Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if a non-disclosure certificate for a protected witness in relation to a proceeding is filed with a court in Queensland.
(2) Subject to section 27A, in the proceeding--
(a) a question must not be asked of a witness, including the protected witness, that may lead to the disclosure of the protected witness's protected identity or where the protected witness lives; and
(b) a witness, including the protected witness, can not be required to, and must not, answer a question, give evidence or provide information that discloses, or may lead to the disclosure of, the protected witness's protected identity or where the protected witness lives; and
(c) a person involved in the proceeding must not make a statement that discloses, or may lead to the disclosure of, the protected witness's protected identity or where the protected witness lives.
(3) For this section, a person involved in the proceeding includes the following--
(a) the court;
(b) a party to the proceeding;
(c) a person given leave to be heard or make submissions in the proceeding;
(d) a lawyer representing a person mentioned in paragraph (b) or (c), or a lawyer assisting the court in the proceeding;
(e) any other officer of the court or person assisting the court in the proceeding;
(f) a person acting in the execution of any process or the enforcement of any order in the proceeding.
(4) The court may disclose to each party to the proceeding--
(a) that the court has been given a non-disclosure certificate for a person who may be required to give evidence in the proceeding; and
(b) what the certificate states.
(5) The court may only disclose what the non-disclosure certificate states in the absence of any jury empanelled for the proceeding and the public.
(6) If the court makes a disclosure about the non-disclosure certificate under subsection (4), the court must also inform the parties of the effect of the certificate.
(7) This section applies despite any other Act.