South Australian Numbered Acts

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION (COVERT OPERATIONS) ACT 2009 (NO 7 OF 2009)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Interpretation

   PART 2--Undercover operations

   4.      Approval of undercover operations
   5.      Legal immunity of persons taking part in approved undercover operations

   PART 3--Assumed identities

           Division 1--Authority to acquire or use assumed identity

   6.      Application for authority
   7.      Determination of applications
   8.      Form of authority
   9.      Period of authority
   10.     Variation or cancellation of authority
   11.     Yearly review of authority
   12.     Making entries in register of births, deaths and marriages
   13.     Cancellation of authority affecting entry in register of births, deaths and marriages

           Division 2--Evidence of assumed identity

   14.     Request for evidence of assumed identity
   15.     Cancellation of evidence of assumed identity
   16.     Legal immunity of officers of issuing agencies
   17.     Indemnity for issuing agencies and officers

           Division 3--Effect of authority

   18.     Assumed identity may be acquired and used
   19.     Legal immunity of authorised persons acting under authority
   20.     Indemnity for authorised persons
   21.     Particular qualifications
   22.     Effect of being unaware of variation or cancellation of authority

           Division 4--Mutual recognition

   23.     Requests to participating jurisdiction for evidence of assumed identity
   24.     Requests from participating jurisdiction for evidence of assumed identity

           Division 5--Compliance and monitoring

   25.     Misuse of assumed identity
   26.     Disclosing information about assumed identity
   27.     Record keeping
   28.     Audit of records

           Division 6--Delegation

   29.     Delegation

   PART 4--Witness identity protection

           Division 1--Interpretation

   30.     Interpretation

           Division 2--Witness identity protection certificates for local operatives

   31.     Chief officer may give witness identity protection certificate to local operative
   32.     Protection of decision to give witness identity protection certificate
   33.     Form of witness identity protection certificate
   34.     Cancellation of witness identity protection certificate
   35.     Permission to give information disclosing operative's identity etc

           Division 3--Use of witness identity protection certificates in proceedings

   36.     Application and interpretation of Division
   37.     Filing and effect of filing of witness identity protection certificate in court
   38.     Orders to protect operative's identity etc
   39.     Directions to jury
   40.     Application for disclosure of operative's identity etc in proceedings
   41.     Offences

           Division 4--Delegation

   42.     Delegation

   PART 5--Application of Act to approvals, authorities or certificates under corresponding laws

   43.     Application of Act to approvals under corresponding laws
   44.     Application of Act to authorities under corresponding laws
   45.     Application of Act to witness identity protection certificates under corresponding laws

   PART 6--Miscellaneous

   46.     State Records Act 1997 and Freedom of Information Act 1991 not to apply
   47.     Annual report
   48.     Regulations
           SCHEDULE 1--Repeal and transitional provisions