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WITNESS PROTECTION ACT 1991 - SECT 24

Freedom of Information Act 1982

    (1)     Despite anything to the contrary in the Freedom of Information Act 1982 , that Act does not apply to—

        (a)     a document, whether created before, on or after the commencement of this section, to the extent that the document discloses information about—

S. 24(1)(a)(i) substituted by No. 31/2000 s. 17(a)(i).

              (i)     the identity or location of a person who is, or has been, a participant or a recognised participant; or

S. 24(1)(a)(ii) amended by No. 34/2016 s. 22(a).

              (ii)     the fact that a person has entered into a memorandum of understanding under section 5 or the details of a memorandum of understanding entered into under that section; or

S. 24(1)(a)(iia) inserted by No. 43/2014 s. 33(1)(a).

        (iia)     the fact that an interim protection declaration has been made in relation to a person or the details of an interim protection declaration; or

S. 24(1)(a)(iib) inserted by No. 43/2014 s. 33(1)(a).

        (iib)     the making of an application for, or the granting of, an authority under Division 3 of Part 2 or anything done in accordance with that authority; or

S. 24(1)(a)(iic) inserted by No. 34/2016 s. 22(b).

        (iic)     the identity or location of a person to whom alternative protection arrangements are being or have been provided; or

S. 24(1)(a)(iid) inserted by No. 34/2016 s. 22(b).

        (iid)     the fact that a person has entered into a memorandum of understanding under  section 9R or the details of a memorandum of understanding entered into under that section; or

              (iii)     the making of an entry on the register of births or the register of marriages under this Act; or

S. 24(1)(a)(iv) amended by Nos 31/2000 s. 17(a)(ii), 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 185.6), 43/2014 s. 33(1)(b).

              (iv)     anything done by the Chief Commissioner or another police officer or an approved authority or an officer of an approved authority under this Act or a complementary witness protection law; or

S. 24(1)(d)
re-numbered as s. 24(1)(b) by No. 31/2000 s. 17(b), amended by Nos 43/2014 s. 33(1)(b), 34/2016 s. 22(c).

        (b)     a document to the extent that the document discloses any information received by the Chief Commissioner from an approved authority under this Act or a complementary witness protection law; or

S. 24(1)(c) inserted by No. 34/2016 s. 22(d).

        (c)     a document to the extent that it discloses any information received by the Chief Commissioner or the Minister from the IBAC or the Public Interest Monitor under this Act.

S. 24(2) inserted by No. 43/2014 s. 33(2).

    (2)     In this section—

"participant "includes a person in relation to whom an interim protection declaration has been made;

"recognised participant" includes a person in relation to whom a declaration or order that corresponds to an interim protection declaration has been made under a complementary witness protection law or who has otherwise received interim or temporary protection under a complementary witness protection law.

S. 24A inserted by No. 31/2000 s. 18.



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