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POLICE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT 2000 - SECT 280
Definitions for ch 12
In this chapter—
"acquire" , an assumed identity, means acquire evidence, or take steps to
acquire evidence, of the identity.
"agency" means—
(a) an issuing agency; or
(b) a law enforcement agency.
"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— (a) an authorised civilian; or
(b) an authorised
officer.
"authority" means an authority granted under section 283 to acquire or use an
assumed identity, including the authority as varied under section 286 .
"birth certificate approval" see— (a) section 288 ; or
(b) section 289 .
"chief executive officer" means— (a) for a law enforcement agency under a
corresponding law—the chief executive officer, however described, of the law
enforcement agency; or
(b) for an intelligence agency—the chief executive
officer, however described, of the intelligence agency.
"conduct" includes any act or omission.
"corresponding authority" means— (a) an authority under a corresponding law
to acquire or use an assumed identity in this jurisdiction; or
(b) an
authority under a corresponding law to request the production of evidence of
an assumed identity in this jurisdiction.
"criminal activity" means conduct that involves the commission of an offence
by 1 or more persons.
"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— (a) is named in the authority; and
(b) issues evidence of identity as
part of performing any function of the government of this jurisdiction.
"intelligence agency" see the Crimes Act 1914 (Cwlth) , section 15K .
"intelligence officer" see the Crimes Act 1914 (Cwlth) , section 15K .
"issuing agency" means— (a) a government issuing agency; or
(b) a
non-government issuing agency.
"non-government issuing agency" , in relation to an authority, means an
entity, other than a government issuing agency, that— (a) is named in the
authority; and
(b) issues evidence of identity.
"officer" , of an agency, includes a person employed or engaged in the agency.
"supervisor" , of an authorised civilian, means the law enforcement officer,
appointed under section 283 (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.
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