Western Australian Numbered Acts

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION ACT 2006 (NO. 58 OF 2006) - SECT 11

11 .         Officers’ duty to identify themselves

        (1)         If this Act requires an officer to identify himself or herself to a person the officer must —

            (a)         if the officer is a police officer —

                  (i)         give the person the officer’s official details; and

                  (ii)         if the officer is not in uniform, show the person evidence that the officer is a police officer;

            (b)         if the officer is a public officer —

                  (i)         give the person the officer’s official details; and

                  (ii)         show the person evidence that the officer is a public officer.

        (2)         If an officer cannot comply with subsection (1)(a)(ii) or (b)(ii) immediately, the officer must comply with it as soon as practicable.