Queensland Consolidated Acts

CRIME AND CORRUPTION ACT 2001 - SECT 144

144 What approval must state

(1) An approval for a controlled operation must be written and state the following—

(a) a description of the suspected corruption offence to which the controlled operation relates;

(b) the period, of not more than 6 months, for which the approval has effect;

(c) the name of each covert operative who may engage in otherwise unlawful activities for the purposes of the operation;

(d) a precise description of each otherwise unlawful activity a person who is not a commission officer may engage in while acting as a covert operative for the operation;

(e) a description of the general classes of otherwise unlawful activities a commission officer may be required to engage in while acting as a covert operative for the operation;

(f) any conditions the approving officer considers appropriate.

(2) For subsection (1) (c) , it is enough to state an assumed name or code name in the approval if the actual identity of the covert operative is included in a register kept for the purpose by the chairperson.