South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts (1) In this
section—
"authorised person" means a person appointed under this section as an
authorised person for the purposes of this section.
(2) The Minister may,
by notice published in the Gazette, from time to time and as occasion
requires, appoint such persons as he thinks fit to be authorised persons for
the purposes of this section.
(3) An
authorised person shall hold office as such from such day as is specified in
the notice of his appointment until—
(a) he
dies; or
(b) he
resigns by notice in writing served on the Minister; or
(c) he
is removed from office by notice in writing given to him by the Minister.
(4) Where an
authorised person has reason to believe that any person is acting or has acted
in contravention of, or in such a manner as not to comply with, any resolution
referred to in subsection (8) of section 15 of this Act, the
authorised person may require that person to state his full name and address.
(5) A person who fails
or refuses truthfully to state his full name and address upon being required
to do so by the authorised person shall be guilty of an offence.
(6) Where an
authorised person has reason to believe that a person has committed an offence
under subsection (5) of this section the authorised person may apprehend
that person and as soon as practicable thereafter deliver that person into the
custody of a member of the police force.
(7) A person
apprehended by an authorised person under subsection (6) of this section
who fails to remain in the custody of the authorised person until such time as
that person is delivered into the custody of a member of the police force
shall be guilty of an offence.
(8) A person guilty of
an offence under this section shall on conviction by a court of summary
jurisdiction be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars.