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WITNESS PROTECTION ACT 1991 - SECT 8

Effect of authorizing court order

    (1)     On the making of an authorizing court order

S. 8(1)(a) amended by Nos 58/1996 s. 8(1)(b)(i), 31/2000 s. 10(a), 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 185.3).

        (a)     the police officer or police officers or officer or officers of an approved authority nominated in the authorizing court order may make any entries in the register of births or register of marriages that are necessary to give effect to the order; and

S. 8(1)(b) amended by No. 58/1996 s. 8(1)(b)(i), substituted by No. 31/2000 s. 10(b), amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 185.3).

        (b)     the Registrar is required to give the police officer or police officers or officer or officers of an approved authority nominated in the authorizing court order access to the register of births or register of marriages and to give such assistance as they may require; and

S. 8(1)(c) amended by Nos 58/1996 s. 8(1)(b)(ii), 31/2000 s. 10(c), s. 10(Sch. item 185.3), 43/2014 s. 13(1).

        (c)     the Chief Commissioner must maintain records showing details of the original birth entry or original marriage entry of each person in respect of whom an entry is made under paragraph (a) by a police officer or police officers.

S. 8(2) inserted by No. 43/2014 s. 13(2).

    (2)     Section 53 of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996 does not apply in respect of any statement or entry made for the purposes of this Act.



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