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Witness Protection Act 1991
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9F Definitions
In this Division—
***authorised person*** means a person who is authorised by an authority to acquire and use an assumed identity;
***authority*** means an authority granted under section 9H to acquire and use an assumed identity;
***chief officer*** of an issuing agency means the chief executive officer (however described) of the agency;
***evidence*** means evidence similar to that ordinarily produced or given by the government issuing agency;
***government issuing agency***, in relation to an authority, means any of the following named in the authority that issues evidence of identity—
(a) a person or body (whether incorporated or not) that performs any function of the Victorian government; or
(b) a person or body (whether incorporated or not) prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition;
***issuing agency*** means—
(a) a government issuing agency; or
(b) a non-government issuing agency;
***non-government issuing agency***, in relation to an authority, means a person, body or entity (other than a government issuing agency) named in the authority that issues evidence of identity;
***supervisor*** of an authorised person means the person who is appointed under section 9H(3) to supervise the acquisition and use of an assumed identity by the person.
S. 9G inserted by No. 43/2014 s. 16.