MIGRATION ACT 1958 - SECT 268BM Officer may retain documents

MIGRATION ACT 1958 - SECT 268BM

  (1)   An authorised officer, or another officer with an authorised officer's permission, may retain a document given to the authorised officer under this Subdivision:

  (a)   for the purposes of this Act; or

  (b)   for the purposes of an investigation as to whether an offence has been committed; or

  (c)   to enable evidence of an offence to be secured for the purposes of a prosecution.

  (2)   However, the document must not be retained for longer than 60 days after the authorised officer was given the document.

Note:   The authorised officer may apply to retain the document for a further period: see section   268BP.