Criminal Investigation (Covert Powers) Act 2012

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined term Provision(s)

acquire 44

ancillary conduct 31(1)

appeal 80

assumed name 80, 83(2)(a)(i)

Australian Crime Commission 3

authorised civilian 44

authorised officer 44

authorised operation 5

authorised person 44

authorising officer 3

authority 5, 44

cancel 61(1), 71(1)

chief officer 3, 44

civilian participant 5

commencement day 108

conduct 3

controlled conduct 5

controlled operation 5

corresponding authorised operation 5

corresponding authority 5, 44

corresponding law 5, 44, 80

corresponding participant 5

corresponding witness identity protection certificate 80

Corruption and Crime Commission 5

court 80

court name 80

court proceeding 80

criminal activity 3

cross‑border controlled operation 5, 6(1)

disciplinary proceeding 3

disclosure action 101(1)

doing 44

evidence 44, 58(1)

false representation 80

fisheries department 3

fisheries officer 3

formal application 5, 10(2)(a), 47(3)(a)

formal authority 5, 15(1)(a), 44, 49(1)(a)

formal cancellation of authority 52(3)(a)

formal variation application 5, 19(3)(a)

formal variation of authority 5, 21(1)(a), 51(4)(a)

former authorisation 109(1), 110(1)

government agency 3

government issuing agency 44

illicit goods 5

intelligence agency 79(1)

investigation 80

issuing agency 44

issuing chief officer 71(2)

jurisdiction 3

law enforcement agency 3

law enforcement officer 3

law enforcement operation 3

law enforcement participant 5

local controlled operation 5, 7

Minister 3

non‑government issuing agency 44

officer 44

operational information 35(1)

operative 80

original court 93(1)

outstanding 83(1)(a) and (b)

parliamentary committee 80

parliamentary proceeding 80

participant 5, 28(1)

participating jurisdiction 5, 44

party 80

Police Force 3

police officer 3

prescribed 3

principal law enforcement officer 5

proceeding 80

professional misconduct 80

Register 44

Registrar 44

related controlled conduct 31(1)

relevant House, 97(1)

relevant offence 5

relevant proceeding 57(1)

senior officer 43(1), 79(1), 105(1)

sexual offence 5

supervisor 44

suspect 5

this jurisdiction 3

urgent application 5, 10(2)(b), 47(3)(b)

urgent authority 5, 15(1)(b), 49(1)(b)

urgent cancellation of authority 52(3)(b)

urgent variation application 5, 19(3)(b)

urgent variation of authority 5, 21(1)(b), 51(4)(b)

use 44

witness identity protection certificate 80

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