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Law Enforcement (Controlled Operations) Act 1997
20EForm of authority to conduct cross-border controlled operation
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#### 20E Form of authority to conduct cross-border controlled operation
20E Form of authority to conduct cross-border controlled operation
> An authority to conduct a cross-border controlled operation must (in addition to the requirements of section 8(2))—
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> > (a) state the name and rank or position of the chief executive officer, and
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> > (b) state that it authorises the conduct of a cross-border controlled operation, and
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> > (c) state whether it is a formal authority or an urgent authority, and
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> > (d) state the participating jurisdictions in which the controlled conduct is, or is likely, to be engaged in, and
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> > (e) identify (to the extent known) any suspect, and
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> > (f) state the date and time when the authority is granted, and
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> > (g) identify (to the extent known)—
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> > > (i) the nature and quantity of any illicit goods that will be involved in the operation, and
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> > > (ii) the route through which those goods will pass in the course of the operation.
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> **ss 20A–20H:** Ins 2006 No 14, Sch 1 \[9\].