{"id":"sl-2017-5","name":"Crimes (Controlled Operations) Regulation 2017","slug":"crimes-controlled-operations-regulation-2017","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"5 of 2017","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173313,"registerId":"act-sl-2017-5-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Crimes (Controlled Operations) Regulation 2017","content":"Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nCrimes (Controlled Operations)\nRegulation 2017\nSL2017-5\nmade under the\nCrimes (Controlled Operations) Act 2008\nRepublication No 1\nEffective: 25 April 2017\nRepublication date: 25 April 2017\nRegulation not amended\n\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAbout this republication\nThe republished law\nThis is a republication of the Crimes (Controlled Operations) Regulation 2017, made under the\nCrimes (Controlled Operations) Act 2008 (including any amendment made under the Legislation\nAct 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 25 April 2017. It also includes any\ncommencement, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law.\nThe legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3\nand 4.\nKinds of republications\nThe Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT\nlegislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):\n• authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies\n• unauthorised republications.\nThe status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.\nEditorial amendments\nThe Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial\namendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.\nEditorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by\nan Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The\nchanges are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into\nline, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.\nThis republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).\nUncommenced provisions and amendments\nIf a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately\nbefore the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law\nare accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more\ninformation, see the home page for this law on the register.\nModifications\nIf a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the\nsymbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying\nprovision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act\n2001, section 95.\nPenalties\nAt the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $150 for an\nindividual and $750 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).\n\nR1\n25/04/17\nCrimes (Controlled Operations) Regulation 2017\nEffective: 25/04/17\ncontents 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nCrimes (Controlled Operations)\nRegulation 2017\nmade under the\nCrimes (Controlled Operations) Act 2008\nContents\nPage\n1 Name of regulation 2\n3 Corresponding law—Act, dict, def corresponding law 2\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes 3\n2 Abbreviation key 3\n3 Legislation history 4\n4 Amendment history 4\n\n\n\nR1\n25/04/17\nCrimes (Controlled Operations) Regulation 2017\nEffective: 25/04/17\npage 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nCrimes (Controlled Operations)\nRegulation 2017\nmade under the\nCrimes (Controlled Operations) Act 2008\n\nSection 1\npage 2 Crimes (Controlled Operations) Regulation 2017\nEffective: 25/04/17\nR1\n25/04/17\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n1 Name of regulation\nThis regulation is the Crimes (Controlled Operations)\nRegulation 2017.\n3 Corresponding law—Act, dict, def corresponding law\nThe following laws are declared to correspond to the Act:\n(a) the Crimes Act 1914 (Cwlth), part 1AB;\n(b) the Law Enforcement (Controlled Operations) Act 1997 (NSW);\n(c) the Crimes (Controlled Operations) Act 2004 (Vic);\n(d) the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 (Qld),\nchapter 11;\n(e) the Criminal Investigation (Covert Powers) Act 2012 (WA),\npart 2;\n(f) the Criminal Investigation (Covert Operations) Act 2009 (SA),\npart 2;\n(g) the Police Powers (Controlled Operations) Act 2006 (Tas);\n(h) the Police (Special Investigative and Other Powers) Act 2015\n(NT), part 2.\n\nEndnotes\nAbout the endnotes 1\nR1\n25/04/17\nCrimes (Controlled Operations) Regulation 2017\nEffective: 25/04/17\npage 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\nAmending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the\namendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law\nbut are set out in the endnotes.\nNot all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are\nannotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be\nobtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.\nUncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details\nof these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are\nunderlined in the legislation history and amendment history.\nIf all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered\nprovisions gives details of previous and current numbering.\nThe endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.\n2 Abbreviation key\nA = Act NI = Notifiable instrument\nAF = Approved form o = order\nam = amended om = omitted/repealed\namdt = amendment ord = ordinance\nAR = Assembly resolution orig = original\nch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph\nCN = Commencement notice pres = present\ndef = definition prev = previous\nDI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously\ndict = dictionary pt = part\ndisallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule\nAssembly reloc = relocated\ndiv = division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No\nGaz = gazette RI = reissue\nhdg = heading s = section/subsection\nIA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule\nins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision\nLA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law\nLR = legislation register sub = substituted\nLRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced\nmod = modified/modification or to be expired\n\nEndnotes\n3 Legislation history\npage 4 Crimes (Controlled Operations) Regulation 2017\nEffective: 25/04/17\nR1\n25/04/17\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n3 Legislation history\nCrimes (Controlled Operations) Regulation 2017 SL2017-5\nnotified LR 24 April 2017\ns 1, s 2 commenced 24 April 2017 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 25 April 2017 (s 2)\n4 Amendment history\nCommencement\ns 2 om LA s 89 (4)\n© Australian Capital Territory 2017","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This regulation appears to serve its original narrow technical purpose. It was made under section 64 of the parent Act (which authorises regulations to declare corresponding laws) and performs exactly that function without expansion into other areas."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 substantive sections (section 1 is the name, section 3 is the operative provision)","No defined terms in the regulation itself (relies on the parent Act's definitions)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references within the regulation text","Simple declaratory function: listing 8 corresponding laws","Total length is approximately 2 pages of substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation declares selected Commonwealth, state and territory statutes to be ‘corresponding laws’ to the ACT’s Crimes (Controlled Operations) Act 2008. By recognising other jurisdictions’ controlled‑operations regimes as equivalent, it lets ACT police participate in and rely on cross‑border undercover authorisations and evidence without procedural obstacles, preserving investigations that span jurisdictions."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation simply lists laws declared to correspond to the ACT Act; it does not expand or narrow the Act's substantive powers or create new offences. It appears consistent with the Act's mechanism for recognising corresponding laws."},"complexity_factors":["Very short text (3 substantive clauses) and straightforward purpose.","Primary effect is cross‑referencing other statutes rather than creating new rules.","Dependence on the Crimes (Controlled Operations) Act 2008 for operative meaning of 'corresponding law'.","Potential interpretive complexity arises from future amendments to the listed external Acts.","Low administrative and compliance burden; impacts primarily legal interpretation and inter‑jurisdictional cooperation."],"plain_english_summary":"**What this regulation does:** This regulation declares which Commonwealth, state and territory laws are to be treated as corresponding to the ACT's Crimes (Controlled Operations) Act 2008. It lists specific Acts from the Commonwealth and each state/territory. Who it affects and why it matters: it clarifies for law enforcement, courts and legal advisers which external statutes are treated as equivalent for cross‑jurisdictional handling of controlled operations; the regulation does not itself create offences or new powers."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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