Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Crimes (Assumed Identities) Act 2004 - SECT 20

Protection from criminal liability-authorised persons

20. Protection from criminal liability-authorised persons

If an authorised person does something (whether in this jurisdiction or
elsewhere) that, apart from this section, would be an offence, the officer or
person is not criminally responsible for the offence if-

   (a)  the thing is done in the course of acquiring or using an assumed
        identity in accordance with an authority; and

   (b)  the thing is done-

   (i)  in the case of an authorised officer-in the course of his or her duty;
        or

   (ii) in the case of an authorised civilian-in accordance with any direction
        by his or her supervisor under the authority; and

   (c)  doing the thing would not be an offence if the assumed identity were
        the person's real identity.