36Arrangements with approved authorities

36 Arrangements with approved authorities

36 Arrangements with approved authorities

(1) The Commissioner of Police 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—

(a) may provide for the Commissioner of Police or a member of the NSW Police Force to exercise functions conferred by a complementary witness protection law, and

(b) must include procedures under which the authority shares with the State the costs incurred under those arrangements, and

(c) may provide for the authority to make available to the Commissioner of Police such statements, transcripts of evidence and other documents as will assist the Commissioner in deciding—

(i) whether to provide protection or assistance to a person under this Act, and

(ii) what protection and assistance are appropriate for a person, and

(d) may confer functions under complementary witness protection laws on the Commissioner of Police.

s 36: Am 2011 No 62, Sch 3.42.