Queensland Numbered Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH (MEDICINAL CANNABIS) ACT 2016 - SECT 145

145 Power to require name and address

(1) This section applies if an authorised person—

(a) finds a person committing an offence against this Act; or

(b) finds a person in circumstances that lead the authorised person to reasonably suspect the person has just committed an offence against this Act; or

(c) has information that leads the authorised person to reasonably suspect a person has just committed an offence against this Act.

(2) The authorised person may require the person to state the person’s name and residential address.

(3) The authorised person may also require the person to give evidence of the correctness of the stated name or address if, in the circumstances, it would be reasonable to expect the person to—

(a) be in possession of evidence of the correctness of the stated name or address; or

(b) otherwise be able to give the evidence.

(4) When making a personal details requirement, the authorised person must give the person an offence warning for the requirement.

(5) A requirement under this section is a
"personal details requirement" .