Crimes Legislation Amendment (Serious and Organised Crime) Act (No. 2) 2010 (4 of 2010)

Schedule 3   Witness protection

Part 2   Application and saving provisions

71   Application - non-disclosure of former identity

(1) Section 16 of the Witness Protection Act 1994, as amended by this Act, applies on and after the commencement of this item in relation to a pre-commencement permission given to a participant for a particular purpose as if it were a post-commencement permission given for the participant not to disclose his or her original identity for that purpose.

(2) In this item:

post-commencement permission means a permission given under paragraph 16(1)(b) of the Witness Protection Act 1994, as in force at the commencement of this item.

pre-commencement permission means a permission given under paragraph 16(1)(b) of the Witness Protection Act 1994 before the commencement of this item.


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