Section 15MN — Crimes Act 1914: Application for leave—joinder as respondent

(1) This section applies if: (a) a witness identity protection certificate for an operative in relation to a proceeding is filed in a court; and (b) a person applies: (i) for leave under section 15MI or 15MM; or (ii) for an order under section 15MK or 15MM. (2) The court in which the application is pending may allow a person to join the application as a respondent if: (a) the person is: (i) the operative in relation to whom the witness identity protection certificate is given; or (ii) the chief officer of the agency who gave the witness identity protection certificate; and (b) the person applies to be joined to the application as a respondent; and (c) the person has sufficient interest in the subject matter of the application. (3) If a court allows a person to join the application as a respondent under subsection (2), the court must allow the person, or the person’s legal representative, to appear and be heard.