# Owner of document must be given copy

> act-s268BN — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

268BN Owner of document must be given copy
          (1) If an officer retains a document under section 268BM, then the
              Secretary or Australian Border Force Commissioner must as soon
              as practicable:
                (a) certify a copy of the document to be a true copy; and
                (b) give the copy to the person (the owner) otherwise entitled to
                    possession of the document.
          (2) The certified copy must be received in all courts and tribunals as
              evidence as if it had been the original.
          (3) Until the certified copy is given, the owner, or a person authorised
              by the owner, may inspect and make copies of, or take and retain
              extracts from, the original document at the times and places that
              the Secretary or Australian Border Force Commissioner thinks
              appropriate.