Tasmanian Numbered Acts

POLICE POWERS (ASSUMED IDENTITIES) ACT 2006 (NO. 23 OF 2006)

- Act 23 of 2006
- Royal Assent 18 December 2006

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Interpretation
   4.      Meaning of "reckless"

   PART 2 - Authority for Assumed Identity

   5.      Application for authority to acquire or use assumed identity
   6.      Determination of application
   7.      Form of authority
   8.      Period of authority
   9.      Variation or cancellation of authority
   10.     Yearly review of authority

   PART 3 - Evidence of Assumed Identity

   11.     Making records of births, deaths or marriages
   12.     Cancellation of authority affecting records of births, deaths or marriages
   13.     Cancelling entries in Register
   14.     Restriction about access to application for entry in Register
   15.     Request for evidence of assumed identity
   16.     Government issuing agencies to comply with request
   17.     Non-government issuing agencies may comply with request
   18.     Cancellation of evidence of assumed identity
   19.     Protection from criminal liability – officers of issuing agencies
   20.     Indemnity for issuing agencies and officers

   PART 4 - Effect of Authority

   21.     Assumed identity may be acquired and used
   22.     Protection from criminal liability – authorised persons
   23.     Indemnity for authorised persons
   24.     Particular qualifications
   25.     Effect of being unaware of variation or cancellation of authority

   PART 5 - Mutual Recognition under Corresponding Laws

   26.     Requests to participating jurisdiction for evidence of assumed identity
   27.     Requests from participating jurisdiction for evidence of assumed identity
   28.     Directions from participating jurisdiction to cancel evidence of assumed identity
   29.     Indemnity for issuing agencies and officers
   30.     Application of Act to authorities under corresponding laws

   PART 6 - Compliance and Monitoring

           Division 1 - Misuse of assumed identity and information

   31.     Misuse of assumed identity
   32.     Disclosing information about assumed identity

           Division 2 - Reporting and record-keeping

   33.     Reports about authorities for assumed identities, &c.
   34.     Record-keeping
   35.     Audit of records

   PART 7 - General

   36.     Delegation of chief officer's functions
   37.     Regulations
   38.     Administration of Act