Crime and Corruption Act 2001

An authority must be—

in writing in the form decided by the chairperson; and

signed by the person granting it.

An authority must state all of the following—

the name of the person granting the authority;

the date of the authority;

details of the assumed identity under the authority;

details of the evidence of the assumed identity that may be acquired under the authority;

the conditions, if any, to which the authority is subject;

why the authority is granted;

if the authority relates to an authorised identity officer—the name of the official;

if the authority relates to an authorised civilian—

the name of the authorised civilian; and

the name of the civilian’s supervisor under the authority; and

the period, of not more than 3 months, for which the authority remains in force.

The authority also must state the following—

whether it authorises an application to the independent member for a birth certificate approval;

each issuing agency to which a request may be made under section 146ZB.