# Lawful non-citizen to give evidence of being so

> act-s188 — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

188 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.