Queensland Consolidated Regulations Queensland Consolidated Regulations(1) For section 55A(2)(d) of the Act, the following persons are prescribed--
(a) if a guardian has been appointed for the relevant person under a law of the State or Commonwealth--the guardian;
(b) if an administrator has been appointed under the Guardianship and Administration Act 2000, section 14, for the relevant person--the administrator;
(c) if a personal representative has been appointed for the relevant person--the personal representative;
(d) an officer of or person acting for a law enforcement body;
(e) a person who produces an order of a court of the State or Commonwealth requiring the registrar general to accept an application under section 55A(2) of the Act.
(2) A person prescribed under subsection (1)(a) to (c) must, at the time the application is made--
(a) produce the instrument of appointment to the registrar general; and
(b) show that the certified copy is required to discharge a function under the appointment.
(3) A person prescribed under subsection (1)(d) must, at the time the application is made--
(a) produce documentary proof of the person's identity to the registrar general; and
(b) show that the certified copy is required to discharge--
(i) a function of the law enforcement body; or
(ii) the person's duty as an officer of the law enforcement body.
Example of documentary proof of an officer's identity--
an identity card issued by a law enforcement body, with a photo of the officer, that states the officer's name, rank and registered number
(4) If a court order is produced under subsection (1)(e), the registrar general must accept the application.
(5) If a document under subsection (2)(a) is a photocopy, the document must be certified by a qualified witness as being a correct copy of the document.
(6) In this section--
law enforcement body means--
(a) the Queensland Police Service or a police service of another State; or
(b) the Australian Federal Police; or
(c) the Crime and Misconduct Commission; or
(d) the Australian Crime Commission.
qualified witness means--
(a) a barrister, solicitor or notary public; or
(b) a commissioner for declarations; or
(c) a justice of the peace.