sec.6Acceptable evidence of age

### sec.6 Acceptable evidence of age For this Act, acceptable evidence of the age of a person is a document, issued to the person, that— is 1 of the following— a photo identification card; a recognised proof of age card; an Australian driver licence; a foreign driver licence; an Australian or foreign passport; and is current; and bears a photo of the person; and indicates, by reference to the person’s date of birth or otherwise, the person has attained a particular age. Also, for this Act, acceptable evidence of the age of a person is— a digital authority that complies with subsection (1) (c) and (d) ; or a digital evidence of age; or a digital evidence of identity. In this section— Australian driver licence see the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 , schedule 4 . authorised entity means— an entity of the Commonwealth or another State performing functions similar to the functions of the chief executive under the Photo Identification Card Act 2008 ; or an entity— approved by an entity mentioned in paragraph (a) to issue documents used as evidence of the age of persons; and approved, in writing, by the commissioner. foreign driver licence see the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 , schedule 4 . photo identification card see the Photo Identification Card Act 2008 , section 5 . recognised proof of age card means a document issued to a person, by an authorised entity, for the purpose of evidencing the age of the person. s 6 amd 1994 No. 59 s 7 ; 2001 No. 39 s 7 sub 2008 No. 72 s 51 amd 2012 No. 25 s 144 (1) sub 2016 No. 4 s 20 amd 2017 No. 25 s 43 ; 2020 No. 21 s 14 (sec.6-ssec.1) For this Act, acceptable evidence of the age of a person is a document, issued to the person, that— is 1 of the following— a photo identification card; a recognised proof of age card; an Australian driver licence; a foreign driver licence; an Australian or foreign passport; and is current; and bears a photo of the person; and indicates, by reference to the person’s date of birth or otherwise, the person has attained a particular age. (sec.6-ssec.1A) Also, for this Act, acceptable evidence of the age of a person is— a digital authority that complies with subsection (1) (c) and (d) ; or a digital evidence of age; or a digital evidence of identity. (sec.6-ssec.2) In this section— Australian driver licence see the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 , schedule 4 . authorised entity means— an entity of the Commonwealth or another State performing functions similar to the functions of the chief executive under the Photo Identification Card Act 2008 ; or an entity— approved by an entity mentioned in paragraph (a) to issue documents used as evidence of the age of persons; and approved, in writing, by the commissioner. foreign driver licence see the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 , schedule 4 . photo identification card see the Photo Identification Card Act 2008 , section 5 . recognised proof of age card means a document issued to a person, by an authorised entity, for the purpose of evidencing the age of the person. - (a) is 1 of the following— (i) a photo identification card; (ii) a recognised proof of age card; (iii) an Australian driver licence; (iv) a foreign driver licence; (v) an Australian or foreign passport; and - (i) a photo identification card; - (ii) a recognised proof of age card; - (iii) an Australian driver licence; - (iv) a foreign driver licence; - (v) an Australian or foreign passport; and - (b) is current; and - (c) bears a photo of the person; and - (d) indicates, by reference to the person’s date of birth or otherwise, the person has attained a particular age. - (i) a photo identification card; - (ii) a recognised proof of age card; - (iii) an Australian driver licence; - (iv) a foreign driver licence; - (v) an Australian or foreign passport; and - (a) a digital authority that complies with subsection (1) (c) and (d) ; or - (b) a digital evidence of age; or - (c) a digital evidence of identity. - (a) an entity of the Commonwealth or another State performing functions similar to the functions of the chief executive under the Photo Identification Card Act 2008 ; or - (b) an entity— (i) approved by an entity mentioned in paragraph (a) to issue documents used as evidence of the age of persons; and (ii) approved, in writing, by the commissioner. - (i) approved by an entity mentioned in paragraph (a) to issue documents used as evidence of the age of persons; and - (ii) approved, in writing, by the commissioner. - (i) approved by an entity mentioned in paragraph (a) to issue documents used as evidence of the age of persons; and - (ii) approved, in writing, by the commissioner.