Crime and Corruption Act 2001

In this part—acquire, an assumed identity, means acquire evidence, or take steps to acquire evidence, of the identity.agency means—

an issuing agency; or

the commission.

authorised civilian means a person, other than a commission officer, who is authorised under an authority to acquire or use an assumed identity.authorised identity officer means a commission officer who is authorised under an authority to acquire or use an assumed identity.authorised person means—

an authorised civilian; or

an authorised identity officer.

authority means an authority granted under section 146T to acquire or use an assumed identity, including the authority as varied under section 146W.birth certificate approval see section 146Y.conduct includes any act or omission.doing a thing, includes failing to do the thing.evidence, of identity, means a document or other thing, including, for example, a driver licence, birth certificate, credit card or identity card, that evidences or indicates, or can be used to evidence or indicate, a person’s identity or any aspect of a person’s identity.government issuing agency, in relation to an authority, means an entity that—

is named in the authority; and

issues evidence of identity as part of performing any function of the government.

issuing agency means—

a government issuing agency; or

a non-government issuing agency.

non-government issuing agency, in relation to an authority, means an entity, other than a government issuing agency, that—

is named in the authority; and

issues evidence of identity.

officer, of an agency, includes a person employed or engaged in the agency.supervisor, of an authorised civilian, means the authorised commission officer, appointed under section 146T(3), who supervises or is to supervise the acquisition or use of an assumed identity by the authorised civilian.use an assumed identity, includes representing, whether expressly or impliedly, or by saying or doing something, the identity to be real when it is not.