Witness Protection Act 2000

A decision of the Commissioner of Police under section 22 to take action to restore a person's former identity – if the person's location is not known and the Commissioner has taken reasonable steps to notify the person of the decision but has been unable to do so, takes effect at the end of the period of 28 days after those steps were commenced; or if the person does not apply for a review of the decision in accordance with section 22(3), takes effect at the end of the period of 28 days after the person receives the notification; or if the person applies for a review of the decision in accordance with section 22(3) and the Commissioner notifies the person that the decision has been reversed, has no effect; or if the person applies for a review of the decision in accordance with section 22(3), the Commissioner notifies the person that the decision has been confirmed and the person does not appeal to the Ombudsman under section 22(6), takes effect on the expiration of 3 days after the Commissioner notifies the person of the confirmation of the decision; or if the person appeals to the Ombudsman, has no effect.

A decision of the Ombudsman under section 22(7) that action be taken to restore a person's former identity takes effect when the Ombudsman serves on the person notice of the decision.