81Protection of person required to give information and produce documents

81 Protection of person required to give information and produce documents

(1) A person who gives information, or produces a document or thing, in response to a notice served on the person under section 75 has the same protection as a witness in proceedings in the High Court. (2) Subsection (3) applies if it appears to the Integrity Commissioner that, because a person: (a) is to give information, or produce a document or thing; or (b) has given information, or produced a document or thing; in response to a notice served on the person under section 75, either: (c) the safety of the person or any other person may be prejudiced; or (d) the person or any other person may be subjected to intimidation or harassment. (3) The Integrity Commissioner may make such arrangements as are necessary: (a) to protect the safety of any person mentioned in paragraph (2)(c); or (b) to protect any person mentioned in paragraph (2)(d) from intimidation or harassment. (4) For the purpose of subsection (3), the arrangements that the Integrity Commissioner may make include arrangements with: (a) the Minister; or (b) members of the AFP; or (c) members of the police force of a State or Territory. (5) This section does not affect the Witness Protection Act 1994.