Queensland Consolidated Acts

POLICE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT 2000 - SECT 284

284 Form of authority

(1) An authority must be—

(a) in writing in the form decided by the chief executive officer; and

(b) signed by the person granting it.

(2) An authority must state all of the following—

(a) the name of the person granting the authority;

(b) the date of the authority;

(c) details of the assumed identity under the authority;

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

(e) the conditions, if any, to which the authority is subject;

(f) why the authority is granted;

(g) if the authority relates to an authorised officer—the name of the officer;

(h) if the authority relates to an authorised civilian—

(i) the name of the authorised civilian; and

(ii) the name of the civilian’s supervisor under the authority.

(3) The authority also must state the following—

(a) whether it authorises—

(i) an application to the independent member for a birth certificate approval; or

(ii) an application under a corresponding law for an order for an entry in a register similar to the register of births, deaths or marriages kept under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023 ;

(b) each issuing agency to which a request may be made under section 294 or 307 ;

(c) the assumed identity may be used in this jurisdiction and a participating jurisdiction.