20KProtection from criminal responsibility for controlled conduct during authorised operations

#### 20K Protection from criminal responsibility for controlled conduct during authorised operations 20K Protection from criminal responsibility for controlled conduct during authorised operations > > (1) Section 16 (Lawfulness of controlled activities) does not apply in relation to an authorised operation that is a cross-border controlled operation. > > > (2) However, despite any other Act or law of this jurisdiction, a participant who engages in conduct (whether in this jurisdiction or elsewhere) in an authorised operation that is a cross-border controlled operation in the course of, and for the purposes of, the operation, is not, if engaging in that conduct is an offence, criminally responsible for the offence, if— > > > > > (a) the conduct is authorised by, and is engaged in in accordance with, the authority for the operation, and > > > > > (b) the conduct does not involve the participant’s intentionally inducing a person to commit an offence under a law of any jurisdiction or the Commonwealth that the person would not otherwise have intended to commit, and > > > > > (c) the conduct does not involve the participant’s engaging in any conduct that is likely— > > > > > > > (i) to cause the death of, or serious injury to, any person, or > > > > > > > (ii) to involve the commission of a sexual offence against any person, and > > > > > (d) the participant is a civilian participant—he or she acts in accordance with the instructions of a law enforcement officer. > > **ss 20K–20N:** Ins 2006 No 14, Sch 1 \[9\].