Wildlife Act 1975

An authority to conduct a controlled operation granted by the Secretary must—

be in writing under the seal of the Secretary; and

identify the principal law enforcement officer for the operation; and

identify each law enforcement officer who may engage in controlled conduct for the purposes of the operation; and

identify the nature of the controlled conduct that the participants may engage in; and

identify the nature of the criminal activity (including the suspected offences) in respect of which the controlled conduct is to be engaged in; and

identify (to the extent known) any suspect; and

specify the period of validity of the authority (which must be a period not exceeding 3 months); and

specify any conditions to which the conduct of the operation is subject; and

state the date and time when the authority is granted; and

identify (to the extent known)—

the nature and quantity of any illicit goods that will be involved in the operation; and

the route through which those goods will pass in the course of the operation.

A person is sufficiently identified for the purposes of subsection (1)(b) or (c) if the person is identified—

by an assumed name under which the person is operating; or

by a code name or code number—

An authority to conduct a controlled operation granted by the Game Management Authority must—

be in writing under the seal of the Game Management Authority; and

identify the principal law enforcement officer for the operation; and

identify each law enforcement officer who may engage in controlled conduct for the purposes of the operation; and

identify the nature of the controlled conduct that the participants may engage in; and

identify the nature of the criminal activity (including the suspected offences) in respect of which the controlled conduct is to be engaged in; and

identify (to the extent known) any suspect; and

specify the period of validity of the authority (which must be a period not exceeding 3 months); and

specify any conditions to which the conduct of the operation is subject; and

state the date and time when the authority is granted; and

identify (to the extent known)—

the nature and quantity of any illicit goods that will be involved in the operation; and

the route through which those goods will pass in the course of the operation.

A person is sufficiently identified for the purposes of subsection (3)(b) or (c) if the person is identified—

by an assumed name under which the person is operating; or

by a code name or code number—