{"id":"F2011L00356","name":"Witness Protection (Complementary witness protection laws) Declaration 2011","slug":"witness-protection-complementary-witness-protection-laws-declaration-2011","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":85677,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L00356-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Witness Protection (Complementary witness protection laws) Declaration 2011","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nWitness Protection (Complementary witness protection laws) Declaration 20111\n\nWitness Protection Act 1994\n\nI, BRENDAN O’CONNOR, Minister for Justice, make this Declaration under section 3AA of the Witness Protection Act 1994.\n\nDated 20 February 2011\n\nBRENDAN O’CONNOR\n\nMinister for Justice\n\n1 Name of Declaration\n\nThis Declaration is the Witness Protection (Complementary witness protection laws) Declaration 2011.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Declaration commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3 Complementary witness protection laws\n\nFor section 3AA of the Witness Protection Act 1994, each law mentioned in the following table is a complementary witness protection law.\n\n| Item | Law                                                  |\n| ---- | ---------------------------------------------------- |\n| 1    | Witness Protection Act 1995 (NSW)                    |\n| 2    | Witness Protection Act 1991 (Vic)                    |\n| 3    | Witness Protection Act 2000 (Qld)                    |\n| 4    | Witness Protection (Western Australia) Act 1996 (WA) |\n| 5    | Witness Protection Act 1996 (SA)                     |\n| 6    | Witness Protection Act 2000 (Tas)                    |\n| 7    | Witness Protection Act 1996 (ACT)                    |\n| 8    | Witness Protection (Northern Territory) Act (NT)     |\n\n> Note\n\n> Note: 1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2111},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The declaration performs exactly the narrow technical function authorised by section 3AA of the Witness Protection Act 1994: identifying which state and territory laws are complementary to the Commonwealth regime. There is no evidence of scope expansion beyond this specific listing purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 short sections total","No defined terms or interpretation section","Simple table format listing 8 existing laws with no conditions","No conditional language, exceptions, or 'if/then' logic","Single cross-reference to section 3AA of the parent Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration formally recognises all eight state and territory witness protection laws as complementary to the Commonwealth Witness Protection Act 1994, creating a legal bridge between federal and state programs. \n\nIt enables seamless cooperation and transfer of witnesses between police and protection authorities, ensuring continuous protection for at-risk witnesses and clearer authority for agencies working across jurisdictions."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/witness-protection-complementary-witness-protection-laws-declaration-2011","history":"/api/acts/witness-protection-complementary-witness-protection-laws-declaration-2011/history","analysis":"/api/acts/witness-protection-complementary-witness-protection-laws-declaration-2011/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/witness-protection-complementary-witness-protection-laws-declaration-2011/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/witness-protection-complementary-witness-protection-laws-declaration-2011/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/witness-protection-complementary-witness-protection-laws-declaration-2011/documents"}}