Law Enforcement (Controlled Operations) Act 1997
20Codes of conduct
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20 Codes of conduct
20 Codes of conduct
(1) The regulations may prescribe codes of conduct for authorised operations conducted on behalf of law enforcement agencies.
(2) Different codes of conduct may be prescribed for different law enforcement agencies.
(3) A code of conduct may make provision for or with respect to any aspect of the conduct of an authorised operation.
(4) A regulation may not be made for the purposes of this section except on the recommendation of the Inspector.
(5) Contravention of the code of conduct for a law enforcement agency by any person (including a law enforcement officer) employed within that agency is taken to be misconduct for the purposes of any disciplinary proceedings taken against that person with respect to the contravention.
s 20: Am 2016 No 61, Sch 6.30 [4].