Departmental form 1247i
Information to Be Provided to a Detainee About Identification Tests
Character or identity · Information sheet · updated 1/07/2026
Important notice: General information only — not immigration assistance or legal advice. For advice about your circumstances, book a verified practitioner.
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- What it is for
- This is an information notice that explains to a person in immigration detention how and why identification tests to collect personal identifiers are conducted. It sets out the person's rights and the safeguards that apply during such tests.
- Who completes it
- No party lodges this form; it is an informational document provided to a non-citizen who is in immigration detention.
- Information it collects (in general terms)
- As an information notice it does not itself collect data; it describes the types of personal identifiers an authorised officer may require, the manner and safeguards for conducting identification tests, retesting, the use of interpreters, and the circumstances in which information may be disclosed.
- When it is used
- It is provided to a detainee before or when an authorised officer requires them to undergo an identification test to collect personal identifiers while in immigration detention.
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