112ICAC may arrange protection and require police assistance

112 ICAC may arrange protection and require police assistance (1) This section applies if the ICAC considers that a person is at risk of intimidation, harassment or harm because the person: (a) is a protected person; or

Independent Commissioner Against Corruption Act 2017 87 (b) is suspected of being a protected person; or (c) is connected with a person who is a protected person or suspected of being a protected person. (2) The ICAC may take any action the ICAC considers necessary or desirable for the protection of the person, including: (a) directing the Commissioner of Police to: (i) provide protection to the person; or (ii) assist the ICAC to provide protection to the person; or (iii) provide personnel or facilities to the ICAC for the provision of protection to the person; or (b) making arrangements with another person or body to provide protection to the person. (3) Despite subsection (2)(a), the ICAC cannot direct the Commissioner of Police to provide protection by including a person in the TWPP. Under section 8(1) of the Witness Protection (Northern Territory) Act 2002 the Commissioner of Police has the sole responsibility of deciding whether to include a person in the TWPP. (4) The ICAC must keep any direction issued under subsection (2)(a) under reasonable review. (5) The Commissioner of Police, at any time, may apply to the ICAC to review a direction given under subsection (2)(a). (6) If the Commissioner of Police applies to the ICAC under subsection (5), the ICAC must review the direction and decide whether to confirm, vary or revoke the direction. harm, see section 1A of the Criminal Code. TWPP, see section 3(1) of the Witness Protection (Northern Territory) Act 2002.

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