Request for evidence of assumed identity
14 Request for evidence of assumed identity
Subject to this section, the chief officer of a law enforcement agency who grants an authority under this Part may request the chief officer of an issuing agency specified in the authority—
to produce evidence of an assumed identity in accordance with the authority; and
to provide the authorised person named in the authority with evidence of the assumed identity.
A request under this section must specify a reasonable period for compliance with the request.
The chief officer of—
a government issuing agency must comply with a request under this section within the period specified in the request;
a non-government issuing agency may comply with a request under this section.
A request cannot be made under this section for an entry in the
Register under the Births,
Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996.
In this section—
evidence means evidence similar to that ordinarily produced or given by the issuing authority.
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