Re: Yarra Trams Article in Sunday Age

[usenet.spam@gunzel.net (Michael)]

mars0177@flinders.edu.au (Arthur Marsh) wrote in
<3a795de9_4@news.chariot.net.au>: 

>>>> It is an offence to :
>>>> Refuse to give false name and address

>>> I don't believe that one, but it sounds just like the nonsense that
>>> some rulemakers publish.

>> Actually, he's correct. Under the Transport Act (1983??) you must
>> supply name & address to an authorised person. IIRC, the authorised
>> person may also detain you as deemed necessary.

>> Someone else can be bothered looking up the gory details..

> Let me get this right, if I *refuse* to give a *false* name and address
> to the authorised person I have committed an offence?

Ooops, looks like the pedantic police are out in full force again tonight. 
I missed the lack of "or" which seemed imminent in the original post. I 
based it upon "refuse to, or give false name and address".

But based on what you say, I think you would be quite right, there is no 
offense relating to failure to give false name or address. 

Michael.

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