Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) A VIC issuer must not issue a VIC to a person unless the person confirms his or her identity:
(a) by showing the VIC issuer a Category B identification document for the person; or
(c) in the manner specified by the Secretary in an instrument made for this paragraph.
(3) However, the person does not need to confirm his or her identity if:
(a) the person is a person mentioned in paragraph 4.12(1)(a), (b) or (c); or
(c) the VIC issuer determines that there are exceptional circumstances.
Example for paragraph (c): There is a plumbing or electrical emergency and the person who is to fix the problem has forgotten to bring his or her identification documents.
(4) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person is a VIC issuer; and
(b) the VIC issuer (or its agent) issues a VIC to a person (the VIC holder ); and
(c) at the time of issue, the VIC holder does not confirm his or her identity in accordance with subregulation (1); and
(d) the VIC holder is not exempt from confirming his or her identity under subregulation (3).
Note: An airport operator or Secretary - approved VIC issuer is responsible for the actions of its agents under subregulation 6.37G(5).
(5) If a VIC issuer issues a VIC to a person and the person did not confirm his or her identity at the time of issue because the VIC issuer determined that there were exceptional circumstances, the VIC issuer must:
(a) record, in writing, the circumstances under which the VIC was issued; and
(b) maintain the record for 24 months; and
(c) allow an aviation security inspector to inspect the record on request during normal business hours.