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Witness Protection Act 1995
19BRemoved identity records to be kept on request
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#### 19B Removed identity records to be kept on request
19B Removed identity records to be kept on request
> > (1) This section applies if an authorised person or interstate entity removes an identity record in accordance with—
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> > > (a) for an authorised person—a witness protection order, or
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> > > (b) for an interstate entity—a request made under section 19A.
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> > (2) The authorised person or interstate entity may ask the Commissioner of Police to keep the removed identity record for the purposes of restoring a previous identity.
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> > (3) The Commissioner of Police must comply with a request made under subsection (2).
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> > (4) The regulations may prescribe requirements in relation to the making of a request under this section.
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> > (5) In this section—
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> > authorised person means a person authorised by a witness protection order to remove an identity record.
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> **s 19B:** Ins 2024 No 89, Sch 1\[33\].