South Australian Numbered Acts

CRIMINAL LAW CONSOLIDATION (IDENTITY THEFT) AMENDMENT ACT 2003 (NO 60 OF 2003) - SCHEDULE 1

Schedule 1—Related amendment

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Amendment provisions

In this Schedule, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a specified Act amends the Act so specified.

Part 2—Amendment of Criminal Law (Sentencing) Act 1988

2—Insertion of section 54

After section 53 insert:

54—Certificate for victims of identity theft

        (1)         A court that finds a person guilty of an offence involving—

            (a)         the assumption of another person's identity; or

            (b)         the use of another person's personal identification information,

may, on application by a victim of the offence, issue a certificate under subsection (2).

        (2)         The certificate is to give details of—

            (a)         the offence; and

            (b)         the name of the victim; and

            (c)         any other matters considered by the court to be relevant.

        (3)         In this section—

personal identification information has the same meaning as in Part 5A of the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 ;

victim means a person whose identity has been assumed, or personal identification information has been used, without the person's consent, in connection with the commission of the offence.