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Corruption and Crime Commission Act 2003
Part 6Powers
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Part 6 — Powers
Division 1 — Particular powers to require information or attendance
94. Power to obtain information from public authority or officer 108
95. Power to obtain documents and other things 110
96. Power to summon witnesses to attend and produce things 110
97. Witnesses to attend until released 111
98. Powers in relation to things produced 111
99. Notation on notice or summons to restrict disclosure 111
Division 2 — Entry, search and related matters
100. Power to enter and search premises of public authority or officer 114
101. Search warrants, issue and effect of 115
Division 3 — Assumed identities
102. Terms used 117
103. Assumed identity approval, grant of 118
104. What assumed identity approval authorises 119
105. Issuing evidence of assumed identity 120
106. Court orders as to entries in register 121
107. Hearing of application under s. 106 or 109 121
108. Cancellation of evidence of assumed identity 122
109. Cancellation of approval affecting entry in register 122
110. Court may order entries in register to be cancelled 122
111. Protection from liability 123
112. Commission to indemnify agencies and officers 123
113. Operation of s. 111 and 112 limited in some cases 124
114. Identity of certain officers not to be disclosed in legal proceedings 124
115. Information about identity not to be disclosed 125
116. Misuse of assumed identity 126
117. Admissibility of certain Commission documents 126
118. Assumed identity approvals to be reviewed periodically 127
Division 4 — Controlled operations and integrity testing programmes
119. Terms used 127
120. Division does not limit certain court powers 128
121. Controlled operation, grant of authority to conduct 128
122. Limits as to what may be done in, granting authority for, or who may take part in, controlled operation 130
123. Integrity testing programme, grant of authority to conduct 131
124. Varying authority 133
125. Cancelling authority 133
126. Effect of authority 134
127. Defect in authority 134
128. Protection from criminal responsibility for acts in authorised operation 134
129. Indemnity against civil liability for officer participants 135
130. Requirements to be met to obtain protection from criminal responsibility or indemnity 135
131. Effect of being unaware of variation or cancellation of authority 136
132. Protection from criminal responsibility for some ancillary activities 136
133. Admissibility of certain Commission documents 137
134. Identity of certain participants not to be disclosed in legal proceedings 137
Division 5 — General
135. Law of evidence, application to Commission 138
136. Ancillary powers of Commission 139