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Law Enforcement and National Security (Assumed Identities) Act 2010
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#### 3 Objects of Act
3 Objects of Act
> > (1) The main purposes of this Act are—
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> > > (a) to facilitate, for law enforcement purposes, investigations and intelligence-gathering in relation to criminal activity, including investigations extending beyond New South Wales, and
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> > > (b) to enable the safe and effective exercise of functions in administering witness protection programs.
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> > (2) The main ways in which those purposes are to be achieved by this Act include—
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> > > (a) providing for the lawful acquisition and use of assumed identities, and
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> > > (b) facilitating mutual recognition of things done in relation to assumed identities under corresponding laws.