Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Before carrying out an identification test, the authorised officer must:
(a) inform the non - citizen that the non - citizen may ask that an independent person be present while the identification test is carried out and that the test be carried out by a person of the same sex as the non - citizen; and
(b) inform the non - citizen of such other matters as are specified in the regulations.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the authorised officer informs the non - citizen of a matter if the authorised officer informs the non - citizen of the matter, through an interpreter if necessary, in a language (including sign language or braille) in which the non - citizen is able to communicate with reasonable fluency.
(3) The authorised officer may comply with this section by giving to the non - citizen, in accordance with the regulations, a form setting out the information specified in the regulations. However, the information must be in a language (including braille) in which the non - citizen is able to communicate with reasonable fluency.