well the Israelis managed to copy a few Australian passports for ‘spy’ activities a few years back
Having had my passport renewal stolen at that very time I could tell you exactly how they did it, but I digress...
I and many others have already voiced our concerns at what a useless and practically ineffectual document this ASIC is. You have our utmost support Dick in naming and shaming the jobsworth that introduced this bogus security measure which doesn't actually do anything.