Police (Special Investigative and Other Powers) Act 2015
33General register
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33 General register (1) The chief officer of a law enforcement agency must cause a general register to be kept. (2) The general register is to specify: (a) for each application under this Part made by a law enforcement officer of the agency (including an application for variation of authority): (i) the date of the application; and (ii) whether the application was formal or urgent; and (iii) whether the application was granted, refused or withdrawn; and
Police (Special Investigative and Other Powers) Act 2015 27 (iv) if the application was refused or withdrawn – the date and time of the refusal or withdrawal; and (b) for each authority granted to a law enforcement officer of the agency: (i) the date and time the authority was granted; and (ii) whether the authority was formal or urgent; and (iii) the name and position of the person who granted the (iv) each relevant offence in relation to which controlled conduct under the authority was to be engaged in; and (iva) each relevant offence, or for an authority granted by the ICAC each instance of relevant improper conduct, in relation to which controlled conduct under the authority was to be engaged in; and (v) the period of validity of the authority; and (vi) if the authority was cancelled, the date and time of cancellation; and (vii) the date and time the authorised operation began and the date of completion of the operation; and (viii) the date on which the principal law enforcement officer for the operation gave a report on the operation to the chief officer of the agency under section 29; and (ix) if the authorised operation involved illicit goods, a statement (to the extent known) of: (A) the nature and quantity of the illicit goods; and (B) the route through which the illicit goods passed in the course of the operation; and (x) details of any loss of, or serious damage to, property, or any personal injuries, that occurred in the course of, or as a direct result of, the operation; and (c) for each variation of an authority under this Part: (i) the date and time the variation was made; and (ii) whether the variation was formal or urgent; and
Police (Special Investigative and Other Powers) Act 2015 28 (iii) the name and position of the person who made the variation.