Law Enforcement (Controlled Operations) Act 1997

The chief executive officer of a law enforcement agency must cause a register relating to cross-border controlled operations to be kept.

The register is to specify the following—

for each application (including an application for a variation of authority) made under this Act in respect of a cross-border controlled operation—

the date of the application, and

whether the application was formal or urgent, and

whether the application was granted, refused or withdrawn, and

if the application was refused or withdrawn—the date and time of the refusal or withdrawal,

for each authority granted to a law enforcement officer of the agency in respect of a cross-border controlled operation—

the date and time the authority was granted, and

whether the authority was formal or urgent, and

the name and rank or position of the chief executive officer, and

each relevant offence in respect of which controlled conduct under the authority was to be engaged in, and

the period of validity of the authority, and

if the authority was cancelled, the date and time of the cancellation, and

the date and time the authorised operation began and the date of completion of the operation, and

the date on which a report on the operation was made under section 15, and

if the authorised operation involved illicit goods, to the extent known—

the nature and quantity of the illicit goods, and

the route through which the illicit goods passed in the course of the operation, and

details of any loss of, or serious damage to, property or any personal injuries, occurring in the course of, or as a direct result of, the operation,

for each variation of authority—

the date and time the variation was made, and

whether the variation was formal or urgent, and

the name and rank or position of the chief executive officer who made the variation.