Queensland Consolidated Acts

EVIDENCE ACT 1977 - SECT 21KG

21KG Report about witness identity protection certificates

(1) The CCC must include in its annual report for a financial year the following information about witness identity protection certificates given under this division in the financial year—

(a) the number of witness identity protection certificates given by each chief executive officer;

(b) the basis on which the chief executive officer was satisfied about the matters mentioned in section 21F (1) (b) for each certificate;

(c) if leave was given or an order made under section 21K in a proceeding in which a witness identity protection certificate was filed—details of the proceeding that relate to the leave or order;

(d) if a witness identity protection certificate was cancelled under section 21KB —the reasons for the cancellation;

(e) if a permission was given under section 21KC —the reasons for giving the permission;

(f) any other information relating to witness identity protection certificates and the administration of this division that the chairperson of the CCC considers appropriate.

(2) The annual report must not include information that discloses, or may lead to the disclosure of, an operative’s identity, or where the operative lives, unless the witness identity protection certificate for the operative has been cancelled.

(3) In this section—

"annual report" , of the CCC, means the report given by the CCC under the Financial Accountability Act 2009 , section 63 .