19Indemnification of participants against civil liability

19 Indemnification of participants against civil liability

(1)  This section applies to a law enforcement agency if a controlled operation has been authorised by the chief officer of the agency under section 10 .

(2)  The law enforcement agency must indemnify a participant in the authorised operation against any civil liability (including reasonable costs) that the participant incurs because of conduct that 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 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 engaging in any conduct that is likely to –

(i) cause the death of, or serious injury to, any person; or

(ii) involve the commission of a sexual offence against any person; and

(d) if the participant is a civilian participant, he or she acts in accordance with the instructions of a law enforcement officer; and

(e) the requirements (if any) specified in the regulations have been met.