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WITNESS PROTECTION ACT 1996 (NO. 65 OF 1996)
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART I--PRELIMINARY SHORT TITLE
1. This Act may be cited as the Witness Protection Act 1996.
2. Commencement
3. Interpretation
PART II--WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM
4. (1) The Chief Police Officer may make arrangements with the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police for the provision of services under the witness protection program for the taking of such action as the Chief Police Officer thinks necessary and reasonable to protect the safety and welfare of a witness.
5. Assessing witness for inclusion in witness protection program
PART III--PROTECTING WITNESSES FROM IDENTIFICATION
6. Identifying documents
7. Application for court order
8. Power of Supreme Court to make order
9. Court proceedings under this Part to be closed to public
10. Effect of witness protection order
11. Effect of entries made in Registers
12. Offences in relation to documents
13. Information not to be disclosed
14. Non-disclosure of former identity of participant
15. Requirement where participant becomes a witness in criminal proceedings
16. Identity of participant not to be disclosed in legal proceedings
17. Documentation restrictions
18. Special commercial arrangements by Chief Police Officer
19. Dealing with rights and obligations of participant
20. Avoidance of obligations by participant
PART IV--MISCELLANEOUS OFFENCE--DISCLOSURES CONCERNING
21. A person shall not, except in accordance with this Act or a complementary witness protection law, disclose information—
22. Offence—disclosures by participants
23. Certain persons not to be required to disclose information
24. Restriction on issue of Territory identity documents
25. Arrangements with approved authorities
26. Authorisation of approved authorities
27. Immunity from legal proceedings for exercise of functions under Act
28. Proceedings for offence
29. Regulations
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