S 49 repealed by No 2 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 2 item 48, effective 1 July 2015. S 49 formerly read:
SECTION 49 IDENTITY CARDS
49(1)
The Commissioner must issue an identity card to a person who is an authorised officer for the purposes of section
48
.
49(2)
The identity card must be in the form prescribed by the regulations.
49(3)
The identity card must contain a recent photograph of the authorised officer.
49(4)
A person commits an offence if:
(a)
the person has been issued with an identity card under subsection (1); and
(b)
the person ceases to be an authorised officer for the purposes of section
48
; and
(c)
the person does not immediately return the identity card to the Commissioner.
Maximum penalty: 1 penalty unit.
Note: Chapter
2
of the
Criminal Code
sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility.
History
S 49(4) amended by No 4 of 2016, s 3 and Sch 4 items 1 and 248, by substituting
"
commits
"
for
"
is guilty of
"
, effective 10 March 2016.
49(5)
A person who is an authorised officer for the purposes of section
48
must carry the identity card at all times when exercising the powers or performing the functions of such an authorised officer.
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