Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

WITNESS PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 24

             (1)  Commonwealth identity documents must not, after the end of 12 months after the commencement of this Act, be issued for a person who is on a witness protection program being conducted by a State or Territory unless:

                     (a)  an arrangement is in force between the Minister and the relevant State or Territory Minister relating to the issue of Commonwealth identity documents for the purposes of that program; and

                     (b)  a complementary witness protection law is in force in the State or Territory.

             (2)  Without limiting the matters to which such an arrangement may relate, an arrangement may relate to:

                     (a)  the procedures to be adopted for requesting the issue of Commonwealth identity documents for the purposes of such a program; and

                     (b)  guidelines for the issue of those documents and other documents.