New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CHILD PROTECTION (OFFENDERS REGISTRATION) ACT 2000 - SECT 12D

12D Additional matters to be provided

(1) If a report is required to be made in person, the person making the report must also present for inspection--

(a) 2 identification documents relating to the registrable person, and

(b) if the person making the report is accompanying the registrable person and making the report on the registrable person's behalf, 2 identification documents relating to the person making the report, and

(c) in any case, any other form of identification specified by the regulations for the purposes of this subsection.

(1A) If a registrable person holds a driver licence or a current passport (whether a current Australian passport or current overseas passport), the identification documents presented must include the driver licence, passport or passports (and, if the registrable person holds both a driver licence and a current passport or passports, must include all those identification documents).

(1B) If a person accompanying a registrable person and making a report on his or her behalf holds a driver licence, the identification documents presented must include the driver licence.

(2) Each of the following original documents is an
"identification document" for the purposes of this section--

(a) a full birth certificate,

(a1) a driver licence,

(b) an Australian passport that is current or has been expired for less than 2 years,

(c) a current overseas passport,

(d) an Australian naturalisation or citizenship document, or immigration papers issued by the Commonwealth Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs,

(e) a current Medicare card, pensioner concession card, Department of Veterans' Affairs entitlement card or other entitlement card issued by the Commonwealth or a State Government,

(f) a current credit card or account from a bank, building society or credit union, or a passbook or statement of account up to one year old,

(g) a telephone, gas or electricity bill up to one year old,

(h) a notice of council rates, water service charges or land valuation up to 2 years old,

(i) an electoral enrolment card or other evidence of enrolment as an elector up to 2 years old,

(j) a current student identity card, or a certificate or statement of enrolment up to 2 years old from an educational institution.

(3) The police officer receiving the report may waive the requirements of subsection (1) (a) and (c) if--

(a) the registrable person permits his or her fingerprints to be taken immediately before or after the report is made, or

(b) the police officer is otherwise satisfied as to the registrable person's identity.

(4) The police officer receiving the report may waive the requirements of subsection (1) (b) and (c) if the police officer is otherwise satisfied as to the person's identity.

(5) The police officer receiving a report may copy any document presented to the officer for inspection under subsection (1) (a) or (b).

(6) If a report is made otherwise than in person, the regulations may specify--

(a) the circumstances in which--

(i) information concerning the identity of the registrable person and the identity of the person making the report, and

(ii) a document verifying or supporting details in the report,

are required, and

(b) the manner in which that information is to be provided,

but may not require an original document to be provided.

(7) In this section--

"Australian passport" includes a document of identity issued by the Australian Passport Office.

"driver licence" means a New South Wales driver licence, or any other licence issued under a law in force in a foreign jurisdiction authorising the holder to drive a motor vehicle, containing photo identification of the holder of the licence.