Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00132:section:15go
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00132
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 15GO
Character Range: 555668–557373

15GO  Variation of authority by appropriate authorising officer
 (1) An appropriate authorising officer may vary an authority:
 (a) at any time on the authorising officer's own initiative; or
 (b) on application under subsection 15GP(1).
 (2) A variation may:
 (a) extend the period of effect of the authority (subject to subsections (3) and (4)); or
 (b) authorise additional persons to engage in controlled conduct for the purposes of the controlled operation and specify:
 (i) with respect to additional law enforcement participants—the nature of the controlled conduct that those participants may engage in; and
 (ii) with respect to additional civilian participants—the particular controlled conduct (if any) that each such participant may engage in; or
 (c) provide that specified persons are no longer authorised to engage in controlled conduct for the purposes of the controlled operation; or
 (d) authorise participants in the controlled operation to engage in additional or alternative controlled conduct.
 (3) A variation cannot be made that has the effect of extending the period of effect of an urgent authority.
 (4) A formal authority must not be varied in such a way that the period of effect of the authority will, after the variation is made, exceed 3 months (including any previous extensions).
 (5) An authority must not be varied unless the authorising officer is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the variation will not authorise a significant alteration of the nature of the controlled operation concerned, including an alteration that would change the nature of the criminal offences to which the controlled operation relates.
 (6) A variation is not a legislative instrument.