3AVictorian witness protection program

3A Victorian witness protection program S. 3A(1) amended by No. 43/2014 s. 7. (1) The Chief Commissioner, through the establishment and maintenance of a Victorian witness protection program, may take such action as he or she thinks necessary and reasonable to protect the safety and welfare of a witness or a member of the family of a witness. (2) That action may include— (a) applying for any document necessary— (i) to allow the witness or family member to establish a new identity; or (ii) otherwise to protect the witness or family member; (b) relocating the witness or family member; (c) providing accommodation for the witness or family member; (d) providing transport for the property of the witness or family member; S. 3A(2)(e) amended by No. 43/2014 s. 7. (e) doing any other things that the Chief Commissioner considers necessary to ensure the safety of the witness or family member. S. 3A(3) amended by No. 43/2014 s. 7. (3) The Chief Commissioner must not obtain documentation for a witness or family member that represents that the witness or family member— (a) has a qualification that he or she does not have; or (b) is entitled to a benefit that he or she is not entitled to. S. 3B inserted by No. 58/1996 s. 5.