Victorian Consolidated Legislation

CRIMES (ASSUMED IDENTITIES) ACT 2004

No. 15 of 2004
Version incorporating amendments as at 5 December 2008

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Section Page

   PART 1-PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purpose
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions

   PART 2-AUTHORITY FOR ASSUMED IDENTITY

   4.      Application for authority to acquire or use assumed identity
   5.      Determination of applications
   6.      Form of authority
   7.      Period of authority
   8.      Variation or cancellation of authority
   9.      Yearly review of authority
   10.     Making entries in register of births, deaths and marriages
   11.     Cancellation of authority affecting entry in register of births, deaths and marriages
   12.     Cancelling entries in register of births, deaths and marriages

   PART 3-EVIDENCE OF ASSUMED IDENTITY

   13.     Request for evidence of assumed identity
   14.     Government issuing agencies to comply with request
   15.     Non-government issuing agencies may comply with request
   16.     Cancellation of evidence of assumed identity
   17.     Protection from criminal liability-officers of issuing
           agencies
   18.     Indemnity for issuing agencies and officers

   PART 4-EFFECT OF AUTHORITY

   19.     Assumed identity may be acquired and used
   20.     Protection from criminal liability-authorised persons
   21.     Indemnity for authorised persons
   22.     Particular qualifications
   23.     Effect of being unaware of variation or cancellation of
           authority

   PART 5-MUTUAL RECOGNITION

   24.     Requests to a participating jurisdiction for evidence of
           assumed identity
   25.     Requests from a participating jurisdiction for evidence of assumed identity
   26.     Directions from a participating jurisdiction to cancel evidence
           of assumed identity
   27.     Indemnity for issuing agencies and officers
   28.     Application of this Act to authorities under corresponding
           laws

   PART 6-COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING

           Division 1-Misuse of assumed identity and information

   29.     Misuse of assumed identity
   30.     Disclosing information about assumed identity

           Division 2-Reporting and record-keeping

   31.     Reports about authorities for assumed identities etc.
   32.     Record keeping
   33.     Audit of records

   PART 7-GENERAL

   34.     Delegation of chief officer's functions
   35.     Regulation-making power
   36.     Transitional provisions
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details