Criminal Investigation (Covert Powers) Act 2012

As soon as practicable after 30 June and 31 December in each year, the chief officer of each law enforcement agency must submit a report to the Corruption and Crime Commission setting out the details required by subsection (2) in relation to controlled operations conducted on behalf of the agency during the previous 6 months.

The report must include all of the following details —

the number of formal authorities that have been granted or varied by the authorising officer for the agency, and the number of formal applications for the granting or variation of authorities that have been refused by the authorising officer for the agency, during the period to which the report relates;

the number of —

urgent authorities that have been granted by the authorising officer for the agency; and

urgent variations of authorities made by the authorising officer for the agency; and

urgent applications for authorities or urgent variations of authorities that have been refused by the authorising officer for the agency,

the nature of the criminal activities against which the authorised operations were directed;

the nature of the controlled conduct engaged in for the purposes of the authorised operations;

if any of the authorised operations involved illicit goods, a statement (to the extent known) of —

the nature and quantity of the illicit goods; and

the route through which the illicit goods passed in the course of the operations;

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 authorised operations;

the number of authorities cancelled by the authorising officer for the agency, or that have expired during the period to which the report relates;

any seizure, arrest and prosecution arising from the authorised operations.

The Corruption and Crime Commission may require the chief officer to furnish additional information in relation to any authorised operation to which a report relates.

The details mentioned in subsection (2) must be classified into cross‑border controlled operations and local controlled operations.

The report must not disclose any information that identifies any suspect or a participant in an authorised operation or that is likely to lead to such a person or participant being identified.

Nothing in this section requires particulars of an authorised operation to be included in a report for a period of 6 months if the operation had not been completed during that period, but the particulars must instead be included in the report for the period of 6 months in which the operation is completed.