ROYAL COMMISSION (POLICE) ACT 2002 - SECT 29

ROYAL COMMISSION (POLICE) ACT 2002 - SECT 29

29 .         Authorisation of controlled operation

        (1)         The Commissioner may authorise a controlled operation.

        (2)         The authorisation must —

            (a)         be in writing;

            (b)         specify the officer of the Commission responsible for the operation;

            (c)         specify the names of any officers of the Commission who are authorised to participate in the operation;

            (d)         identify the controlled operation;

            (e)         specify the nature of the particular controlled activities in which officers of the Commission are authorised to engage;

            (f)         specify a period, not exceeding 6 months, for which the authorisation is given;

            (g)         specify a date and time, being not earlier than its signing, when the authorisation comes into force; and

            (h)         be signed by the Commissioner.

        (3)         For the purposes of subsection (2)(d) a controlled operation may be identified by reference to a plan of the controlled operation held by the Commissioner.

        (4)         A person is sufficiently identified for the purposes of subsection (2)(b) or (c) if the person is identified —

            (a)         by an assumed identity under which the person is operating; or

            (b)         by a code name or number,

                so long as the assumed identity, code name or code number can be matched to the person’s identity by reference to documentation kept by the Commissioner.

        (5)         The authorisation may be granted subject to conditions specified in the authorisation.

        (6)         The Commissioner may, in writing, vary or cancel the authorisation.

        (7)         Unless it is sooner cancelled, an authorisation remains in force for the period specified in the authority.