3Interpretation

3 Interpretation

In these regulations –

Act means the Right to Information Act 2009 ;

proof of identity, in relation to a person making an application under section 13 of the Act, means –

(a) a certified copy, or an extract, of a birth certificate for the applicant that shows the name of the applicant; or

(b) a certified copy of a certificate, declaration, notice or other instrument in respect of the applicant’s status as an Australian citizen or British subject, or otherwise in respect of the applicant’s nationality, issued under –

(i) the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 of the Commonwealth; or

(ii) the Australian Citizenship Act 1948 of the Commonwealth; or

(c) a passport, issued to the applicant in any country or territory, that shows the name of the applicant; or

(d) a drivers licence, issued to the applicant in Australia, that shows the name of the applicant.