Section 15GF — Crimes Act 1914: Meaning of authorising officer etc.

(1) Any of the following is an authorising officer for a controlled operation: (a) if the operation is a major controlled operation and the investigation of the offence to which the controlled operation relates is within the functions of the Australian Federal Police—the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner; (b) if the operation is not a major controlled operation, but the investigation of the offence to which the controlled operation relates is within the functions of the Australian Federal Police—any AFP authorising officer; (c) if the investigation of the offence to which the controlled operation relates is within the functions of the ACC—any ACC authorising officer; (d) if the controlled operation relates to the conduct of a corruption investigation (within the meaning of the National Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2022)—any NACC authorising officer. (2) The following are AFP authorising officers: (a) the Commissioner; (b) a Deputy Commissioner; (c) a senior executive AFP employee who is a member of the Australian Federal Police and who is authorised in writing by the Commissioner for the purposes of this paragraph. (3) The following are ACC authorising officers: (a) the Chief Executive Officer of the ACC; (b) a member of the staff of the ACC who is an SES employee and who is authorised in writing by the Chief Executive Officer of the ACC for the purposes of this paragraph. (4) The following are NACC authorising officers: (a) the National Anti-Corruption Commissioner; (b) a National Anti-Corruption Deputy Commissioner (within the meaning of the National Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2022); (c) another staff member of the NACC (within the meaning of that Act) who: (i) is an SES employee; and (ii) is authorised in writing by the National Anti-Corruption Commissioner for the purposes of this paragraph.