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EVIDENCE (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 1958 - SECT 42BF

Cancellation of witness identity protection certificate

    (1)     This section applies if the chief officer of a law enforcement agency gives a witness identity protection certificate for a local operative of the agency in relation to an interstate proceeding.

    (2)     The chief officer must cancel the witness identity protection certificate if the chief officer considers that it is no longer necessary or appropriate to prevent the disclosure of the local operative's identity or where the local operative lives.

    (3)     If the chief officer cancels the certificate after it has been filed in an interstate court, the chief officer must immediately give notice to the interstate court and each party to the interstate proceeding, in writing, that the certificate has been cancelled.

Note

The chief officer may delegate functions under this section—see section 42BJ.

S. 42BG inserted by No. 60/2004 s. 3.



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