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POLICE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT 2000 - SECT 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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