Crime and Corruption Act 2001

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

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

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

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

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;

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;

any conditions the approving officer considers appropriate.

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.