20CApplications for authorities to conduct cross-border controlled operations

#### 20C Applications for authorities to conduct cross-border controlled operations 20C Applications for authorities to conduct cross-border controlled operations > > (1) An application under section 5 for an authority to conduct a proposed cross-border controlled operation— > > > > > (a) must be made to the chief executive officer of the law enforcement agency concerned, and > > > > > (b) must state that the proposed controlled operation is a cross-border controlled operation, and > > > > > (c) must specify (in place of the particulars required by section 5(2A)(b)) the relevant offence in respect of which the proposed operation is to be conducted. > > > (2) Without limiting any regulations made under section 5(2B), an urgent application for an authority to conduct a proposed cross-border controlled operation may be made only if the applicant has reason to believe that the delay caused by making a formal application may affect the success of the operation. > > > (3) Nothing in this Act prevents an application for an authority being made in respect of a cross-border controlled operation that has been the subject of a previous application, but in that case the subsequent application must be a formal application. > > > (4) As soon as practicable after making an urgent application for an authority to conduct a cross-border controlled operation, the applicant must make a record in writing of the application and give a copy of it to the chief executive officer. > > **ss 20A–20H:** Ins 2006 No 14, Sch 1 \[9\].