New South Wales Repealed Acts New South Wales Repealed ActsThis legislation has been repealed.
(1) If a person is reasonably suspected by a police officer to have committed an offence against this Act or the regulations, the owner of the vessel concerned or person in charge of the vessel at the time of the alleged offence may be required to give information as to the full name and residential address of the person suspected of committing the offence and any other person may be required to give any information which may lead to the identification of the person.
(2) The owner or person in charge may be required to give the information in the form of a written statement signed by the owner or person in charge.
(3) A person who fails to comply with a requirement under this section is guilty of an offence.Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(4) A person is not guilty of an offence under this section if it is established that the person did not know and could not with reasonable diligence have established the name and address of the person.
(5) A written statement purporting to be furnished under this section and to contain particulars of the name and residential address of a person at the time of commission of an alleged offence against this Act or the regulations is evidence in proceedings against the person that he or she was the operator of the vessel at the time of commission of the alleged offence without proof of signature if the person does not appear before the court.