9FDefinitions

9F Definitions

In this Division—

authorised person means a person who is authorised by an authority to acquire and use an assumed identity;

authority means an authority granted under section 9H to acquire and use an assumed identity;

chief officer of an issuing agency means the chief executive officer (however described) of the agency;

evidence means evidence similar to that ordinarily produced or given by the government issuing agency;

government issuing agency, in relation to an authority, means any of the following named in the authority that issues evidence of identity—

(a) a person or body (whether incorporated or not) that performs any function of the Victorian government; or

(b) a person or body (whether incorporated or not) prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition;

issuing agency means—

(a) a government issuing agency; or

(b) a non-government issuing agency;

non-government issuing agency, in relation to an authority, means a person, body or entity (other than a government issuing agency) named in the authority that issues evidence of identity;

supervisor of an authorised person means the person who is appointed under section 9H(3) to supervise the acquisition and use of an assumed identity by the person.

S. 9G inserted by No. 43/2014 s. 16.