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Witnesses for the Prosecution: Protected Witnesses in the National Crime Authority

6 September 2000

© Commonwealth of Australia 2000
ISBN 0 642 71096 1

View the report as a single document - (PDF 233KB)

View the report as separate downloadable parts:

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Membership of Committee (PDF 10KB)
 
Duties of the Committee (PDF 12KB)
 
Summary of Findings (PDF 15KB)
 
Preface (PDF 21KB)

   Introduction
   Terms of reference
   The inquiry
   The report
   Acknowledgements
 
Chapter 1: Introduction (PDF 41KB)

   The NCA and witness protection
   Background
       Inquiry by the Parliamentary Joint Committee
       Witness Protection Act 1994
   Administration of the National Witness Protection Program
   Complementary witness protection legislation
   National Crime Authority arrangements
 
Chapter 2: Efficiencyof the National Witness Protection Program (PDF 74KB)

   Introduction
   The view of relevant law enforcement agencies
   The view of the Commonwealth Ombudsman
   Compared to witness protection overseas
   Practical operation of the NWPP
       Background of witnesses
       Admission of a witness to the NWPP
   Financial considerations
       Levels of security
       Staffing
       Differences in State and Territory legislation
       Accountability
           The need to know
   Summary

 
Chapter 3: The Criteria Underpinning Witness Protection (PDF 53KB)

   The criteria for inclusion on the NWPP
   Discontinuation
       Discussion
           The need for criteria
           Discontinuation
       Social impacts
           Intact families
           Separated families
           Transition back to community
   Summary

 
Chapter 4: Payments to Witnesses (PDF 37KB)

   The making of payments
   Nature and timing of payments
   Taxation
   Summary

 
Appendix 1: Submissions (PDF 11KB)
 
Appendix 2: Witnesses at Public Hearings (PDF 11KB)
 
Appendix 3: Joint Committee on the National Crime Authority Report on Witness Protection: May 1988 Recommendations (PDF 16KB)

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Crime Commission
Department of the Senate
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3419
Fax: +61 2 6277 5866
Email: acc.committee@aph.gov.au

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