17Proof of identity for Bidders Records—the Act, ss 68 and 69

#### 17 Proof of identity for Bidders Records—the Act, ss 68 and 69 17 Proof of identity for Bidders Records—the Act, ss 68 and 69 > > (1) The following forms of proof of identity may be used for a person for the purposes of an entry in a Bidders Record— > > > > > (a) a card or document— > > > > > > > (i) issued— > > > > > > > > > (A) by the government or a statutory authority of the Commonwealth, New South Wales or another State or a Territory, or > > > > > > > > > (B) by an authorised deposit-taking institution, and > > > > > > > (ii) that shows— > > > > > > > > > (A) the name and address of the person, or > > > > > > > > > (B) the name of the person, if it is accompanied by a statutory declaration by the person as to the person’s address, > > > > > (b) a combination of cards or documents— > > > > > > > (i) that show the name and address of the person, and > > > > > > > (ii) one of which is issued by— > > > > > > > > > (A) the government or a statutory authority of the Commonwealth, New South Wales or another State or a Territory, or > > > > > > > > > (B) by an authorised deposit-taking institution, > > > > > (c) a passport or motor vehicle driver’s licence issued under the law of a jurisdiction outside Australia that shows the person’s name, together with— > > > > > > > (i) a card or document that shows the person’s address and is issued by an organisation or entity other than the person, or > > > > > > > (ii) a statutory declaration by the person as to the person’s address. > > > (2) If the relevant details of a person are entered in the Bidders Record for an auction of property before the day of the auction or otherwise than at the place the auction is held, the person must not be provided, at the auction, with the identifying number allocated for the purposes of identification at the auction unless the person’s identity is established by a proof of identity that may be used for the purposes of an entry in the Bidders Record under the Act, section 69. > > > (3) An agent or employee of an agent who provides an identifying number to a person in contravention of subsection (2) is guilty of an offence. > > > > Maximum penalty— > > > > > (a) for a corporation—40 penalty units, or > > > > > (b) otherwise—20 penalty units.