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EVIDENCE ACT 1977 - SECT 21C

21C Definitions for div 5

In this division--

assumed name, of an operative, see section 21G(1)(a)(i).

chief executive officer, of a law enforcement agency, means--

(a) for the CMC--the chairperson of the CMC; or
(b) for the police service--the commissioner of the police service.

CMC means the Crime and Misconduct Commission established under the Crime and Misconduct Act 2001.

conduct includes any act or omission.

convicted means found guilty, or having a plea of guilty accepted by a court, whether or not a conviction is recorded.

corresponding law means a law of another jurisdiction that is declared under a regulation to correspond to this division.

corresponding witness identity protection certificate means a certificate given under a corresponding law that corresponds to section 21F.

court name, for an operative in relation to a proceeding, means a name, other than the operative's real name, or code used to identify the operative in the proceeding.

criminal activity means conduct that involves the commission of an offence by 1 or more persons.

investigation means an investigation in relation to--

(a) criminal activity, including an investigation extending beyond Queensland; or
(b) misconduct.

jurisdiction means the Commonwealth or a State of the Commonwealth.

law enforcement agency means--

(a) the CMC; or
(b) the police service.

misconduct see the Crime and Misconduct Act 2001, schedule 2.

operative means a person who is or was--

(a) a covert operative under the Crime and Misconduct Act 2001, chapter 3, part 6A; or
(b) a participant in an authorised operation under the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, chapter 11; or
(c) an authorised person under the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, chapter 12.

party, to a proceeding, means--

(a) for a criminal proceeding--the prosecutor and each accused person; or
(b) for a civil proceeding--each person who is a party to the proceeding; or
(c) for another proceeding--each person who has been given leave to appear in the proceeding.

relevant court, for a proceeding, means the entity before whom or which the proceeding is held or taken.

witness identity protection certificate means a certificate given under section 21F.



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