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Crime and Corruption Act 2001
sec.146IAuthorised controlled activities
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### sec.146I Authorised controlled activities
This section applies if the chairperson or a senior executive officer considers it is reasonably necessary for a police officer or a commission officer to engage in conduct that—
is directed to obtaining evidence of the commission of a suspected corruption offence by a police officer ( relevant officer ); and
involves the following (a controlled activity )—
a single meeting between a police officer or commission officer and the relevant officer, whether or not the meeting was the result of a written or oral communication with the person;
deliberately concealing the true purpose of the communication between the police officer or commission officer and the relevant officer;
the commission by the police officer or commission officer of otherwise unlawful activity.
The chairperson or senior executive officer may, in accordance with any policy of the commission, authorise a police officer or commission officer to engage in a stated controlled activity.
The authority must be written and state the controlled activity the police officer or commission officer is authorised to engage in.
The person authorised to engage in the controlled activity must comply with any relevant policy of the commission.
s 146I ins 2005 No. 45 s 69
amd 2009 No. 13 s 213 sch 5 ; 2014 No. 21 s 94 (1) sch 1 ; 2016 No. 19 s 45 (1)
(sec.146I-ssec.1) This section applies if the chairperson or a senior executive officer considers it is reasonably necessary for a police officer or a commission officer to engage in conduct that— is directed to obtaining evidence of the commission of a suspected corruption offence by a police officer ( relevant officer ); and involves the following (a controlled activity )— a single meeting between a police officer or commission officer and the relevant officer, whether or not the meeting was the result of a written or oral communication with the person; deliberately concealing the true purpose of the communication between the police officer or commission officer and the relevant officer; the commission by the police officer or commission officer of otherwise unlawful activity.
(sec.146I-ssec.2) The chairperson or senior executive officer may, in accordance with any policy of the commission, authorise a police officer or commission officer to engage in a stated controlled activity.
(sec.146I-ssec.3) The authority must be written and state the controlled activity the police officer or commission officer is authorised to engage in.
(sec.146I-ssec.4) The person authorised to engage in the controlled activity must comply with any relevant policy of the commission.
- (a) is directed to obtaining evidence of the commission of a suspected corruption offence by a police officer ( relevant officer ); and
- (b) involves the following (a controlled activity )— (i) a single meeting between a police officer or commission officer and the relevant officer, whether or not the meeting was the result of a written or oral communication with the person; (ii) deliberately concealing the true purpose of the communication between the police officer or commission officer and the relevant officer; (iii) the commission by the police officer or commission officer of otherwise unlawful activity.
- (i) a single meeting between a police officer or commission officer and the relevant officer, whether or not the meeting was the result of a written or oral communication with the person;
- (ii) deliberately concealing the true purpose of the communication between the police officer or commission officer and the relevant officer;
- (iii) the commission by the police officer or commission officer of otherwise unlawful activity.
- (i) a single meeting between a police officer or commission officer and the relevant officer, whether or not the meeting was the result of a written or oral communication with the person;
- (ii) deliberately concealing the true purpose of the communication between the police officer or commission officer and the relevant officer;
- (iii) the commission by the police officer or commission officer of otherwise unlawful activity.