Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) An inspector may
require a person to provide the person’s name and residential address if
—
(a) the
inspector finds the person committing an offence against this Act; or
(b) the
inspector finds the person in circumstances that lead, or has information that
leads, the inspector to reasonably suspect the person has committed an offence
against this Act; or
(c) the
inspector reasonably believes that the person may be able to assist in the
investigation of an offence against this Act.
(2) When asking a
person to provide the person’s name and residential address, the
inspector must —
(a) tell
the person the reason for the requirement to provide the person’s name
and residential address; and
(b) warn
the person that it is an offence to fail to state that name and residential
address, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
(3) If the inspector
reasonably believes that the name or residential address is false, the
inspector may require the person to give evidence of its correctness.
(4) A person must not,
without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to comply with a requirement under
subsection (1) or (3).
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $12 500.
(5) Subsection (4)
places an evidential burden on the accused to show a reasonable excuse.