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Part 5General provisions
Offences and penalties

66AOffenders to give identifying information

  1. A ranger or an authorised person who believes on reasonable grounds that a person has committed, is committing, or is about to commit an offence against this Act or any regulations made under this Act may require the person to give information or produce evidence as follows:

    The following table is small in size and has 2 columns. Column 1 is headed Type of ranger or authorised person. Column 2 is headed Information or evidence that ranger or authorised person may require.

    Type of ranger or authorised person

    Information or evidence that ranger or authorised person may require

    Authorised person who is not a ranger

    The person’s full name and residential address

    Honorary fish and game ranger, honorary fishery officer, or ranger appointed under section 38(2)

    The person’s full name and residential address

    All other rangers

    The person’s full name, residential address, and date of birth, and evidence of that information

  2. A person who is required to give information or produce evidence under subsection (1) must—

  3. give the information:
    1. produce the evidence as soon as practicable.

      1. A person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to the penalty set out in section 67F(5) if the person—

      2. contravenes subsection (2); or
        1. wilfully gives false information or provides false evidence under subsection (2).

          1. In this section,—

            authorised person has the meaning given in section 61(3)

              honorary fish and game ranger means a person appointed to be a fish and game ranger in an honorary capacity under section 26FA(2) of the Conservation Act 1987

                honorary fishery officer has the meaning given in section 2(1) of the Fisheries Act 1996.

                Notes
                • Section 66A: inserted, on , by section 9 of the Wildlife (Powers) Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 2).
                • Section 66A(1) table: amended, on , by section 66(1) of the Conservation (Infringement System) Act 2018 (2018 No 61).
                • Section 66A(2)(b): amended, on , by section 66(2) of the Conservation (Infringement System) Act 2018 (2018 No 61).
                • Section 66A(3): replaced, on , by section 166 of the Statutes Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 74).