Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00800:section:188
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00800
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 188
Character Range: 497284–498109

188  Lawful non‑citizen to give evidence of being so

Officer may require evidence
 (1) An officer may require a person whom the officer knows or reasonably suspects is a non‑citizen to:
 (a) present to the officer evidence (which might include a personal identifier) of being a lawful non‑citizen; or
 (b) present to the officer evidence (which might include a personal identifier) of the person's identity.
 (2) The person must comply with the requirement within a period specified by the officer, being a prescribed period or such further period as the officer allows.
 (3) Regulations prescribing a period for compliance may prescribe different periods and the circumstances in which a particular prescribed period is to apply which may be:
 (a) when the requirement is oral; or
 (b) when the requirement is in writing.