Lawful non‑citizen to give evidence of being so
188 Lawful non‑citizen to give evidence of being so
Officer may require evidence
An officer may require a person whom the officer knows or reasonably suspects is a non‑citizen to:
present to the officer evidence (which might include a personal identifier) of being a lawful non‑citizen; or
present to the officer evidence (which might include a personal identifier) of the person’s identity.
The person must comply with the requirement within a period specified by the officer, being a prescribed period or such further period as the officer allows.
Regulations prescribing a period for compliance may prescribe different periods and the circumstances in which a particular prescribed period is to apply which may be:
when the requirement is oral; or
when the requirement is in writing.
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