Control and management of Police Force
14 Control and management of Police Force
Subject to this Act, the Commissioner shall be charged and invested with the general control and management of the Police Force and may, in addition to those powers, exercise any powers conferred on any member.
The Commissioner shall exercise and perform all the powers and functions of his office in accordance with the directions in writing, if any, given to him by the Minister.
Subject to section 135B(7), the Commissioner may, in writing, delegate to a person the Commissioner's powers or functions under this Act.
In addition, the Commissioner may, in writing, delegate to a member, or an employee within the meaning of the Public Sector
Employment and Management Act 1993, the Commissioner's powers or functions under another Act.
Subsection (4) applies to the Commissioner's powers or functions as Commissioner or Chief Executive Officer, within the meaning of the
Public Sector Employment and Management Act 1993, of the
Police Force.
However, subsection (4) does not apply if the Commissioner has a power of delegation under the other Act.
In addition, the Commissioner may delegate a power or function under subsection (3) or (4) to a person only if satisfied the person has the appropriate qualifications or experience to exercise the power or perform the function.
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