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Criminal Code Act 1983
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228A Definitions
deal in includes make, copy, store, supply, transmit or use.
identification documentation means a document or other thing
(a) contains identification information; and
(b) can be used by a person to pretend to be, or to pass the
person off as, another person (whether living, dead, real or
fictitious).
Criminal Code Act 1983 227
identification information means information that can be used
(whether alone or in conjunction with other information) to identify,
or purportedly identify, a person (whether living, dead, real or
fictitious), including the following:
(a) a name, address, date of birth or place of birth;
(b) information as to a person's marital status;
(c) information about the relatives of a person;
(d) a driver's licence or driver's licence number;
(e) a passport or passport number;
(f) biometric data;
(g) a voice print;
(h) a credit or debit card, its number, or data stored or encrypted
on it;
(i) a financial account number, user name or password;
(j) a digital signature;
(k) a series of numbers, letters, symbols (or a combination of
these) intended for use as a means of personal identification;
(l) an ABN, as defined in the A New Tax System (Australian
Business Number) Act 1999 (Cth).
victim means a person whose identification information is the
subject of an offence against section 228C, 228D or 228E.