Queensland Consolidated Acts

STATE DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS ORGANISATION ACT 1971 - SECT 148

148 Investigator to issue associated person with identification

(1) Before the investigator allows an associated person to act under the investigator’s authority, the investigator must issue the associated person with identification.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.

(2) The identification must—

(a) state the names of the investigator and the person to whom the identification is issued; and

(b) indicate that, for this Act, the person is associated with the holder of the authority; and

(c) state the capacity in which the associated person is an associated person; and

(d) be signed by or for the investigator; and

(e) be signed by or for the associated person; and

(f) state its expiry date.

(3) A person who stops being an associated person of an investigator must return the person’s identification issued under subsection (1) to the investigator as soon as practicable, but within 21 days, after the person stops being an associated person, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.

(4) Subsections (5) and (6) apply if a person who claims to be, or appears to be, the owner of the land asks an individual who has entered, is entering or is about to enter land under the authority—

(a) for identification; or

(b) about the person’s authority to enter the land.

(5) If the request is made of an investigator, the investigator must immediately state the investigator’s name and show the person a copy of the authority.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.

(6) If the request is made of an associated person of the investigator, the associated person must immediately state his or her name and show the other person the identification issued to the associated person under subsection (1) .

Penalty—

Maximum penalty for subsection (6) —10 penalty units.