sec.132Object of pt 6A

### sec.132 Object of pt 6A The object of this part is to ensure the effective investigation of corruption offences by— enabling particular commission officers to approve the conduct of controlled operations that may involve particular commission officers and others engaging in activities that may be unlawful as part of the investigation of a suspected corruption offence; and ensuring anything that may be approved or authorised under this part is approved or authorised only in appropriate circumstances; and ensuring, as far as practicable, only appropriately trained persons act as covert operatives under an approval under this part; and ensuring a person who may act as a covert operative under an approval under this part engages in otherwise unlawful activities only as part of the controlled operation for which the person is a covert operative; and providing appropriate protection from civil and criminal liability for persons acting in accordance with this part; and clarifying the status of evidence obtained by persons who engage in controlled operations or controlled activities under this part. s 132 prev s 132 om 2005 No. 45 s 67 sch 3 pres s 132 ins 2005 No. 45 s 69 amd 2014 No. 21 s 94 (1) sch 1 - (a) enabling particular commission officers to approve the conduct of controlled operations that may involve particular commission officers and others engaging in activities that may be unlawful as part of the investigation of a suspected corruption offence; and - (b) ensuring anything that may be approved or authorised under this part is approved or authorised only in appropriate circumstances; and - (c) ensuring, as far as practicable, only appropriately trained persons act as covert operatives under an approval under this part; and - (d) ensuring a person who may act as a covert operative under an approval under this part engages in otherwise unlawful activities only as part of the controlled operation for which the person is a covert operative; and - (e) providing appropriate protection from civil and criminal liability for persons acting in accordance with this part; and - (f) clarifying the status of evidence obtained by persons who engage in controlled operations or controlled activities under this part.