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Food Safety and Security Act 2025 · Updated to 1 Jul 2026 · Part 13 · Monitoring and Enforcement

252. Power to obtain disclosure of identity

(1)

An authorised officer or a food inspector may request an individual in a public place, who is transporting or delivering food, or is handling or otherwise in possession of food for sale —

(a)

to disclose —

(i)

the individual’s full name and address;

(ii)

the full name and address of the person from whom the food was obtained, if that person is known to the individual; and

(iii)

whether the individual is employed or self‑employed, and if an employee, the name of the individual’s employer; and

(b)

to provide proof of the individual’s identity.

(2)

An authorised officer or a food inspector may detain an individual mentioned in subsection (1) for so long as is reasonably necessary for the purposes of this section.

(3)

Any individual asked under subsection (1) is bound to state truly what the individual is asked.

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Part 14