New South Wales Consolidated Acts

WITNESS PROTECTION ACT 1995 - SECT 35

35 Restriction on issue of New South Wales identity documents

(1) New South Wales identity documents must not be issued for a person who is on a witness protection program being conducted by the Commonwealth, another State or a Territory unless:

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

(b) a complementary witness protection law is in force in the Commonwealth, 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 New South Wales identity documents for the purposes of such a program, and

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