Witness Protection Bill 2000 (Qld)

Queensland

WITNESS PROTECTION BILL 2000

WITNESS PROTECTION BILL 2000

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Section Page

BW NY 1618 PART 1—PRELIMINARY

Short title 200... 6 Commencement ..... 2.6... ccc eee eee nee 6 Dictionary ..... 6... cece cece ete ete eee nee 6 Act binds State, Commonwealth and other States...............0.05. 6 PART 2—WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM Witness protection program .......... 6... cece eect eee eens 6 Person may be included in program... . 1.2... 0.00 e cece eee eee ees 7 Protection agreement... 2.6.0... c cece eet eee tee eee 8 Content of protection agreement ........... 0... c cece 9 Interim protection... 6.6... 6... eee ete eet eee ee 10 Variation of protection agreement by agreement ..................... 11 Variation by chairperson of protection agreement .................... 11 Suspension of protection agreement ...............0....0 002.000 12 Voluntary withdrawal from program... ....... 2.0... eee eee 12 When chairperson may end protection under program...............-. 13

PART 3—PROTECTING IDENTITY OF PROTECTED WITNESSES AND FORMER PROTECTED WITNESSES

Division 1—Identifying documents

Identifying documents... 2.0... 0... ee eee ee 14 Application for new identity authority ...............0...00..000000. 14 Power of authorising officer to issue new identity authority ............ 15 Giving effect to new identity authority ................... 00. cece 15

Effect of creation of birth certificate under new identity authority....... 15 Witness Protection 2123 26293133363840424446

Special provisions about concealing identities ....................05. 16 Restoration of former identity .............0 000. c cece cece ee eee eee 16 Particular documents to be destroyed ............. 0.0 c cece eee eens 17 Offence in relation to documents .......... 0... e eee eee eee eee 18

Division 2—Provisions about proceedings involving protected witnesses