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Conservation Act 1987

Miscellaneous

40A: Power to require information

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"Officers can ask for your details if they think you broke a conservation rule"

If a warranted officer or a fish and game ranger thinks you have broken a rule in the Conservation Act 1987, they can ask you for information. They must have a good reason to think you have broken a rule. The officer or ranger can ask you to tell them your full name, where you live, and when you were born. They can also ask you to show them proof of this information as soon as possible.

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Part 6Miscellaneous

40APower to require information

  1. This section applies if a warranted officer or a fish and game ranger believes on reasonable grounds that a person has committed or is committing an offence against this Act or regulations made under this Act.

  2. The warranted officer or fish and game ranger may require the person to—

  3. state the person’s full name, residential address, and date of birth; and
    1. provide evidence, as soon as practicable, of the person’s full name, residential address, and date of birth.

      Notes
      • Section 40A: inserted, on , by section 9 of the Conservation (Infringement System) Act 2018 (2018 No 61).