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EVIDENCE (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 1958 - SECT 42BN

Orders to protect interstate operative's identity etc.

    (1)     The court in which an interstate witness identity protection certificate is filed may make any order it considers necessary or desirable to protect the identity of the interstate operative for whom the certificate is given or to prevent the disclosure of where the operative lives.

    (2)     A person is guilty of an offence if—

        (a)     the person knows that, or is reckless as to whether, an order has been made under subsection (1); and

        (b)     the person intentionally, knowingly or recklessly contravenes the order.

Penalty:     Imprisonment for 2 years.

    (3)     Subsection (2) does not limit the court's power to punish for contempt.

S. 42BO inserted by No. 60/2004 s. 3.



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