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Civil Aviation Act 2023

Monitoring, investigation, and enforcement - Powers of entry and inspection

292: Power to require name, address, and date of birth

You could also call this:

"Inspectors can ask for your name, address, and birthdate if you break aviation rules"

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If you are found breaking a civil aviation rule, an inspector can ask you for your name, address, and date of birth. The inspector can also ask for this information if they think you might have broken a rule. They might think this if they see you in a situation that looks suspicious or if they have information that makes them suspect you.

When an inspector asks for your information, they must tell you why they need it. They must also warn you that it is against the law to not give them your information, unless you have a good reason not to. You can get in trouble if you do not give the inspector your information.

If the inspector does not believe the information you give them, they can ask you to prove it is correct. You can see how this rule has changed over time by looking at the 2015 No 70 s 175 legislation.

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Part 9Monitoring, investigation, and enforcement
Powers of entry and inspection

292Power to require name, address, and date of birth

  1. An inspector may require a person to provide the person's name, residential address, and date of birth if—

  2. the inspector finds the person committing an offence against relevant civil aviation legislation; or
    1. the inspector finds the person in circumstances that lead, or has information that leads, the inspector to reasonably suspect the person has committed an offence against relevant civil aviation legislation.

      1. When requiring a person to provide the person’s name, residential address, and date of birth, the inspector must—

      2. tell the person the reason for the requirement; and
        1. warn the person that it is an offence to fail to provide the person’s name, residential address, and date of birth unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

          1. If the inspector reasonably believes that the name, residential address, or date of birth a person provides is false, the inspector may require the person to give evidence of its correctness.

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