Controlled Operation Authorisation

Detects controlled operation authorisations under PPRA 2000 (Qld) Part 5. Controlled operations involve officers in criminal activity under legal authority. Disclosure reveals officers and operational scope.

Type: keyword_proximity
Engine: universal
Confidence: medium
Confidence justification: Medium confidence: enforcement requires a populated authority record; authority numbers are unpublished, so the reference is a documented label-anchored fallback and only counts at 85 together with other record fields.
Jurisdictions: au
Regulations: Crime and Corruption Act 2001 (Qld), Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 (Qld)
Frameworks: QGISCF
Data categories: law-enforcement, government
Scope: wide
Risk rating: 10

Pattern

(?i)\b(controlled\s+operation\s+(?:authoris(?:ation|ed)|authority)|assumed\s+identity\s+(?:authoris(?:ation|ed)|authority)|authorised\s+(?:civilian\s+)?conduct\s+(?:authority|authorisation)|PPRA\s+controlled\s+operation|undercover\s+operation\s+authorisation)\b

Corroborative evidence keywords

PROTECTED, Law-Enforcement, PPRA, Police Powers and Responsibilities Act, Part 5, section 228, s.228, authorising officer, controlled conduct, participant, authorisation period, scope of authority, Commissioner's approval, investigation, enforcement, prosecution, arrest, evidence, forensic, suspect (+50 more)

Proximity: 300 characters

Should match

PROTECTED Law-Enforcement. Controlled Operation Authorisation. PPRA Part 5 — Authorisation number: 2025/0047. Authorising officer: A/C J. BURKE. Infiltrate drug distribution network. Authorised conduct: purchase controlled substances. Participant: Det. Const. S. TAYLOR (assumed identity). Period: 90 days. — Formal controlled operation authorisation (reaches 85)
RESTRICTED. Application for Controlled Operation Authority under PPRA s.228. Operation VANGUARD. Authorised conduct: meetings with OC figures, handling proceeds. Assumed identity authority for two officers. Scope and risk assessment attached. — Application for controlled operation authority (reaches 75)
Controlled operation authorisation renewal. Authorisation number: 2024/0089. Extension of authorised conduct for 60 days. Undercover operation yielded significant intelligence. PPRA Part 5 compliance audit completed. Commissioner's approval recommended. — Controlled operation renewal (reaches 75)
PROTECTED Law-Enforcement Controlled operation authority — PPRA Part 5 Authorisation number: 2026/0417 Authorising officer: Assistant Commissioner Jordan Staffson Participant: Detective Senior Constable Avery Teston Period: 90 days from 01/10/2026 Scope of authority: purchase of controlled substances from the target syndicate. — Populated authority: authorisation number, authorising officer, participant and period plus PPRA Part 5 evidence (reaches 85)
Controlled operation authority - variation Participant: Detective Constable Morgan Teston The authorised conduct is extended for a further 30 days. — One populated participant field with the controlled-operation primary (reaches 75)

Should not match

PPRA Part 5 provides the framework for controlled operations. Section 228 sets out requirements. Legislation publicly available. — Legislative summary
The CCC annual report noted 15 controlled operation authorities granted during the period. — Published CCC annual report
A law review examined controlled operations across Australian jurisdictions, comparing PPRA Part 5 with Commonwealth legislation. — Academic law review
Policy guidance: this procedure explains how records about Controlled Operation Authorisation are handled, who may access them and how long they are kept. It contains no records about any person or system. — Policy guidance naming the topic without any record (discovery only)
Application for controlled operation authority Applicant: __________ Participant: __________ Authorisation number: __________ Period: __________ — Blank form / template with unfilled fields (must stay below 75)
Training: recruits studied how a controlled operation authority is applied for under the PPRA and why authorised conduct must be narrowly scoped. — News or training text naming the topic (must stay below 75)

Known false positives

Legislative commentary Mitigation: Negative keyword exclusion: 'legislative framework', 'publicly available'. Require authorisation numbers.
Published CCC annual reports Mitigation: Negative keyword exclusion: 'annual report', 'published', 'oversight role'
Academic law review articles Mitigation: Negative keyword exclusion: 'academic', 'law review', 'university'