19BRemoved identity records to be kept on request

19B Removed identity records to be kept on request

19B Removed identity records to be kept on request

(1) This section applies if an authorised person or interstate entity removes an identity record in accordance with—

(a) for an authorised person—a witness protection order, or

(b) for an interstate entity—a request made under section 19A.

(2) The authorised person or interstate entity may ask the Commissioner of Police to keep the removed identity record for the purposes of restoring a previous identity.

(3) The Commissioner of Police must comply with a request made under subsection (2).

(4) The regulations may prescribe requirements in relation to the making of a request under this section.

(5) In this section—

authorised person means a person authorised by a witness protection order to remove an identity record.

s 19B: Ins 2024 No 89, Sch 1[33].