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

6 September 2000

© Commonwealth of Australia 2000
ISBN 0 642 71096 1

   Introduction
   Terms of reference
   The inquiry
   The report
   Acknowledgements

   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

   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

   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

   The making of payments
   Nature and timing of payments
   Taxation
   Summary