Witness Protection Act 2009 · Updated to 1 Sep 2019 · Part III · Rights, Obligations, Non-Disclosure and Termination
14. Dealing with outstanding rights and obligations of participant
Feedback & supportWhere a participant has any outstanding rights or obligations or is subject to any restrictions, the Director General shall take such steps as are reasonably practicable to ensure that—
participant
“participant’ means a witness who has been included in the Programme;
those rights or obligations are dealt with according to the relevant law; or
the participant complies with those restrictions.
The action under subsection (1) may include—
providing protection for the participant while the participant is attending a court; or
notifying a party or possible party to any legal proceedings that the Director General will accept process issued by a court or tribunal on behalf of the participant, and the
Director General may appoint any officer for the purpose.
If the Director General is satisfied that a participant who has been provided with a new identity under the Programme is using the new identity to—
Director General
“Director General” means the Director General of Witness Protection appointed under subsection 4(1);
avoid obligations that were incurred before the new identity was provided; or
avoid complying with restrictions that were imposed before the new identity was provided, the Director General shall give notice in writing to the participant.
The notice under subsection (3) shall state that, unless the participant satisfies the Director General that the obligations will be dealt with according to the relevant law or the restrictions will be complied with, the Director General shall take such action as he considers reasonably necessary to ensure that they are dealt with according to the law or complied with.
The action taken under subsection (4) may include informing any person who is seeking to enforce rights against the participant of the details of any property, whether real or personal, owned by the participant under his original identity.