21Indemnity for participant against civil liability

21 Indemnity for participant 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 11. (2) The law enforcement agency 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 intentionally inducing a person to commit an offence under a law of any jurisdiction 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 harm to, any person; or (ii) involve the commission of a sexual offence against any person; and

Police (Special Investigative and Other Powers) Act 2015 19 (d) if the participant is a civilian participant – the participant acts in accordance with the instructions of a law enforcement officer; and (e) any requirements prescribed by regulation for this section