Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00893:clause:1_91w
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00893
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 91W
Character Range: 12079–13137

91W  Documentary evidence of identity, nationality or citizenship

 (1) The Minister or an officer may, either orally or in writing, request an applicant for a protection visa to produce, for inspection by the Minister or the officer, documentary evidence of the applicant's identity, nationality or citizenship.

 (2) If:
 (a) the applicant has been given a request under subsection (1); and
 (b) the applicant refuses or fails to comply with the request; and
 (c) the applicant does not have a reasonable explanation for refusing or failing to comply with the request; and
 (d) when the request was made, the applicant was given a warning, either orally or in writing, that the Minister may draw an inference unfavourable to the applicant's identity, nationality or citizenship in the event that the applicant refuses or fails to comply with the request;
then, in making a decision whether to grant the protection visa to the applicant, the Minister may draw any reasonable inference unfavourable to the applicant's identity, nationality or citizenship.