Police (Special Investigative and Other Powers) Act 2015
88Non-disclosure certificates
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88 Non-disclosure certificates (1) If a protected person is or may be required to give evidence in a proceeding in a court, whether under the person's new identity or previous identity, the person must notify the chief officer of the law enforcement agency responsible for the TWPP that the person is, or may be, required to give evidence in the proceeding. (2) The chief officer must give a certificate (a non-disclosure certificate) for the protected person in relation to the proceeding, and file a copy with the court. (3) A protected person commits an offence if: (a) the person knows that the person may be required to give evidence in a proceeding in a court; and (b) the person fails to notify the chief officer under subsection (1). Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units. (4) In this section: court means a court (as defined in section 73): (a) of the Territory; or (b) of another jurisdiction.