Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Minister may issue to an authorised officer an identity card in a form approved by the Minister.
(2) Where a person in possession of an identity card issued to the person under subsection ( 1) ceases to be an authorised officer, the person shall forthwith return the identity card to the Minister or a person nominated by the Minister.
(3) An offence under subsection ( 2) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .