
(3) A person commits an offence if—
(a) a police officer—
(i) makes a request of a person under subsection (2); and
(ii) informs the person of the reason for the request; and
(iii) if the police officer is not in uniform—shows the person evidence that they are a police officer; and
(iv) complies with subsection (5) if the person makes a request under that subsection; and
(b) the person—
(i) refuses or fails to comply with the request; or
(ii) gives a name or address that is false in a material particular.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(4) Subsection (3) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.
(5) If a police officer who makes a request of a person under subsection (2) is requested by the person to provide to the person any of the following—
(a) their name;
(b) the address of their place of duty;
(c) their identification number if they have an identification number;
(d) their rank if they do not have an identification number—
the police officer must not—
(e) refuse or fail to comply with the request; or
(f) give a name, address, number or rank that is false in a material particular.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(6) Subsection (5) does not apply if the police officer has a reasonable excuse.
S. 13AP inserted by No. 32/2018 s. 9.