New South Wales Consolidated Acts

WITNESS PROTECTION ACT 1995 - SECT 3

3 Definitions

(1) In this Act:
"approved authority" means:

(a) the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police, or

(b) a Commissioner (however designated) of the police force of another State or a Territory, or

(c) the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Crime Commission, or

(d) the Commissioner of the New South Wales Crime Commission, or

(e) an authority or body of the Commonwealth, another State or a Territory that:

(i) is authorised to conduct inquiries or investigations in relation to conduct that constitutes, or is alleged to constitute, criminal conduct, misconduct or corruption, and

(ii) is declared by the Minister by order published in the Gazette to be an approved authority for the purposes of this Act.

"complementary witness protection law" means a law of the Commonwealth, another State or a Territory that:

(a) makes provision for the protection of witnesses, and

(b) is declared by the Minister by order published in the Gazette to be a complementary witness protection law.

Note: For declarations under this definition see the Historical notes at the end of this Act.

"designated authority" for a complementary witness protection law means the approved authority exercising functions under that law that is declared by the Minister by order published in the Gazette to be the designated authority for that law.

Note: For declarations under this definition see the Historical notes at the end of this Act.

"designated position" means a position of a member of the Police Service that has been declared in writing by the Commissioner of Police to be a designated position for the purposes of this Act.
"exercise" a function includes perform a duty.
"function" includes a power, authority or duty.
"participant" means a witness who is included in a witness protection program.
"register of births" means the register maintained under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995 in which births are registered.
"register of marriages" means the register maintained under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995 in which marriages are registered.
"witness" has the meaning given by section 4.
"witness protection order" means an order of the Supreme Court under Part 3.
"witness protection program" means a witness protection program established and maintained under section 5.

(2) Notes in the text of this Act do not form part of this Act.