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CRIMES (ASSUMED IDENTITIES) ACT 2004

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Purposes  
  • 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  
  • 34A Deputy Commissioners of Victoria Police  
  • 35 Regulation-making power  
  • 36 Transitional provisions  
  • 37 Transitional provisions—Independent Broad-based Anti‑corruption Commission Amendment (Investigative Functions) Act 2012  
  • 38 Transitional provision—Major Crime and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2022  
  • ENDNOTES

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