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(1) In order to give effect to a request under this Act, the Minister may after consultation with the Ministers responsible for the Interior and Foreign Affairs, enter into an administrative arrangement with the Central Authority of a foreign State or with the competent authority of a foreign entity for assistance in the conduct of investigations into crime by an authorized officer within this country under a covert or false identity, or through covert electronic surveillance.

(2) The arrangement shall have due regard to the laws and procedures of the Republic.

(3) The arrangement shall

(a) indicate the duration of the covert investigation,

(b) provide detailed conditions,

(c) provide for the monitoring and preservation of the product of the covert investigation,

(d) provide for the duration of the covert surveillance, and

(e) indicate the legal status of the officers concerned.

(4) The Central Authority and the Central Authority of the foreign State or competent authority of the foreign entity involved shall co-operate to ensure that

(a) the covert investigation is conducted and supervised under the strictest confidence, and

(b) security is provided for the officers acting under the covert or false identity.

(5) Without limiting subsection (1), the Central Authority of a foreign State or the competent authority of a foreign entity may make a request for assistance involving surveillance to include the use of a tracking device.