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Local Government Act 2002

Offences, penalties, infringement offences, and legal proceedings - Infringement offences

245A: Constables may require certain information

You could also call this:

“Police can ask for your personal details if they think you've broken a rule”

If a police officer thinks you might have broken a rule, they can ask you to tell them some information about yourself. They can ask for your name, where you live, and when you were born. The police officer needs to have a good reason to believe you might have broken a rule before they can ask you for this information.

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Part 9 Offences, penalties, infringement offences, and legal proceedings
Infringement offences

245AConstables may require certain information

  1. A constable who believes on reasonable grounds that a person is committing or has committed an infringement offence may direct the person to give the constable his or her name, address, and date of birth.

Notes
  • Section 245A: inserted, on , by section 9 of the Local Government (Alcohol Reform) Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 121).