Crimes Regulations 2019

PART 5 - WITNESS IDENTITY PROTECTION FOR OPERATIVES  

SECTION 11  

11   CORRESPONDING WITNESS IDENTITY PROTECTION LAWS  
For the purposes of the definition of corresponding witness identity protection law in subsection 15M(1) of the Act, the provisions mentioned in column 3 of an item in the following table of the law mentioned in column 2 of the item, as in force from time to time, are prescribed.


Corresponding witness identity protection laws
Item Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
State or Territory Law Provisions
1 Victoria Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1958 (Vic.) (a) Part IIAA; and
      (b) sections 161 and 162
2 Queensland Evidence Act 1977 (Qld) Division 5 of Part 2
3 Western Australia Criminal Investigation (Covert Powers) Act 2012 (WA) Part 4
4 South Australia Criminal Investigation (Covert Operations) Act 2009 (SA) Part 4
5 Tasmania Witness (Identity Protection) Act 2006 (Tas.) All
6 Australian Capital Territory Crimes (Protection of Witness Identity) Act 2011 (ACT) Part 2
7 Northern Territory Police (Special Investigative and Other Powers) Act 2015 (NT) Part 4




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