Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) In section 74B(1) of the Wildlife Act 1975 , after "controlled operation" insert "granted by the Secretary".
(2) After section 74B(2) of the Wildlife Act 1975 insert —
"(3) An authority to conduct a controlled operation granted by the Game Management Authority must—
(a) be in writing under the seal of the Game Management Authority; and
(b) identify the principal law enforcement officer for the operation; and
(c) identify each law enforcement officer who may engage in controlled conduct for the purposes of the operation; and
(d) identify the nature of the controlled conduct that the participants may engage in; and
(e) identify the nature of the criminal activity (including the suspected offences) in respect of which the controlled conduct is to be engaged in; and
(f) identify (to the extent known) any suspect; and
(g) specify the period of validity of the authority (which must be a period not exceeding 3 months); and
(h) specify any conditions to which the conduct of the operation is subject; and
(i) state the date and time when the authority is granted; and
(j) identify (to the extent known)—
(i) the nature and quantity of any illicit goods that will be involved in the operation; and
(ii) the route through which those goods will pass in the course of the operation.
(4) A person is sufficiently identified for the purposes of subsection (3)(b) or (c) if the person is identified—
(a) by an assumed name under which the person is operating; or
(b) by a code name or code number—
so long as the assumed name, code name or code number can be matched to the person's identity by the Game Management Authority.".