Crimes (Assumed Identities) Act 2004

In this Act—

acquire an assumed identity, means acquire evidence of the identity and includes taking steps towards acquiring evidence of the identity;

agency means—

S. 3 def. of alternative protection arrangements inserted by No. 34/2016 s. 27.

alternative protection arrangements has the same meaning as it has in the Witness Protection Act 1991;

Australian Crime Commission means Australian Crime Commission established by the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 of the Commonwealth;

authorised civilian means a person (other than a law enforcement officer) who is authorised under an authority to acquire or use an assumed identity;

authorised officer means a law enforcement officer who is authorised under an authority to acquire or use an assumed identity;

authorised person means—

authority means an authority granted under section 5 to acquire and use an assumed identity, including the authority as varied under section 8;

S. 3 def. of chief officer amended by Nos 63/2004 s. 17(b), 82/2012 s. 82(3).

chief officer—

S. 3 def. of Commis- sioner inserted by No. 82/2012 s. 82(2).

Commissioner has the same meaning as it has in the Independent Broad-based Anti‑corruption Commission Act 2011;

conduct includes any act or omission;

S. 3 def. of corres-ponding authorised civilian inserted by No. 87/2005 s. 4.

corresponding authorised civilian means a person (other than a corresponding authorised officer) who is authorised, under a corresponding authority issued to a corresponding authorised officer, to acquire or use an assumed identity;

S. 3 def. of corres-ponding authorised officer inserted by No. 87/2005 s. 4.

corresponding authorised officer means an officer of a corresponding participating agency who is authorised under a corresponding authority to acquire or use an assumed identity;

corresponding authority means—

S. 3 def. of corres-ponding chief officer inserted by No. 87/2005 s. 4.

corresponding chief officer of a corresponding participating agency, means the person who is the chief officer (within the meaning of the corresponding law) of the corresponding participating agency;

corresponding law means a law of another jurisdiction that is declared by the regulations to correspond to this Act;

S. 3 def. of corres-ponding participating agency inserted by No. 87/2005 s. 4.

corresponding participating agency means a body in a participating jurisdiction officers of which, under the corresponding law of that jurisdiction, may be granted a corresponding authority, other than a body that is declared by the regulations not to be a corresponding participating agency for that jurisdiction;

S. 3 def. of corres-ponding supervisor inserted by No. 87/2005 s. 4.

corresponding supervisor of a corresponding authorised civilian, means a person who supervises or is to supervise the acquisition or use of an assumed identity by the corresponding authorised civilian;

criminal activity means conduct that involves the commission of an offence by one or more persons;

S. 3 def. of Director inserted by No. 63/2004 s. 17(a), amended by No. 34/2008 s. 143(Sch. 2 item 4.1(a)), repealed by No. 82/2012 s. 82(1).

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doing a thing, includes failing to do the thing;

evidence of identity, means a document or other thing 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 any of the following named in the authority that issues evidence of identity—

S. 3 def. of IBAC inserted by No. 82/2012 s. 82(2).

IBAC means the Independent Broad-based Anti‑corruption Commission established under the Independent Broad-based Anti‑corruption Commission Act 2011;

issuing agency means—

jurisdiction means the Commonwealth or a State or Territory of the Commonwealth;

S. 3 def. of law enforcement agency amended by Nos 63/2004 s. 17(c), 82/2012 s. 82(4).

law enforcement agency means the following agencies—

S. 3 def. of law enforcement officer substituted by No. 63/2004 s. 17(d), amended by Nos 82/2012 s. 82(5), 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 37.1(b)).

law enforcement officer means—

S. 3 def. of member repealed by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 37.1(c)).

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non-government issuing agency, in relation to an authority, means a person, body or entity (other than a government issuing agency) named in the authority that issues evidence of identity;

S. 3 def. of Office of Police Integrity inserted by No. 63/2004 s. 17(a), amended by No. 34/2008 s. 143(Sch. 2 item 4.1(b)), repealed by No. 82/2012 s. 82(1).

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officer of an agency, includes a person employed or engaged in the agency;

participating jurisdiction means a jurisdiction in which a corresponding law is in force;

S. 3 def. of police officer inserted by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 37.1(a)).

police officer has the same meaning as in the Victoria Police Act 2013;

S. 3 def. of prescribed IBAC Officer inserted by No. 82/2012 s. 82(2).

prescribed IBAC Officer means a sworn IBAC Officer within the meaning of section 3(1) of the Independent Broad-based Anti‑corruption Commission Act 2011 who holds a position, or is a member of a class, that is prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition;

S. 3 def. of prescribed member of staff of the Office of Police Integrity inserted by No. 63/2004 s. 17(a), repealed by No. 82/2012 s. 82(1).

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supervisor of an authorised civilian—means the law enforcement officer who supervises or is to supervise the acquisition or use of an assumed identity by the authorised civilian;

this jurisdiction means Victoria;

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;

S. 3 def. of Victoria Police amended by No. 83/2012 s. 35(a), substituted by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 37.1(d)).

Victoria Police has the same meaning as in the Victoria Police Act 2013;

S. 3 def. of Victoria Police employee inserted by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 37.1(a)).

Victoria Police employee has the same meaning as in the Victoria Police Act 2013;

S. 3 def. of Victorian witness protection program inserted by No. 83/2012 s. 35(b).

Victorian witness protection program has the same meaning as it has in the Witness Protection Act 1991.