New South Wales Consolidated Acts

WITNESS PROTECTION ACT 1995 - SECT 19

19 Effect of entries made under this Act

(1) An entry made under this Act in a register of births, deaths or marriages has effect as if it were a valid entry made under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995 .

(2) An entry made under this Act in a register of births, deaths or marriages can only be cancelled by the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages if the Supreme Court, after being satisfied that the witness is no longer included in the relevant witness protection program, has made a court order on the application of the Commissioner of Police or the designated authority for a complementary witness protection law directing that the entry be cancelled.