21Arrangements with approved authorities

21 Arrangements with approved authorities S. 21(1) amended by No. 43/2014 s. 31. (1) The Chief Commissioner may make arrangements with an approved authority about any matter in connection with the administration of a complementary witness protection law. (2) Without limiting the coverage of those arrangements, they— S. 21(2)(a) amended by Nos 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 185.4), 43/2014 s. 31. (a) may provide for the Chief Commissioner or a police officer to perform functions or exercise powers conferred by a complementary protection law; (b) must include procedures under which the authority shares with the State the costs incurred under those arrangements; S. 21(2)(c) amended by No. 43/2014 s. 31. (c) may provide for the authority to make available to the Chief Commissioner such statements, transcripts of evidence and other documents as will assist the Chief Commissioner in deciding— (i) whether to provide protection or assistance to a person under this Act; (ii) what protection and assistance is appropriate for a person; S. 21(2)(d) amended by No. 43/2014 s. 31. (d) may confer powers and functions under complementary witness protection laws on the Chief Commissioner; S. 21(2)(e) inserted by No. 31/2000 s. 15. (e) must include requirements for the training of officers of the authority in the making of entries in the register of births and register of marriages to ensure that the integrity of those registers is maintained; S. 21(2)(f) inserted by No. 31/2000 s. 15. (f) must include requirements on the authority to maintain records showing details of the original birth entry or original marriage entry of each person in respect of whom an entry is made under section 8(a) by an officer or officers of the authority. S. 21A inserted by No. 31/2000 s. 16, amended by No. 43/2014 s. 31.