Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies to a witness identity protection certificate filed with a court by the police service.
(2) As soon as practicable after the end of the proceeding in which the witness identity protection certificate is filed by the police service, the commissioner of the police service must give the chairperson of the CMC notice of the date the proceeding to which the certificate relates ended.
(3) The chairperson of the CMC must--
(a) review the giving of the witness identity protection certificate as soon as practicable after the end of the proceeding to which the certificate relates and, in any event, within 3 months after the end of the year in which the certificate is filed; and
(b) consider whether, in the circumstances, it was appropriate to give the certificate; and
(c) if the chairperson considers it was inappropriate to give the certificate, notify whichever of the following is relevant of that fact as soon as practicable--
(i) each party to the proceeding;
(ii) a lawyer assisting the court.
(4) The commissioner of the police service, if asked by the chairperson of the CMC, must give the chairperson--
(a) all the information the police service used for deciding to give the witness identity protection certificate; and
(b) particulars relating to each person to whom a copy of the certificate was given under section 21H(2) or (3).
(5) The chairperson of the CMC must give a copy of any report on the review to the commissioner of the police service as soon as practicable after the report is completed.