Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

LAW ENFORCEMENT INTEGRITY COMMISSIONER ACT 2006 - SECT 104A

             (1)  A person who:

                     (a)  gives evidence at a hearing conducted under this Act; or

                     (b)  produces a document or thing at a hearing conducted under this Act; or

                     (c)  makes a submission to the Integrity Commissioner in relation to a public inquiry;

has the same protection as a witness in proceedings in the High Court.

             (2)  Subsection (3) applies if it appears to the Integrity Commissioner that, because a person:

                     (a)  is to give evidence, or produce a document or thing, at a hearing under this Act; or

                     (b)  has given evidence, or produced a document or thing, at a hearing under this Act; or

                     (c)  is to make, or has made, a submission to the Integrity Commissioner in relation to a public inquiry;

either:

                     (d)  the safety of the person or any other person may be prejudiced; or

                     (e)  the person or any other person may be subjected to intimidation or harassment.

             (3)  The Integrity Commissioner may make such arrangements as are necessary:

                     (a)  to protect the safety of any person mentioned in paragraph (2)(d); or

                     (b)  to protect any person mentioned in paragraph (2)(e) from intimidation or harassment.

             (4)  For the purpose of subsection (3), the arrangements that the Integrity Commissioner may make include arrangements with:

                     (a)  the Minister; or

                     (b)  members of the AFP; or

                     (c)  members of the police force of a State or Territory.

             (5)  This section does not affect the Witness Protection Act 1994 .