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POLICE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT 2000 - SECT 229

Definitions for ch 11

229 Definitions for ch 11

In this chapter—

"authorised operation" means a controlled operation for which an authority is in force.

"authority" means an authority in force under part 3 , and includes any variation of an authority.

"civilian participant" in an authorised operation means a participant in the operation who is not a law enforcement officer.

"committee" means the controlled operations committee established under section 232 .

"conduct" includes any act or omission.

"controlled conduct" means conduct for which a person would, apart from section 258 or 265 , be criminally responsible.

"controlled operation" means an operation that—

(a) is conducted, or intended to be conducted, for the purpose of obtaining evidence that may lead to the prosecution of a person for a relevant offence; and
(b) involves, or may involve, controlled conduct.

"corresponding authorised operation" means an operation in the nature of a controlled operation that is authorised by or under the provisions of a corresponding law.

"corresponding authority" means an authority authorising a controlled operation, within the meaning of a corresponding law, that is in force under the corresponding law.

"corresponding participant" means a person who is authorised by a corresponding authority to participate in a corresponding authorised operation.

"criminal activity" means conduct that involves the commission of an offence by 1 or more persons.

"formal application" see section 239 (2) (a) .

"formal authority" see section 245 (1) (a) .

"formal variation application" see section 248 (3) (a) .

"formal variation of authority" see section 253 (1) (a) .

"illicit goods" means goods the possession of which is a contravention of the law of this jurisdiction.

"inspection entity" , for a law enforcement agency, means—
(a) for the police service—the independent member of the committee; or
(b) for the CCC—the parliamentary commissioner.

"law enforcement participant" in an authorised operation—
(a) generally—means a participant in the operation who is a law enforcement officer; and
(b) for an authorised operation being conducted for the CCC—includes a participant in the operation who is a law enforcement officer of a declared agency engaged by the CCC for the operation.

"participant" in an authorised operation means a person who is authorised under this chapter to engage in controlled conduct for the purposes of the operation.

"principal law enforcement officer" for an authorised operation means the law enforcement officer who is responsible for the conduct of the operation.

"relevant offence" means—
(a) a seven year imprisonment offence; or
(b) an indictable offence included in schedule 2 .

"report entity" , for a law enforcement agency, means—
(a) for the police service—the independent member of the committee; or
(b) for the CCC—the parliamentary commissioner.

"suspect" means a person reasonably suspected of having committed or being likely to have committed, or of committing or being likely to be committing, a relevant offence.

"urgent application" see section 239 (2) (b) .

"urgent authority" see section 245 (1) (b) .

"urgent variation application" see section 248 (3) (b) .

"urgent variation of authority" see section 253 (1) (b) .



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