Western Australian Consolidated Acts

CORRUPTION AND CRIME COMMISSION ACT 2003 - SECT 129

129 .         Indemnity against civil liability for officer participants

        (1)         The Commission must indemnify an officer of the Commission against any civil liability (including reasonable costs) the officer incurs because of conduct the officer engages in as an officer participant if —

            (a)         the officer engages in the conduct in the course of, and for the purposes of, an operation authorised by, and in accordance with, the authority for the operation;

            (b)         in the case of a controlled operation, the conduct meets the requirements of section 130; and

            (c)         the requirements specified in the regulations have been met.

        (2)         The Commission must indemnify a person who is not an officer of the Commission against any civil liability (including reasonable costs) the person incurs because of conduct the person engages in as a civilian participant if —

            (a)         the person engages in the conduct in the course of, and for the purposes of, an operation authorised by, and in accordance with, the authority for the operation;

            (b)         in the case of a controlled operation, the conduct meets the requirements of section 130; and

            (c)         the requirements specified in the regulations have been met.

        [Section 129 inserted by No. 78 of 2003 s. 17.]