188Lawful non‑citizen to give evidence of being so

188  Lawful non‑citizen to give evidence of being so

Officer may require evidence

 (1) An officer may require a person whom the officer knows or reasonably suspects is a non‑citizen to:

 (a) present to the officer evidence (which might include a personal identifier) of being a lawful non‑citizen; or

 (b) present to the officer evidence (which might include a personal identifier) of the person’s identity.

 (2) The person must comply with the requirement within a period specified by the officer, being a prescribed period or such further period as the officer allows.

 (3) Regulations prescribing a period for compliance may prescribe different periods and the circumstances in which a particular prescribed period is to apply which may be:

 (a) when the requirement is oral; or

 (b) when the requirement is in writing.