Acting appointments
66A Acting appointments
The Commissioner may appoint a police officer to act in a non-executive police officer position if—
the position is vacant, or
the holder of the position is suspended, sick or absent.
The police officer, while acting in the position, has all the functions of the holder of the position.
The Commissioner may, at any time, terminate the appointment of the police officer to act in the position.
This section does not prevent the payment of an allowance to a police officer for exercising any or all of the functions of a non-executive police officer position if a police officer is not appointed to act in the position under this section.
An appointment made under subsection (1)(a) must not be for a period longer than 12 months.
Sections 66, 66AA and 66AB do not apply to an appointment under this section.
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