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Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
sec.228Purposes of ch 11
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### sec.228 Purposes of ch 11
The main purposes of this chapter are—
to provide for the authorisation, conduct and monitoring of controlled operations, including operations conducted in this and 1 or more other jurisdictions, for any of the following purposes—
obtaining evidence that may lead to the prosecution of persons for relevant offences;
frustrating the commission of relevant offences; and
to facilitate the recognition of things done in relation to controlled operations authorised under laws of other jurisdictions corresponding to this chapter; and
to ensure, as far as practicable, only appropriately trained persons may act as participants in authorised operations; and
to ensure a person who may act as a participant in an authorised operation engages in otherwise unlawful activities only as part of the authorised operation; and
to provide appropriate protection from civil and criminal liability for persons acting under this chapter; and
to clarify the status of evidence obtained by participants in authorised operations.
s 228 sub 2005 No. 45 ss 6 , 12
amd 2026 No. 4 s 22
- (a) to provide for the authorisation, conduct and monitoring of controlled operations, including operations conducted in this and 1 or more other jurisdictions, for any of the following purposes— (i) obtaining evidence that may lead to the prosecution of persons for relevant offences; (ii) frustrating the commission of relevant offences; and
- (i) obtaining evidence that may lead to the prosecution of persons for relevant offences;
- (ii) frustrating the commission of relevant offences; and
- (b) to facilitate the recognition of things done in relation to controlled operations authorised under laws of other jurisdictions corresponding to this chapter; and
- (c) to ensure, as far as practicable, only appropriately trained persons may act as participants in authorised operations; and
- (d) to ensure a person who may act as a participant in an authorised operation engages in otherwise unlawful activities only as part of the authorised operation; and
- (e) to provide appropriate protection from civil and criminal liability for persons acting under this chapter; and
- (f) to clarify the status of evidence obtained by participants in authorised operations.
- (i) obtaining evidence that may lead to the prosecution of persons for relevant offences;
- (ii) frustrating the commission of relevant offences; and