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Part 8 · Monitoring and Enforcement Powers

81. Police officer may require evidence of identity

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(1)

A police officer who reasonably believes that a person has committed an offence under this Act may require the person to provide such evidence of that person’s identity as the police officer may require.

(2)

Any person who —

(a)

refuses to provide the information required of the person by a police officer under subsection (1); or

(b)

provides information to a police officer in connection with any requirement under subsection (1), being information that is false or misleading in a material particular, and knowing that it is false or misleading in a material particular or is reckless as to whether it is,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.

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