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WITNESS PROTECTION ACT 2000 - SECT 24

24 Definitions for div 2

In this division--

corresponding non-disclosure certificate means a certificate given under a provision of a complementary witness protection law that corresponds to section 25(2).

non-disclosure certificate means a certificate given under section 25(2)(a).

party, to a proceeding, means--

(a) for a criminal proceeding--the prosecutor and each accused person; or
(b) for a civil proceeding--each person who is a party to the proceeding; or
(c) for another proceeding--each person who has been given leave to appear in the proceeding.

protected identity, of a protected witness, means--

(a) for a proceeding in which the protected witness is or may be required to give evidence under the person's new identity--the person's former identity; or
(b) for a proceeding in which the protected witness is or may be required to give evidence under the person's former identity--the person's new identity.

protected witness means a person who, having been given a new identity under the program, keeps that identity, even if the person is no longer included in the program.



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