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DEFENCE TRADE CONTROLS ACT 2012 - SECT 40

Identity cards

  (1)   The Secretary must issue an identity card to an authorised officer.

Form of identity card

  (2)   The identity card must:

  (a)   satisfy the requirements prescribed by the regulations; and

  (c)   contain a recent photograph of the authorised officer.

Offence

  (3)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person has been issued with an identity card; and

  (b)   the person ceases to be an authorised officer; and

  (c)   the person does not, within 7 days of so ceasing, return the identity card to the Secretary.

Penalty:   5 penalty units.

  (4)   An offence against subsection   (3) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:   For strict liability, see section   6.1 of the Criminal Code .

  (5)   Subsection   (3) does not apply if the identity card was lost or destroyed.

Note:   A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection   (5): see subsection   13.3(3) of the Criminal Code .

Authorised officer must carry card

  (6)   An authorised officer must carry his or her identity card at all times when performing functions or exercising powers as an authorised officer.



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