Witness Protection (Complementary Witness Protection Laws) Declaration 2021
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Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia
Witness Protection (Complementary Witness Protection Laws) Declaration 2021 (LIN 20/269)
I, PETER DUTTON, Minister for Home Affairs, make the following declaration.
Dated 23 February 2021
Peter Dutton
Minister of Home Affairs
Contents
Part 1— Preliminary
1 Name
2 Commencement
3 Authority
4 Schedules
5 Complementary Witness Protection Laws
Schedule 1—Repeals
1 Name
- This instrument is the Witness Protection (Complementary Witness Protection Laws) Declaration 2021.
- This instrument may be cited as LIN 20/269.
2 Commencement
This instrument commences the day after it is registered.
3 Authority
This instrument is made under section 3AA of the Witness Protection Act 1994.
4 Schedules
Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.
5 Complementary Witness Protection Laws
For the purposes of the Witness Protection Act 1994, each law mentioned in the following table is a complementary witness protection law.
| Item | Law |
|---|---|
| 1 | Witness Protection Act 1995 (NSW) |
| 2 | Witness Protection Act 1991 (Vic) |
| 3 | Witness Protection Act 2000 (Qld) |
| 4 | Witness Protection (Western Australia) Act 1996 (WA) |
| 5 | Witness Protection Act 1996 (SA) |
| 6 | Witness Protection Act 2000 (Tas) |
| 7 | Witness Protection Act 1996 (ACT) |
| 8 | Witness Protection (Northern Territory) Act 2002 (NT) |
Schedule 1—Repeals
1 Repeal of Instrument
The Witness Protection (Complementary witness protection laws) Declaration 2011 is repealed.