Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Regulator may cause an identity card to be issued to an authorised person.
(2) An identity card must:
(a) contain a recent photograph of the authorised person to whom it is issued; and
(b) be in a form approved by the Regulator.
(3) If an authorised person proposes to enter premises otherwise than in accordance with a warrant, the authorised person must produce his or her identity card to the occupier of the premises for the occupier's inspection. If the authorised person fails to do so, the authorised person is not entitled to enter the premises under subsection 133(1).
(4) If a person to whom an identity card has been issued ceases to be an authorised person, the person must immediately return the identity card to the Regulator.
(5) A person must not contravene subsection (4) without reasonable excuse.
(6) Subsection (5) is an offence of strict liability.
Note 1: Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility.
Note 2: For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .