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Intelligence and Security Act 2017

Covert activities of intelligence and security agencies - Assumed identities

27: Cancellation of evidence of assumed identity

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"Stopping use of a fake identity: following the Director-General's instructions"

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If you are part of an agency, you must cancel evidence of a fake identity if the Director-General of the intelligence and security agency tells you to in writing. This happens when the agency asked for help with the fake identity under section 25. You have to cancel the evidence in the way the Director-General says to. The Director-General might tell you to change information in public records, stop people from seeing certain information, or update other details to support these actions. You will need to follow the Director-General's directions carefully to make sure you cancel the evidence of the fake identity correctly.

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Part 3Covert activities of intelligence and security agencies
Assumed identities

27Cancellation of evidence of assumed identity

  1. An agency must cancel evidence of an assumed identity if directed in writing to do so by the Director-General of the intelligence and security agency who requested assistance in relation to the assumed identity under section 25.

  2. The cancellation must be made in the manner set out in the direction from the Director-General.

  3. The manner of cancellation may include, for example, 1 or more of the following:

  4. omitting, amending, replacing, or inserting information in a register or other publicly available records:
    1. preventing or restricting access to any information in a register or other publicly available records:
      1. omitting, amending, replacing, or inserting operational or administrative information, as necessary, so that it supports the actions under paragraphs (a) and (b).