Witness Protection Act 1996

The Commissioner may make arrangements with an approved authority about any matter in connection with the administration of a complementary witness protection law.

Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), those arrangements—

may provide for the Commissioner or a member to perform functions or exercise powers conferred by a complementary witness protection law;

and

must include procedures under which the authority shares with the

State the costs incurred in providing those services; and

may provide for the authority to make available to the Commissioner such statements, transcripts of evidence and other documents as will assist the

Commissioner in deciding—

whether to include a witness in the Program; and

what protection and assistance is appropriate for a participant;

and

may confer powers and functions under complementary witness protection laws on the Commissioner.