Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Crimes (Assumed Identities) Act 2004 - SECT 25

Requests from a participating jurisdiction for evidence of assumed identity

25. Requests from a participating jurisdiction for evidence of assumed
identity



(1) This section applies if-

   (a)  an authority under a corresponding law authorises a request for-

   (i)  the production of evidence of an assumed identity in this
        jurisdiction; and

   (ii) the giving of evidence of the assumed identity to the authorised
        person named in the authority; and

   (b)  the request is made to the chief officer of an issuing agency of this
        jurisdiction; and

   (c)  the request states a reasonable period for compliance with the
        request.



(2) The chief officer of a government issuing agency who receives the request
must comply with the request within the reasonable period stated in the
request.

(3) The chief officer of a non-government issuing agency who receives the
request may comply with the request.