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))—
(a) state the name and rank or position of the chief executive officer, and
(b) state that it authorises the conduct of a cross-border controlled operation, and
(c) state whether it is a formal authority or an urgent authority, and
(d) state the participating jurisdictions in which the controlled conduct is, or is likely, to be engaged in, and
(e) identify (to the extent known) any suspect, and
(f) state the date and time when the authority is granted, and
(g) 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.
ss 20A–20H: Ins 2006 No 14, Sch 1 [9].