Yes, I am a little confused by all this.
IIRC Jubes stated quite clearly in one of his pressers that there were covert (and overt) operations going on. So, is recording one part of their covert operations? Even though nothing says that this 'infraction' was a
secretly recorded convo.
There is a lot of stuff out there about it. I dont have time at the moment to wade through it, as much of the detail is written in legal mumbo jumbo. But it is something to consider, for sure.
The police powers to carry out undercover operations in NSW are contained in the Law Enforcement (Controlled Operations) Act 1997 (the Act). The legislation allows specific NSW law enforcement agencies to carry out controlled operations in situations where conventional measures won’t work.
Authorising the Unlawful: The Powers of Undercover Police in NSW