Queensland Consolidated Acts

WITNESS PROTECTION ACT 2000 - SECT 15

15 Identifying documents

(1) The chairperson may, in the way the chairperson considers appropriate, require a person responsible for issuing an identity document—

(a) to issue a document that is reasonably necessary—

(i) to allow a protected witness to establish a new identity; or

(ii) to otherwise protect a protected witness; or

(iii) to restore a former protected witness’s former identity; and

(b) to make any necessary entry in a record kept by the person relating to identity documents issued by the person.

(2) The person must comply with the requirement.

(3) This section has effect despite any other Act or law.