Protection from criminal liability—authorised persons
15KQ Protection from criminal liability—authorised persons
If an authorised person does something that, apart from this section, would be a Commonwealth offence or an offence under a law of a State or Territory, the person is not criminally responsible for the offence if:
the thing is done in the course of acquiring or using an assumed identity in accordance with an authority; and
the thing is done:
in the case of an authorised intelligence officer, an authorised law enforcement officer or an authorised foreign officer—in the course of his or her duty; or
in the case of an authorised civilian—in accordance with any direction by his or her supervisor under the authority; and
doing the thing would not be an offence if the assumed identity were the person’s real identity.
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