Non-disclosure of former identity of participant
18 Non-disclosure of former identity of participant
If—
a participant who has been provided with a new identity under a witness protection program would, apart from this section, be required by or under a law of this State to disclose his or her former identity for a particular purpose; and
the Commissioner or an approved authority (as the case may require) has given the participant permission, in the prescribed form, not to disclose his or her former identity for that purpose, the participant is not required to disclose his or her former identity to any person for that purpose.
Subject to section 24, if a participant has been given permission under subsection (1) not to disclose his or her former identity for a particular purpose, it is lawful for the participant, in any proceedings, or for any purpose, under or in relation to the relevant law of this State, to claim that his or her new identity is his or her only identity and to deny his or her participation in a witness protection program.
In this section—
participant includes a person who—
was provided with a new identity under a witness protection program; and
is no longer a participant but retains that identity.
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