Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00132:section:15hb
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00132
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 15HB
Character Range: 578413–579708

15HB  Indemnification of participants against civil liability
  The Commonwealth must indemnify a participant in a controlled operation against any civil liability (including reasonable costs) the participant incurs because of conduct the participant engages in if:
 (a) the participant engages in the conduct in the course of, and for the purposes of, the controlled operation in accordance with the authority to conduct the controlled operation; and
 (b) the participant is identified in the authority as a person authorised to engage in controlled conduct for the purposes of the controlled operation; and
 (c) the conduct does not involve the participant intentionally inducing a person to commit a Commonwealth offence or an offence under a law of a State or Territory that the person would not otherwise have intended to commit; and
 (d) the conduct does not involve the participant engaging in any conduct that is likely to:
 (i) cause the death of, or serious injury to, any person; or
 (ii) involve the commission of a sexual offence against any person; and
 (e) if the participant is a civilian participant in the operation—he or she acts in accordance with the instructions of a law enforcement officer; and
 (f) the requirements (if any) specified in the regulations have been met.