Police (Special Investigative and Other Powers) Act 2015
7Evidentiary matters
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7 Evidentiary matters (1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act is not intended to limit a discretion that a court has: (a) to admit or exclude evidence in any proceedings; or (b) to stay criminal proceedings in the interests of justice.
Police (Special Investigative and Other Powers) Act 2015 7 (2) In determining whether evidence should be admitted or excluded in any proceedings, a court must disregard the fact that the evidence was obtained as a result of a person engaging in criminal activity if: (a) the person was a participant or corresponding participant acting in the course of an authorised operation or (b) the criminal activity was controlled conduct within the meaning of this Act or controlled conduct within the meaning of a corresponding law.