Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00908:clause:1_15ia
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00908
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 15IA
Character Range: 9288–10882

15IA  Indemnification of law enforcement officers etc.

 (1) The Commonwealth must indemnify a law enforcement officer against any liability (including reasonable costs) the officer incurs because of conduct the officer engages in if:
 (a) he or she engages in that conduct in the course of duty for the purposes of a controlled operation; and
 (b) the conduct meets the requirements of subsection 15IB(1); and
 (c) the requirements (if any) specified in the regulations have been met.

 (2) The Commonwealth must indemnify a person who is not a law enforcement officer against any liability (including reasonable costs) the person incurs because of conduct the person engages in if:
 (a) he or she engages in that conduct for the purposes of a controlled operation; and
 (b) a law enforcement officer has authorised the person to engage in that conduct; and
 (c) the conduct meets the requirements of subsection 15IB(2); and
 (d) the requirements (if any) specified in the regulations have been met.

 (2A) Subsection (2) does not apply to a person who:
 (a) is an informant of a law enforcement officer; or
 (b) is believed to have been involved, other than for law enforcement purposes, in the criminal activity in respect of which the controlled operation was authorised.

 (3) For the purposes of this section, a member of a police force or other law enforcement agency of a foreign country is taken to be acting in the course of duty to the extent that he or she takes part in the controlled operation in accordance with the instructions given by an Australian law enforcement officer.