{"id":"sl-2017-7","name":"Crimes (Protection of Witness Identity) Regulation 2017","slug":"crimes-protection-of-witness-identity-regulation-2017","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"7 of 2017","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173316,"registerId":"act-sl-2017-7-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Crimes (Protection of Witness Identity) Regulation 2017","content":"Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nCrimes (Protection of Witness Identity)\nRegulation 2017\nSL2017-7\nmade under the\nCrimes (Protection of Witness Identity) Act 2011\nRepublication No 1\nEffective: 25 April 2017\nRepublication date: 25 April 2017\nRegulation not amended\n\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAbout this republication\nThe republished law\nThis is a republication of the Crimes (Protection of Witness Identity) Regulation 2017, made\nunder the Crimes (Protection of Witness Identity) Act 2011 (including any amendment made\nunder the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 25 April 2017. It\nalso includes any commencement, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law.\nThe legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3\nand 4.\nKinds of republications\nThe Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT\nlegislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):\n• authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies\n• unauthorised republications.\nThe status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.\nEditorial amendments\nThe Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial\namendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.\nEditorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by\nan Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The\nchanges are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into\nline, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.\nThis republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).\nUncommenced provisions and amendments\nIf a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately\nbefore the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law\nare accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more\ninformation, see the home page for this law on the register.\nModifications\nIf a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the\nsymbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying\nprovision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act\n2001, section 95.\nPenalties\nAt the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $150 for an\nindividual and $750 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).\n\nR1\n25/04/17\nCrimes (Protection of Witness Identity) Regulation 2017\nEffective: 25/04/17\ncontents 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nCrimes (Protection of Witness Identity)\nRegulation 2017\nmade under the\nCrimes (Protection of Witness Identity) Act 2011\nContents\nPage\n1 Name of regulation 2\n3 Corresponding law—Act, dict, def corresponding law 2\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes 3\n2 Abbreviation key 3\n3 Legislation history 4\n4 Amendment history 4\n\n\n\nR1\n25/04/17\nCrimes (Protection of Witness Identity) Regulation 2017\nEffective: 25/04/17\npage 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nCrimes (Protection of Witness Identity)\nRegulation 2017\nmade under the\nCrimes (Protection of Witness Identity) Act 2011\n\nSection 1\npage 2 Crimes (Protection of Witness Identity) Regulation 2017\nEffective: 25/04/17\nR1\n25/04/17\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n1 Name of regulation\nThis regulation is the Crimes (Protection of Witness Identity)\nRegulation 2017.\n3 Corresponding law—Act, dict, def corresponding law\nThe following laws are declared to correspond to the Act:\n(a) the Crimes Act 1914 (Cwlth), part 1ACA;\n(b) the Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1958 (Vic),\npart IIAA;\n(c) the Evidence Act 1977 (Qld), part 2, division 5;\n(d) the Criminal Investigation (Covert Powers) Act 2012 (WA),\npart 4;\n(e) the Criminal Investigation (Covert Operations) Act 2009 (SA),\npart 4;\n(f) the Witness (Identity Protection) Act 2006 (Tas), part 2;\n(g) the Police (Special Investigative and Other Powers) Act 2015\n(NT), part 4.\n\nEndnotes\nAbout the endnotes 1\nR1\n25/04/17\nCrimes (Protection of Witness Identity) Regulation 2017\nEffective: 25/04/17\npage 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\nAmending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the\namendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law\nbut are set out in the endnotes.\nNot all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are\nannotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be\nobtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.\nUncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details\nof these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are\nunderlined in the legislation history and amendment history.\nIf all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered\nprovisions gives details of previous and current numbering.\nThe endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.\n2 Abbreviation key\nA = Act NI = Notifiable instrument\nAF = Approved form o = order\nam = amended om = omitted/repealed\namdt = amendment ord = ordinance\nAR = Assembly resolution orig = original\nch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph\nCN = Commencement notice pres = present\ndef = definition prev = previous\nDI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously\ndict = dictionary pt = part\ndisallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule\nAssembly reloc = relocated\ndiv = division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No\nGaz = gazette RI = reissue\nhdg = heading s = section/subsection\nIA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule\nins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision\nLA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law\nLR = legislation register sub = substituted\nLRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced\nmod = modified/modification or to be expired\n\nEndnotes\n3 Legislation history\npage 4 Crimes (Protection of Witness Identity) Regulation 2017\nEffective: 25/04/17\nR1\n25/04/17\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n3 Legislation history\nCrimes (Protection of Witness Identity) Regulation 2017 SL2017-7\nnotified LR 24 April 2017\ns 1, s 2 commenced 24 April 2017 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 25 April 2017 (s 2)\n4 Amendment history\nCommencement\ns 2 om LA s 89 (4)\n© Australian Capital Territory 2017","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. 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There is no indication of scope creep or expansion beyond the original legislative intent."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (4 pages total, 2 pages of substantive content)","Only 2 operative provisions (section 1 name, section 3 corresponding laws)","No defined terms in the regulation itself (relies on parent Act definitions)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references within the regulation text","Simple declaratory function - merely lists corresponding laws","No penalties, offences, or enforcement mechanisms in the regulation","Straightforward list format for declared corresponding laws"],"plain_english_summary":"This short ACT regulation declares certain federal and state witness‑protection and covert‑powers laws to “correspond” with the ACT’s Crimes (Protection of Witness Identity) Act 2011. That lets ACT witness identity orders be recognised and enforced interstate (and vice versa), supporting cross‑border anonymity, consistent protection when witnesses travel or give evidence, and cooperative policing and courts.\n\nIt mainly affects police, prosecutors, courts, protected witnesses, and media organisations operating across ACT borders."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation is declaratory and consistent with the Act’s framework: it specifies corresponding Commonwealth, state and territory laws to be treated as matching the Act. There is no indication in the text that it expands or narrows the Act’s substantive scope; it only identifies external statutes for correspondence (see s 3)."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument with a single substantive provision (s 3) declaring corresponding laws.","Substantive effect relies on cross‑reference to multiple external statutes, requiring readers to consult those laws for operative detail.","Low direct compliance burden: the regulation itself imposes no standalone duties or offences.","Interpretive complexity arises from mapping provisions across jurisdictions (differences in wording, scope and procedure) rather than from the regulation's text.","Maintenance risk: future amendments to the listed external laws can change practical effects without amending this regulation."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation declares which Commonwealth, state and territory statutes correspond to the Crimes (Protection of Witness Identity) Act 2011 (see s 3). By naming those laws, it aligns the ACT’s witness‑identity provisions with equivalent provisions elsewhere and affects courts, police, prosecutors and witnesses by enabling the Act to be read or applied alongside the listed statutes. The instrument is purely declaratory and does not itself create new offences or duties; it shifts interpretive and coordination work to agencies dealing with the named laws."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/crimes-protection-of-witness-identity-regulation-2017","history":"/api/acts/crimes-protection-of-witness-identity-regulation-2017/history","analysis":"/api/acts/crimes-protection-of-witness-identity-regulation-2017/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/crimes-protection-of-witness-identity-regulation-2017/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/crimes-protection-of-witness-identity-regulation-2017/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/crimes-protection-of-witness-identity-regulation-2017/documents"}}