Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2015A00035:clause:1_91wa
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2015A00035
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 91WA
Character Range: 8678–9764

91WA  Providing bogus documents or destroying identity documents
 (1) The Minister must refuse to grant a protection visa to an applicant for a protection visa if:
 (a) the applicant provides a bogus document as evidence of the applicant's identity, nationality or citizenship; or
 (b) the Minister is satisfied that the applicant:
 (i) has destroyed or disposed of documentary evidence of the applicant's identity, nationality or citizenship; or
 (ii) has caused such documentary evidence to be destroyed or disposed of.
 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the Minister is satisfied that the applicant:
 (a) has a reasonable explanation for providing the bogus document or for the destruction or disposal of the documentary evidence; and
 (b) either:
 (i) provides documentary evidence of his or her identity, nationality or citizenship; or
 (ii) has taken reasonable steps to provide such evidence.
 (3) For the purposes of this section, a person provides a document if the person provides, gives or presents the document or causes the document to be provided, given or presented.