Witness Protection Act 2000

This section applies to any person who is or has been – the Registrar; or a person appointed, employed or authorised under section 3, 4, 5 or 6 of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1895; or a person appointed pursuant to section 6 of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1999; or a police officer; or the Ombudsman; or an officer of an approved authority.

Unless the Supreme Court makes a court order which provides to the contrary, or the proceedings relate to an offence under this Act, a person to whom this section applies cannot be required in any proceedings in any court or tribunal to produce any document or to divulge or communicate any matter or thing relating to the performance of his or her duties in accordance with this Act.

No action or proceedings can be brought against any person to whom this section applies in respect of any act, matter or thing done by that person in the course of his or her duties in accordance with this Act.

Nothing in this section prevents the Ombudsman from investigating a complaint in relation to the conduct of a police officer in relation to this Act.