Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A witness identity protection certificate for an operative in relation to a proceeding must state the following:
(a) if the operative:
(i) is known to a party to the proceeding or a party's lawyer by a name other than the operative's real name--that name (the assumed name ); or
(ii) is not known to any party to the proceeding or any party's lawyer by a name--the operative's court name for the proceeding;
(b) the period the operative was involved in the investigation to which the proceeding relates;
(c) the name of the agency;
(d) the date of the certificate;
(e) the grounds for giving the certificate;
(f) whether the operative has been convicted or found guilty of an offence and, if so, particulars of each offence;
(g) whether any charges against the operative for an offence are pending or outstanding and, if so, particulars of each charge;
(h) if the operative is or was a law enforcement officer:
(i) whether the operative has been found guilty of professional misconduct and, if so, particulars of each finding; and
(ii) whether any allegations of professional misconduct against the operative are outstanding and, if so, particulars of each allegation;
(i) whether, to the knowledge of the person giving the certificate, a court has made any adverse comment about the operative's credibility and, if so, particulars of the comment;
(j) whether, to the knowledge of the person giving the certificate, the operative has made a false representation when the truth was required and, if so, particulars of the representation;
(k) if there is anything else known to the person giving the certificate that may be relevant to the operative's credibility--particulars of the thing.
(2) A witness identity protection certificate for an operative must not contain information that may allow the operative's identity, or where the operative lives, to be revealed.