South Australia regulation

Witness Protection Regulations 2012

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South Australia

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These regulations prescribe the exact form to be used when an authorised officer gives a participant in a witness protection program permission not to disclose their former identity under section 18(1)(b) of the Witness Protection Act 1996 (see reg 4 and Schedule 1). They commence on 1 September 2012 and revoke the 1997 regulations.

They affect witness‑protection participants, the named office‑holder or approved authority who decides on permission, and the administering agency that must complete and retain the form; the compliance cost is primarily administrative.

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Witness Protection Regulations 2012

South Australia Witness Protection Regulations 2012 under the Witness Protection Act 1996

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Interpretation 4 Non‑disclosure of former identity of participant (section 18 of Act) Schedule 1—Form Schedule 2—Revocation of Witness Protection Regulations 1997 Legislative history

1—Short title These regulations may be cited as the Witness Protection Regulations 2012. 2—Commencement These regulations will come into operation on 1 September 2012. 3—Interpretation In these regulations— Act means the Witness Protection Act 1996. 4—Non‑disclosure of former identity of participant (section 18 of Act) For the purposes of section 18(1)(b) of the Act, the form set out in Schedule 1 is prescribed. Schedule 1—Form Witness Protection Act 1996 Section 18(1)(b) Permission for participant in a witness protection program not to disclose former identity Pursuant to section 18 of the Witness Protection Act 1996, I [here insert name], being [here insert title of office holder and, if applicable, name of approved authority], give permission to [here insert name of participant], being a participant within the meaning of that section— (a) who has been provided with a new identity under the [here specify the witness protection program and legislation under which it operates]; and (b) who would, apart from that section, be required under a law of South Australia to disclose his or her former identity for a particular purpose, namely [here specify the purpose], not to disclose his or her former identity for that purpose. Signed: Dated: Schedule 2—Revocation of Witness Protection Regulations 1997 The Witness Protection Regulations 1997 are revoked. Legislative history Notes • For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au. Principal regulations Year No Reference Commencement 2012 184 Gazette 2.8.2012 p3308 1.9.2012: r 2

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1 Witness Protection Regulations 2012

South Australia Witness Protection Regulations 2012 under the Witness Protection Act 1996