# Person must not be required to provide personal identifiers in a cruel, inhuman or degrading way etc.

> act-s258F — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

258F Person must not be required to provide personal identifiers in
         a cruel, inhuman or degrading way etc.
               For the purposes of this Act, a requirement to provide a personal
               identifier, or the provision of a personal identifier, in a particular
               way under section 257A is not of itself taken:
                 (a) to be cruel, inhuman or degrading; or
                 (b) to be a failure to treat a person with humanity and with
                      respect for human dignity.
               However, nothing in this Act authorises the Minister or an officer
               to require a person to provide a personal identifier under
               section 257A in a cruel, inhuman or degrading way, or in a way
               that fails to treat the person with humanity and with respect for
               human dignity.