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These regulations may be cited as the Witness (Identity Protection) (Corresponding Laws) Regulations 2021 .
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Tasmania regulation
What this instrument does. These regulations list which state and Commonwealth statutes are treated as "corresponding laws" for the Witness (Identity Protection) Act 2006 and rescind earlier corresponding‑laws regulations. They take effect on Gazette notification and are administered by the Department of Justice.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Witness (Identity Protection) (Corresponding Laws) Regulations 2021.
These regulations may be cited as the Witness (Identity Protection) (Corresponding Laws) Regulations 2021 .
These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.
In these regulations –
Act means the Witness (Identity Protection) Act 2006 .
For the purposes of the definition of corresponding law in section 3(1) of the Act, the following laws of other jurisdictions are declared to correspond to the Act:
(a) Crimes (Protection of Witness Identity) Act 2011 of the Australian Capital Territory;
(b) Part IACA of the Crimes Act 1914 of the Commonwealth;
(c) Witness Protection Act 1994 of the Commonwealth;
(d) Part 4 of the Police (Special Investigative and Other Powers) Act 2015 of the Northern Territory;
(e) Division 5 of Part 2 of the Evidence Act 1977 of Queensland;
(f) Part 4 of the Criminal Investigation (Covert Operations) Act 2009 of South Australia;
(g) Part IIAA of the Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1958 of Victoria;
(h) Part 4 of the Criminal Investigation (Covert Powers) Act 2012 of Western Australia.
The legislation specified in Schedule 1 is rescinded.
| Witness (Identity Protection) (Corresponding Laws) Regulations 2010 (No. 156 of 2010) | | Witness (Identity Protection) (Corresponding Laws) Amendment Regulations 2012 (No. 70 of 2012) |
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 22 December 2021
These regulations are administered in the Department of Justice.
Sourced from Tasmanian Legislation Online (legislation.tas.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.
These regulations may be cited as the Witness (Identity Protection) (Corresponding Laws) Regulations 2021 .
These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.
In these regulations –
Act means the Witness (Identity Protection) Act 2006 .
For the purposes of the definition of corresponding law in section 3(1) of the Act, the following laws of other jurisdictions are declared to correspond to the Act:
(a) Crimes (Protection of Witness Identity) Act 2011 of the Australian Capital Territory;
(b) Part IACA of the Crimes Act 1914 of the Commonwealth;
(c) Witness Protection Act 1994 of the Commonwealth;
(d) Part 4 of the Police (Special Investigative and Other Powers) Act 2015 of the Northern Territory;
(e) Division 5 of Part 2 of the Evidence Act 1977 of Queensland;
(f) Part 4 of the Criminal Investigation (Covert Operations) Act 2009 of South Australia;
(g) Part IIAA of the Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1958 of Victoria;
(h) Part 4 of the Criminal Investigation (Covert Powers) Act 2012 of Western Australia.
The legislation specified in Schedule 1 is rescinded.
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| Witness (Identity Protection) (Corresponding Laws) Regulations 2010 (No. 156 of 2010) | | Witness (Identity Protection) (Corresponding Laws) Amendment Regulations 2012 (No. 70 of 2012) |
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 22 December 2021
These regulations are administered in the Department of Justice.