7Minister may issue certificates of identity

7 Minister may issue certificates of identity

Minister may issue certificates of identity (1) For section 9 of the Act, the Minister may issue a certificate of identity to a person who: (a) is not an Australian citizen; and (b) is about to leave Australia; and (c) is: (i) stateless; or (ii) unable to obtain a valid travel document from the country of which the person claims to be a national. (2) For section 9 of the Act, the Minister may issue a certificate of identity to a person who is overseas if all of the following apply: (a) the person is not an Australian citizen; (b) the person has a valid Australian visa with re‑entry rights; (c) the person is: (i) stateless; or (ii) unable to obtain a valid travel document from the country of which the person claims to be a national; (d) the person has previously been issued with a certificate of identity; (e) either: (i) the person’s most recent certificate of identity has been lost, stolen or damaged; or (ii) the Minister is satisfied that exceptional circumstances exist. Period of validity (3) A certificate of identity ceases to be valid when the first of the following occurs: (a) the day specified in the certificate as the day on which the certificate ceases to be valid ends; (b) the person returns to the country of which the person claims to be a national, and is able to obtain a valid travel document from that country. (4) The day specified under paragraph (3)(a) must be no later than 2 years after the day on which the certificate was issued.