New South Wales Consolidated Acts

RURAL FIRES ACT 1997 - SECT 131A

131A Power to require name and address

(1) An authorised officer who intends to serve a penalty notice on a person under section 131, or a police officer who has reason to suspect that a person is committing an offence against this Act or the regulations, may direct the person to state the person's full name and residential address.

(2) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a direction under this section.

: Maximum penalty--5 penalty units.

(3) A person is not guilty of an offence under this section unless the authorised officer or police officer (as the case may be) explained to the person, when giving the direction, that failure to comply with the direction is an offence.

(4) An authorised officer or police officer may request a person who is required under this section to state the person's full name and residential address to provide evidence of the correctness of the name and address if the officer reasonably suspects the stated name or address is false.