5Non-disclosure certificates—the Act, ss 31B(2) and 38A(2)(b)

5 Non-disclosure certificates—the Act, ss 31B(2) and 38A(2)(b)

5 Non-disclosure certificates—the Act, ss 31B(2) and 38A(2)(b)

(1) A non-disclosure certificate must be given in person—

(a) by a witness protection officer, and

(b) to one of the following—

(i) the judicial officer with carriage of the relevant proceedings involving the protected person to whom the certificate relates,

(ii) a person nominated in writing by the chief judicial officer, however named, of the court before which the relevant proceedings involving the protected person to whom the certificate relates are or are to be held.

(2) At the end of the relevant proceeding, the certificate must be returned in person to a witness protection officer.

(3) The Court must not keep a record of, or a copy of, the certificate or another confidential document.