5Urgent applications for authorities and variations of authorities

5 Urgent applications for authorities and variations of authorities

5 Urgent applications for authorities and variations of authorities

(1) For the Act, sections 5(2B)(a) and 10(1C)(a), an urgent application for an authority to conduct a controlled operation other than a cross-border controlled operation, or an urgent application for a variation of the authority, may be made only if the applicant reasonably believes that, because of the urgency of the circumstances, it is impracticable to make a formal application.

(2) For the Act, sections 5(2B)(d) and 10(1C)(d), a law enforcement officer making an urgent application must keep a written record of the following—

(a) the date and time the application is made,

(b) the identity of the applicant,

(c) the information given to the chief executive officer in support of the application.