Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1958

A witness identity protection certificate for a local operative of a law enforcement agency in relation to an interstate proceeding must state the following—

if the local operative—

is known to a party to the interstate proceeding or a party's lawyer by a name other than the operative's real name—that name (the assumed name); or

is not known to any party to the interstate proceeding or any party's legal practitioner by a name—the operative's court name for the interstate proceeding; and

the period the local operative was involved in the investigation to which the interstate proceeding relates; and

the name of the agency; and

the date of the certificate; and

the grounds for giving the certificate; and

whether the local operative has been convicted or found guilty of an offence (in Victoria or elsewhere) and, if so, particulars of each offence; and

whether any charges against the local operative for an offence are pending or outstanding (in Victoria or elsewhere) and, if so, particulars of each charge; and

if the local operative is or was a law enforcement officer—

whether the local operative has been found guilty of professional misconduct and, if so, particulars of each finding; and

whether any allegations of professional misconduct against the local operative are outstanding and, if so, particulars of each allegation; and

whether, to the knowledge of the person giving the certificate, a court (in Victoria or elsewhere) has made any adverse comment about the local operative's credibility and, if so, particulars of the comment; and

whether, to the knowledge of the person giving the certificate, the local operative has made a false representation when the truth was required and, if so, particulars of the representation; and

if there is anything else known to the person giving the certificate that may be relevant to the local operative's credibility—particulars of the thing.

A witness identity protection certificate for a local operative must not contain information that may allow the operative's identity, or where the operative lives, to be revealed.