Section 188Migration Act 1958 (Cth)

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.

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