153Notifications by Director-General to Secretary5

153 Notifications by Director-General to Secretary5 (1) This section applies if:6 (a) an authority to conduct a controlled intelligence operation is7 granted under this Part; and8 (b) the Director-General believes that:9 (i) the conduct of the controlled intelligence operation will10 involve illicit goods; and11 (ii) the illicit goods may be dealt with by an officer of12 Customs.13 (2) The Director-General must, as soon as practicable after forming the14 belief in paragraph (1)(b), cause the Secretary of the Department,15 or a person (the nominated person) nominated by the Secretary for16 the purposes of this section, to be notified in writing of the17 following, to the extent to which it is known:18 (a) the place or places at which the illicit goods will pass into19 customs control under the Customs Act 1901;20 (b) the time or times when, and the day or days on which, the21 illicit goods are expected to pass into customs control under22 the Customs Act 1901.23 (3) A failure to comply with this section does not affect the validity of24 a CIO authority.25