New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WITNESS PROTECTION REGULATION 2006 - NOTES

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Witness Protection Act 1995.
Minister for Police

Explanatory note

The object of this Regulation is to prescribe the forms to be used to permit a participant in a witness protection program (established and maintained under the Witness Protection Act 1995 or under a law of the Commonwealth, another State or a Territory) who has been provided with a new identity not to disclose his or her former identity if the participant would otherwise be required by law to do so.
This Regulation replaces, without substantial variation, the Witness Protection Regulation 2001. That Regulation will be repealed on 1 September 2006 under section 10 (2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989.
The Regulation is made under the Witness Protection Act 1995 and, in particular, under sections 24 (Non-disclosure of former identity of participant) and 42 (the general regulation-making power).
This Regulation comprises or relates to matters of a machinery nature.

Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

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