# When detainees must not be required to provide personal identifiers under section 257A

> act-s258A — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

258A When detainees must not be required to provide personal
        identifiers under section 257A
               A person must not be required to provide a personal identifier
               under section 257A if:
                (a) the person is in immigration detention (but not only because
                    he or she is detained for questioning detention (see
                    section 192)); and
                (b) the person has, during that detention, provided a personal
                    identifier of that type under Division 13AA.