FISHERIES ACT 1995 - SECT 131H Application for variation of authority

FISHERIES ACT 1995 - SECT 131H

S. 131H(1) amended by No. 68/2016 s. 122(1).

    (1)     The principal law enforcement officer for an authorised operation, or any other law enforcement officer on behalf of the principal law enforcement officer, may apply to the chief executive officer for a variation of authority for any one or more of the following purposes—

        (a)     to extend the period of validity of the authority;

        (b)     to authorise additional or alternative persons to engage in controlled conduct for the purposes of the operation;

        (c)     to authorise participants in the operation to engage in additional or alternative controlled conduct;

        (d)     to identify additional suspects (to the extent known).

    (2)     More than one application for a variation may be made in respect of the same authority, but no single variation may extend the period of validity of an authority for more than 3 months at a time.

    (3)     An application for a variation of authority must be in writing signed by the applicant.

S. 131H(4) amended by No. 68/2016 s. 122(2).

    (4)     The chief executive officer may require the applicant to furnish such information concerning the proposed variation as is necessary for the chief executive officer's proper consideration of the application.

S. 131I inserted by No. 16/2004 s. 49.