Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

WITNESS PROTECTION ACT 1996

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   2.      Dictionary  
   3.      Notes  
   3A.     Declaration of approved authority  
   3B.     Declaration of complementary witness protection law  
   3C.     Declaration of authority—dict, def witness  

   PART 2--WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM

   4.      Witness protection program  
   5.      Assessing witness for inclusion in witness protection program  

   PART 3--PROTECTING WITNESSES FROM IDENTIFICATION

   6.      Identifying documents  
   7.      Application for court order  
   8.      Power of Supreme Court to make order  
   9.      Court proceedings under pt 3 to be closed to public  
   10.     Effect of witness protection order  
   11.     Effect of entries made in the register  
   12.     Offences in relation to documents  
   13.     Information not to be disclosed  
   14.     Nondisclosure of former identity of participant  
   15.     Requirement if participant becomes witness in criminal proceeding  
   16.     Identity of participant not to be disclosed in legal proceeding  
   17.     Documentation restrictions  
   18.     Special commercial arrangements by chief police officer  
   19.     Dealing with rights and obligations of participant  
   20.     Avoidance of obligations by participant  

   PART 4--MISCELLANEOUS

   21.     Offence—disclosures about participants  
   22.     Offence—disclosures by participants  
   23.     Certain people not to be required to disclose information  
   24.     Restriction on issue of territory identity documents  
   25.     Arrangements with approved authorities  
   26.     Authorisation of approved authorities  
   27.     Protection from liability  
   28.     Proceedings for offence  
   29.     Approved forms  
   30.     Regulation-making power  
           DICTIONARY
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