Criminal Investigation (Covert Powers) Regulations 2013 (WA)

Western Australia Criminal Investigation (Covert Powers) Act 2012 Criminal Investigation (Covert Powers) Regulations 2013 Western Australia Criminal Investigation (Covert Powers) Regulations 2013 Contents 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Fisheries officers who are law enforcement officers (Act, s. 3) 1 4. Corresponding laws (Act, s. 5, 44 and 80) 1 5. Relevant offences (Act. s. 5) 3 6. Senior officers (Act, s. 43(1), 79(1) and 105(1)) 4 7. Fisheries officers who are supervisors (Act, s. 48(4)(c)) 4 Notes Compilation table 5 Western Australia Criminal Investigation (Covert Powers) Act 2012 Criminal Investigation (Covert Powers) Regulations 2013

1. Citation These regulations are the Criminal Investigation (Covert Powers) Regulations 2013.

2. Commencement These regulations come into operation as follows — (a) regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published in the Gazette; (b) the rest of the regulations — on 1 March 2013.

3. Fisheries officers who are law enforcement officers (Act, s. 3) For the purposes of the definition of law enforcement officer paragraph (d) in section 3 of the Act, a fisheries officer employed in the fisheries department's Serious Offences Unit holds a prescribed office.

4. Corresponding laws (Act, s. 5, 44 and 80) (1) For the purposes of the definition of corresponding law in section 5 of the Act, each of these is a prescribed law — (a) the Crimes Act 1914 (Commonwealth) Part IAB; (b) the Law Enforcement (Controlled Operations) Act 1997 (New South Wales); (c) the Crimes (Controlled Operations) Act 2004 (Victoria); (d) the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 (Queensland) Chapter 11; (e) the Criminal Investigation (Covert Operations) Act 2009 (South Australia) Part 2; (f) the Police Powers (Controlled Operations) Act 2006 (Tasmania); (g) the Crimes (Controlled Operations) Act 2008 (Australian Capital Territory); (h) the Police (Special Investigative and Other Powers) Act (Northern Territory) Part 2. (2) For the purposes of the definition of corresponding law in section 44 of the Act, each of these is a prescribed law — (a) the Crimes Act 1914 (Commonwealth) Part IAC; (b) the Law Enforcement and National Security (Assumed Identities) Act 2010 (New South Wales); (c) the Crimes (Assumed Identities) Act 2004 (Victoria); (d) the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 (Queensland) Chapter 12; (e) the Criminal Investigation (Covert Operations) Act 2009 (South Australia) Part 3; (f) the Police Powers (Assumed Identities) Act 2006 (Tasmania); (g) the Crimes (Assumed Identities) Act 2009 (Australian Capital Territory); (h) the Police (Special Investigative and Other Powers) Act (Northern Territory) Part 3. (3) For the purposes of the definition of corresponding law in section 80 of the Act, each of these is a prescribed law — (a) the Crimes Act 1914 (Commonwealth) Part IACA; (b) the Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1958 (Victoria) Part IIAA; (c) the Evidence Act 1977 (Queensland) Part 2 Division 5; (d) the Criminal Investigation (Covert Operations) Act 2009 (South Australia) Part 4; (e) the Witness (Identity Protection) Act 2006 (Tasmania) Part 2; (f) the Crimes (Protection of Witness Identity) Act 2011 (Australian Capital Territory); (g) the Police (Special Investigative and Other Powers) Act (Northern Territory) Part 4. [Regulation 4 amended: Gazette 12 Jul 2016 p. 2863.]