Section 15KI — Crimes Act 1914: Request for evidence of assumed identity

(1) This section applies if an authority granted under section 15KB authorises a request under this section. (2) The person specified in subsection (2A) may request the chief officer of an issuing agency stated in the authority to: (a) produce evidence of an assumed identity in accordance with the authority; and (b) give evidence of the assumed identity to the following: (i) the authorised person named in the authority; (ii) an officer of the law enforcement agency or the intelligence agency specified by the chief officer of that agency in the request. Note: Section 15KW modifies the effect of this provision if control of the authority is transferred. (2A) For the purposes of subsection (2), the person who may make the request is: (a) the chief officer of a law enforcement agency who granted the authority; or (b) the chief officer of an intelligence agency (other than the Office of National Intelligence or the Australian Signals Directorate) who granted the authority; or (c) if the chief officer of the Office of National Intelligence granted the authority—the chief officer of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation or the Australian Secret Intelligence Service; or (d) if the chief officer of the Australian Signals Directorate granted the authority—the chief officer of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation or the Australian Secret Intelligence Service. (3) The request must state a reasonable period for compliance with the request. (4) The request must include: (a) the date of the authority granted under section 15KB; and (b) details of the assumed identity authorised; and (c) details of any evidence of the assumed identity that may be acquired under the authority. (5) A request must not be made under this section for an entry in a register of births, deaths or marriages. (6) In this section: evidence means evidence similar to that ordinarily produced or given by the issuing agency. Note: The chief officer may delegate functions under this section—see section 15LH.