Crimes Act 1914

Part IAC - Assumed identities  

Division 3 - Evidence of Assumed Identity  

SECTION 15KI   Request for evidence of assumed identity  

(1)    
This section applies if an authority granted under section 15KB authorises a request under this section.

(2)    


The person specified in subsection (2A) may request the chief officer of an issuing agency stated in the authority to:

(a)    produce evidence of an assumed identity in accordance with the authority; and

(b)    give evidence of the assumed identity to the following:


(i) the authorised person named in the authority;

(ii) an officer of the law enforcement agency or the intelligence agency specified by the chief officer of that agency in the request.
Note:

Section 15KW modifies the effect of this provision if control of the authority is transferred.


(2A)    


For the purposes of subsection (2) , the person who may make the request is:

(a)    the chief officer of a law enforcement agency who granted the authority; or

(b)    

the chief officer of an intelligence agency (other than the Office of National Intelligence or the Australian Signals Directorate) who granted the authority; or

(c)    

if the chief officer of the Office of National Intelligence granted the authority - the chief officer of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation or the Australian Secret Intelligence Service; or

(d)    

if the chief officer of the Australian Signals Directorate granted the authority - the chief officer of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation or the Australian Secret Intelligence Service.

(3)    
The request must state a reasonable period for compliance with the request.

(4)    
The request must include:

(a)    the date of the authority granted under section 15KB ; and

(b)    details of the assumed identity authorised; and

(c)    details of any evidence of the assumed identity that may be acquired under the authority.

(5)    
A request must not be made under this section for an entry in a register of births, deaths or marriages.

(6)    
In this section:

evidence
means evidence similar to that ordinarily produced or given by the issuing agency.

Note:

The chief officer may delegate functions under this section - see section 15LH .





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