131FForm of authority

131F Form of authority (1) An authority to conduct a controlled operation must— S. 131F(1)(a) amended by No. 68/2016 s. 120(1). (a) be in writing signed by the chief executive officer; and (b) identify the principal law enforcement officer for the operation; and (c) identify each law enforcement officer who may engage in controlled conduct for the purposes of the operation; and (d) identify the nature of the controlled conduct that the participants may engage in; and (e) identify the nature of the criminal activity (including the suspected offences) in respect of which the controlled conduct is to be engaged in; and (f) identify (to the extent known) any suspect; and (g) specify the period of validity of the authority (which must be a period not exceeding 3 months); and (h) specify any conditions to which the conduct of the operation is subject; and (i) state the date and time when the authority is granted; and (j) identify (to the extent known)— (i) the nature and quantity of any illicit goods that will be involved in the operation; and (ii) the route through which those goods will pass in the course of the operation. S. 131F(2) amended by No. 68/2016 s. 120(2). (2) A person is sufficiently identified for the purposes of subsection (1)(b) or (c) if the person is identified— (a) by an assumed name under which the person is operating; or (b) by a code name or code number— so long as the assumed name, code name or code number can be matched to the person's identity by the chief executive officer. Division 3—Variation and cancellation of authorities S. 131G inserted by No. 16/2004 s. 49.