Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Actsapproved authority means--
(a) the Australian Federal Police; or
(b) a police force or service of another State; or
(c) another entity--
(i) established under a law of the Commonwealth or another State; and
(ii) authorised under the law of the Commonwealth or other State to investigate or inquire into criminal conduct, misconduct or corruption; and
(iii) declared by regulation to be an approved authority for this Act.
approved form see section 49.
authorising officer means the independent member of the controlled operations committee under the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000.
chairperson means the chairperson of the commission.
chief executive officer, of an approved authority, means--
(a) for a police force or service of another State or the Commonwealth, the commissioner of the police force or service; or
(b) for another entity, the chief executive officer of the entity, however described.
commission means the Crime and Misconduct Commission.
commission of inquiry means a commission of inquiry under the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1950.
complementary witness protection law means a law of the Commonwealth or another State declared by regulation to be a complementary witness protection law for this Act.
corresponding non-disclosure certificate, for part 3, division 2, see section 24.
court includes any tribunal or person authorised by law or consent of parties to receive evidence.
criminal history, of a protected witness, means the protected witness's criminal history under the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986.
former identity, of a person given a new identity under this Act or a complementary witness protection law, means the identity the person had before being given the new identity.
identity document means a document, other than a birth certificate, that identifies or helps identify a person.
impaired capacity means capacity that is impaired capacity under the Guardianship and Administration Act 2000.
interim protection agreement see section 9.
law enforcement agency means--
(a) the commission; or
(b) a commission of inquiry; or
(d) the police service; or
(e) the Australian Federal Police; or
(f) a police force or service of another State; or
(g) an entity declared under a regulation to be a law enforcement agency for this Act.
mandatory condition see section 8.
new identity authority see section 17.
non-disclosure certificate see section 24.
other witness protection activities, of the commission, means activities of the commission under this Act relating to interim protection agreements or short-term protection arrangements.
party, for part 3, division 2, see section 24.
proceeding means any civil, criminal or other proceeding or inquiry, reference or examination in which by law or consent of parties evidence is or may be given, and includes an arbitration.
Examples--
an examination of witnesses under the Justices Act 1886 in relation to an indictable offence
an inquest under the Coroners Act 2003
a hearing under the Crime and Misconduct Act 2001
a hearing under a commission of inquiry
an investigation by the parliamentary commissioner under the Crime and Misconduct Act 2001
program means the witness protection program.
protected identity, for part 3, division 2, see section 24.
protected witness--
(a) for part 3, division 2, see section 24; or
(b) otherwise--means a person who is included in a witness protection program.
protection agreement see section 7.
Public Records Act means--
(a) until the commencement of the Public Records Act 2000, section 14--the Libraries and Archives Act 1988; or
(b) from the commencement of the Public Records Act 2000, section 14--the Public Records Act 2000.
registrar-general means the registrar under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2003.
relevant information means information about--
(a) a person's former identity; or
(b) a person's location; or
(c) a person's inclusion or involvement in the program.
short-term protected person see section 14C(1).
short-term protection arrangement see section 14B(1).
termination condition means a condition identified in a protection agreement as a condition that, if contravened, may result in the ending of a person's involvement in the witness protection program.
witness protection means protection of a person's personal safety, including, for example, by giving the person a new identity, relocating the person or helping the person find new employment.
witness protection officer means an officer of the commission appointed by the chairperson to administer the witness protection program.
witness protection program see section 5.