The competent authority shall have the following powers: 1. Receive the applications for admission to the protection program. 2. Determine the witness, victim, whistleblower, expert and anonymous source and their respective family members and closest persons, required to be covered by the protection program. 3. Draw up a report that outlines the security circumstances surrounding the protected person and the extent of threat to his life or the lives of his family members ad closest persons. 4. Draw up a report that outlines the ability of the person required to be protected to adapt to the protection program. 5. Create the protection program for the protected person and recommend its application, while indicating the underlying reasons. 6. Prepare the protection program finance budget. 7. Draw up an annual report on the protection program and its performance and effectiveness. 8. Any other powers vested in it under a cabinet resolution.
Interpretation and application must be checked against the official text and current version.