76Witness identity protection certificate

76 Witness identity protection certificate (1) The chief officer of a law enforcement agency may give a certificate (a witness identity protection certificate) for an operative of the agency in relation to a proceeding if: (a) the operative is, or may be required, to give evidence in the proceeding; and (b) the chief officer is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the disclosure in the proceeding of the operative's identity or where the operative lives is likely to: (i) endanger the safety of the operative or someone else; or (ii) prejudice an investigation. (2) The chief officer must make all reasonable enquiries to enable the chief officer to ascertain the information required to be included in the certificate by section 77. (3) A decision to give a witness identity protection certificate: (a) is final; and (b) cannot be appealed against, reviewed, called into question, quashed or invalidated in any court. (4) Subsection (3) does not prevent a decision to give a witness identity protection certificate being called into question in the course of any proceedings of a disciplinary nature against the person who made the decision.

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