2015-02-03 P&O Agenda - Item 7 - Attachment 1 - Proposed Local Laws

                    Noosa Shire Council Local Law No. 6 (Bathing Reserves) 2015                  12

29    Authorised person’s identity card
     (1) Each authorised person must hold an identity card issued by the local government or
         a recognised life-saving club.
     (2) An identity card issued by the local government must—
          (a)    contain a recent photograph of the authorised person; and
          (b)    be signed by the authorised person; and
          (c)    identify the person as an authorised person for the local government; and
          (d)    include an expiry date.
     (3) An identity card issued by a recognised life-saving club must—
          (a)    contain a recent photograph of the authorised person or state the authorised
                 person’s date of birth; and
          (b)    be signed by the authorised person; and
          (c)    identify the person as an authorised person for the life-saving club; and
          (d)    include an expiry date.
     (4) A person who ceases to be an authorised person must return the person’s identity
         card to the local government or the life-saving club that issued it within 21 days after
         the person ceases to be an authorised person.
          Maximum penalty for subsection (4)—10 penalty units.
     (5) This section does not prevent the giving of a single identity card to a person for
         this part and for other purposes.

30    Production of identity card
     (1) An authorised person may exercise a power in relation to someone else (the other
         person) only if the authorised person—
          (a)    first produces his or her identity card for the other person’s inspection; or
          (b)    has the identity card displayed so it is clearly visible to the other person.
     (2) However, if for any reason it is not practicable to comply with subsection (1), the
         authorised person must produce the identity card for the other person’s inspection
         at the first reasonable opportunity.

31    Offence
          A person must not pretend to be an authorised person or a member of a life-saving
          patrol.
          Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

32    Protection from liability
     (1) This section applies to—
          (a)    an authorised person; and
          (b)    a person acting under the direction of an authorised person.
     (2) The person does not incur civil liability for an act done or omission made honestly
         and without negligence under this local law.