Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00075:section:3:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00075
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3 (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 7208–9915

security clearance means a clearance prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition.
former NWPP identity, in relation to a participant at a particular time, means an identity that:
 (a) was provided to the person under the NWPP before that time; and
 (b) is not the participant's current NWPP identity at that time.
former participant means a person who has ceased to be included in the NWPP.
Immigration Secretary means the Secretary of the Department administered by the Minister who administers the Migration Act 1958.
information, in relation to the identity of a person includes, but is not limited to, information about one or more of the following in relation to the person:
 (a) appearance;
 (b) voice quality or accent;
 (c) mannerisms;
 (d) address or location;
 (e) particular skills and qualifications;
 (f) personal history.
member means a member or special member of the Australian Federal Police.
national security clearance means a clearance that enables a person to have access to national security information or to an area that has been designated as secure.
national security information means information affecting the defence, security or international relations of Australia.
NWPP means the National Witness Protection Program established by this Act.
original identity, in relation to a participant, means the identity of the participant at the time immediately before he or she was first provided with an identity under the NWPP.
parent: without limiting who is a parent of anyone for the purposes of this Act, a person is the parent of another person if the other person is a child of the person within the meaning of the Family Law Act 1975.
participant means a person included in the NWPP and, unless the contrary intention appears, includes a former participant.
Registrar means a person who occupies the position of Registrar of births, deaths and marriages, however described, of a State or Territory.
State offence that has a federal aspect has the meaning given by section 3AB.
State participant means a participant:
 (a) in relation to a State offence that has a federal aspect; or
 (b) in relation to a State offence that does not have a federal aspect; or
 (c) in relation to a commission or inquiry under a law of a State.
Territory participant means a participant:
 (a) in relation to an offence against a law of a Territory; or
 (b) in relation to a commission or inquiry under a law of a Territory.
witness means:
 (a) a person who has given, or who has agreed to give, evidence on behalf of the Crown in right of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory in:
 (i) proceedings for an offence; or
 (ii) hearings or proceedings before an authority