20MIndemnification of participants against civil liability

#### 20M Indemnification of participants against civil liability 20M Indemnification of participants against civil liability > > (1) Section 19 (Exclusion of civil liability) does not apply in relation to an authorised operation that is an authorised cross-border controlled operation. > > > (2) However, this section applies to a law enforcement agency if a cross-border controlled operation has been authorised by the chief executive officer of the agency under section 6. > > > (3) The State must indemnify a participant in the authorised operation against any civil liability (including reasonable costs) the participant incurs because of conduct the participant engages in if— > > > > > (a) the participant engages in the conduct in the course of, and for the purposes of, the operation 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, and > > > > > (e) the relevant requirements (if any) of the regulations have been met. > > **ss 20K–20N:** Ins 2006 No 14, Sch 1 \[9\].