Review of authority granted to authorised officer
15 Review of authority granted to authorised officer
The chief officer of a law enforcement agency must review each authority granted to an authorised officer by the chief officer, and in force, under this Act to decide whether use of the assumed identity under the authority is still necessary.
An authority granted by a delegate of a chief officer is taken to have been granted by the chief officer (see Legislation Act, s 239 (4)).
The review must happen at least once every 12 months.
If the chief officer is satisfied on reasonable grounds on a review that use of the assumed identity under the authority is no longer necessary, the chief officer must cancel the authority under section 14.
If the chief officer is satisfied on reasonable grounds on a review that use of the assumed identity under the authority is still necessary, the chief officer must record the chief officer’s opinion, and the reasons for it, in writing.
The chief officer may delegate a function under this section (see s 42).
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