Witness Protection Act 2000

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –

approved authority means – the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police; and a Commissioner (however designated) of the police force, or police service, of another State; and the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Crime Commission; and an authority or body of the Commonwealth or another State that – is authorised to conduct inquiries or investigations in relation to conduct that constitutes, or is alleged to constitute, criminal conduct, misconduct or corruption; and is declared by the Minister, by notice published in the Gazette, to be an approved authority for the purposes of this Act;

authorising court order means a court order authorising the making of an entry under this Act;

complementary witness protection law means a law of the Commonwealth or another State that – makes provision for the protection of witnesses; and is declared by the Minister, by notice published in the Gazette, to be a complementary witness protection law;

member of the family, in relation to a witness, includes the person with whom the witness is in a personal relationship, within the meaning of the Relationships Act 2003;

officer of an approved authority means – in relation to an approved authority within the meaning of paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of "approved authority", a person who is a member of the body of which the approved authority is Commissioner (however designated); in relation to an approved authority within the meaning of paragraph (c) of the definition of "approved authority", a person who is a member of the staff of the Australian Crime Commission; in relation to an approved authority within the meaning of paragraph (d) of the definition of approved authority, a person who is a member or an officer of the approved authority;

participant means a person who is included in the Tasmanian witness protection program;

recognised participant means a person who is included in a witness protection program established under a complementary witness protection law, but who is not included in the Tasmanian witness protection program;

register of births means the Register maintained under Part 7 of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1999;

register of marriages means the Register maintained under Part 7 of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1999;

Registrar means the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages;

State includes Territory;

Tasmanian witness protection program means the program established and maintained by the Commissioner of Police under section 4;

witness means – a person who has given, or agreed to give, evidence on behalf of the Crown in – proceedings for an offence; or hearings or proceedings before an authority that is declared by the Minister, by notice published in the Gazette, to be an authority to which this paragraph applies; or a person who has given, or agreed to give, evidence otherwise than as mentioned in paragraph (a) in relation to the commission or possible commission of an offence against a law of Tasmania, the Commonwealth or another State; or a person who has made a statement to a police officer or an approved authority in relation to an offence against a law of Tasmania, the Commonwealth or another State; or a person who, for any other reason, may require protection or other assistance under this Act.