Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2012C00115:clause:3_15kq
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2012C00115
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 3 cl 15KQ
Character Range: 193969–194781

15KQ  Protection from criminal liability—authorised persons

  If an authorised person does something that, apart from this section, would be a Commonwealth offence or an offence under a law of a State or Territory, the person is not criminally responsible for the offence if:
 (a) the thing is done in the course of acquiring or using an assumed identity in accordance with an authority; and
 (b) the thing is done:
 (i) in the case of an authorised intelligence officer, an authorised law enforcement officer or an authorised foreign officer—in the course of his or her duty; or
 (ii) in the case of an authorised civilian—in accordance with any direction by his or her supervisor under the authority; and
 (c) doing the thing would not be an offence if the assumed identity were the person's real identity.