Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CRIMES ACT 1914 - SECT 3UT

Scope of section

  (1)   A constable or protective service officer must comply with this section in relation to a direction given to a person under:

  (a)   section   3UP (identity information at airports); or

  (b)   section   3UQ (move - on directions at airports).

Evidence of constable's or protective service officer's status or identity etc.

  (2)   The constable or officer must:

  (a)   if not in uniform--before the direction is given, show the person evidence that the constable is a constable, or that the officer is an officer; and

  (b)   if the person so requests before or after the direction is given--comply with subsection   (3); and

  (c)   in any case--before the direction is given, inform the person that it may be an offence not to comply with the direction, or to give the constable or officer a false or misleading document, or false or misleading information, in response to the direction.

  (3)   The constable or officer must give the person any of the following information if requested by the person:

  (a)   the constable's or officer's name;

  (b)   the address of the constable's or officer's place of duty;

  (c)   the constable's or officer's identification number (if any);

  (d)   if the constable or officer has no identification number--the constable's or officer's rank.