4Meaning of “witness”

4 Meaning of “witness”

4 Meaning of “witness”

(1) For the purposes of this Act, a witness is—

(a) a person who has given, or agreed to give, evidence on behalf of the Crown in—

(i) proceedings for an offence, or

(ia) proceedings relating to an application for a serious crime prevention order under the Crimes (Serious Crime Prevention Orders) Act 2016, or

(ii) hearings or proceedings before an authority that is declared by the Minister by order published in the Gazette to be an authority to which this paragraph applies, or

(b) a person who has given, or agreed to give, evidence otherwise than as mentioned in paragraph (a) in relation to the commission or possible commission of an offence against a law of New South Wales, the Commonwealth, another State or a Territory, or

(c) a person who has made a statement to the Commissioner of Police, another member of the NSW Police Force or an approved authority in relation to an offence against a law of New South Wales, the Commonwealth, another State or a Territory, or

(d) a person who, for any other reason, may require protection or other assistance under this Act.

(2) A person is taken to be a witness for the purposes of this Act if the person, because of the person’s association with a person to whom subsection (1) applies, may require protection or other assistance under this Act.

s 4: Am 2011 No 62, Sch 3.42; 2024 No 89, Sch 1[5]–[7].