10Determination of applications

10 Determination of applications

(1)  After considering an application for authority to conduct a controlled operation, and any additional information furnished under section 9(5) , the chief officer –

(a) may authorise the operation by granting the authority, either unconditionally or subject to conditions; or

(b) may refuse the application.

(2)  An authority to conduct a controlled operation may not be granted unless the chief officer is satisfied on reasonable grounds –

(a) that a relevant offence has been, is being or is likely to be committed; and

(b) that the controlled operation will be, or is likely to be, conducted in this jurisdiction, in this and one or more other jurisdictions or in one or more participating jurisdictions; and

(c) that the nature and extent of the suspected criminal activity are such as to justify the conduct of a controlled operation in this jurisdiction, in this and one or more other jurisdictions or in one or more participating jurisdictions; and

(d) that any unlawful conduct involved in conducting the operation will be limited to the maximum extent consistent with conducting an effective controlled operation; and

(e) that the operation will be conducted in a way that will minimise the risk of more illicit goods being under the control of persons, other than law enforcement officers, at the end of the operation than are reasonably necessary to enable the officers to achieve the purpose of the controlled operation; and

(f) that the proposed controlled conduct will be capable of being accounted for in a way that will enable the reporting requirements of Part 4 to be complied with; and

(g) that the operation will not be conducted in such a way that a person is likely to be induced to commit an offence against a law of any jurisdiction or the Commonwealth that the person would not otherwise have intended to commit; and

(h) that any conduct involved in the operation will not –

(i) seriously endanger the health or safety of any person; or