Police Powers (Controlled Operations) Act 2006 (Tas)

Police Powers (Controlled Operations) Act 2006

An Act to provide for the authorisation, conduct and monitoring of controlled operations and for other matters [Royal Assent 18 December 2006]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

PART 1 - Preliminary

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Police Powers (Controlled Operations) Act 2006 .

2. Commencement This Act commences on a day to be proclaimed.

3. Purposes of Act The main purposes of this Act are – (a) to provide for the authorisation, conduct and monitoring of controlled operations, including operations conducted in this or this and one or more other jurisdictions or in one or more participating jurisdictions – (i) for the purpose of obtaining evidence that may lead to the prosecution of persons for particular offences; and (ii) that involve or may involve conduct for which participants in the operation would otherwise be criminally responsible; and (b) to facilitate mutual recognition of things done in relation to controlled operations authorised under laws of other jurisdictions corresponding to this Act; and (c) to ensure, as far as practicable, that only appropriately trained persons may act as participants in authorised operations; and (d) to ensure that a person who may act as a participant in an authorised operation engages in otherwise unlawful activities only as part of the authorised operation; and (e) to provide appropriate protection from civil and criminal liability for persons acting under this Act; and (f) to clarify the status of evidence obtained by participants in authorised operations.