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Law Enforcement (Controlled Operations) Act 1997

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#### 13A Defect in authority 13A Defect in authority > An application for an authority or variation of authority, and any authority or variation of authority granted on the basis of such an application, is not invalidated by any procedural defect, other than a defect that affects the substance of the application, authority or variation in a material particular. > > **s 13A:** Ins 1999 No 79, Sch 1 \[12\].

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