New South Wales Consolidated Acts

LAW ENFORCEMENT (CONTROLLED OPERATIONS) ACT 1997 - SECT 20B

20B Definitions

(1) For the purposes of this Part:
"illicit goods" means goods the possession of which is a contravention of a law of this jurisdiction.
"relevant offence" means:

(a) an offence against the law of this jurisdiction that carries a maximum penalty of imprisonment for 3 years or more, or

(b) any other offence against the law of this jurisdiction that is prescribed by the regulations.

"suspect", when used as a noun, means a person reasonably suspected of having committed or being likely to have committed, or of committing or being likely to be committing, a relevant offence.

(2) For the purposes of this Part, references in this Act:

(a) to a "controlled activity" are to be construed (with any necessary modifications) as references to "controlled conduct", and

(b) to "criminal activity or corrupt conduct" as a single phrase (but not to "criminal activity" on its own) are to be construed (with any necessary modifications) as references to a "relevant offence".