Victorian Numbered Acts

WITNESS PROTECTION AMENDMENT ACT 2016 (NO. 34 OF 2016) - SECT 39

After section 91(16) of the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011 insert —

    "(17)     A report for the purposes of subsection (14) that relates to the functions of the Public Interest Monitor under the Witness Protection Act 1991 must not include any information that would—

        (a)     prejudice a criminal investigation, criminal proceeding or other legal proceeding of which the Victorian Inspectorate is aware; or

        (b)     compromise the operational activities or methodologies of Victoria Police or of any authority or body referred to in the definition of approved authority in section 3(1) of the Witness Protection Act 1991 ; or

        (c)     disclose information about the identity or location, or compromise the security, of a person—

              (i)     who is or has been included in the Victorian witness protection program, within the meaning of the Witness Protection Act 1991 ; or

              (ii)     to whom alternative protection arrangements, within the meaning of the Witness Protection Act 1991 , are being or have been provided.".

Part 4—Amendment of Crimes Act 1958—intimidation and reprisals relating to witnesses