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Law Enforcement (Controlled Operations) Act 1997
20JRegister relating to cross-border controlled operations
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#### 20J Register relating to cross-border controlled operations
20J Register relating to cross-border controlled operations
> > (1) The chief executive officer of a law enforcement agency must cause a register relating to cross-border controlled operations to be kept.
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> > (2) The register is to specify the following—
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> > > (a) for each application (including an application for a variation of authority) made under this Act in respect of a cross-border controlled operation—
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> > > > (i) the date of the application, and
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> > > > (ii) whether the application was formal or urgent, and
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> > > > (iii) whether the application was granted, refused or withdrawn, and
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> > > > (iv) if the application was refused or withdrawn—the date and time of the refusal or withdrawal,
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> > > (b) for each authority granted to a law enforcement officer of the agency in respect of a cross-border controlled operation—
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> > > > (i) the date and time the authority was granted, and
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> > > > (ii) whether the authority was formal or urgent, and
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> > > > (iii) the name and rank or position of the chief executive officer, and
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> > > > (iv) each relevant offence in respect of which controlled conduct under the authority was to be engaged in, and
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> > > > (v) the period of validity of the authority, and
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> > > > (vi) if the authority was cancelled, the date and time of the cancellation, and
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> > > > (vii) the date and time the authorised operation began and the date of completion of the operation, and
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> > > > (viii) the date on which a report on the operation was made under section 15, and
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> > > > (ix) if the authorised operation involved illicit goods, to the extent known—
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> > > > > (A) the nature and quantity of the illicit goods, and
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> > > > > (B) the route through which the illicit goods passed in the course of the operation, and
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> > > > (x) details of any loss of, or serious damage to, property or any personal injuries, occurring in the course of, or as a direct result of, the operation,
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> > > (c) for each variation of authority—
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> > > > (i) the date and time the variation was made, and
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> > > > (ii) whether the variation was formal or urgent, and
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> > > > (iii) the name and rank or position of the chief executive officer who made the variation.
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> **s 20J:** Ins 2006 No 14, Sch 1 \[9\]. Am 2013 No 16, Sch 1 \[11\].