8Minister may issue documents of identity

8 Minister may issue documents of identity

(1) For section 9 of the Act, the Minister may issue a document of identity for travel purposes to: (a) an Australian citizen to whom the issue of an Australian passport is unnecessary or undesirable; or (b) a person who: (i) possesses the nationality of another country that is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations; and (ii) cannot obtain a valid travel document from the country or countries of which he or she has nationality. (2) The document ceases to be valid at the end of the day specified in the document as the day on which the document ceases to be valid. The day specified must not be later than 3 years after the day on which the document was issued.