Delegation by Commissioner of Police
152NZG Delegation by Commissioner of Police
The Commissioner of Police may delegate a function of the Commissioner under sections 152NF, 152NJ, 152NK, 152NM, 152NO, 152NR, 152NS and 152NZA to a police officer who is, or is acting as, an Inspector or an officer of a rank more senior than Inspector.
The delegation must be in writing signed by the Commissioner of Police.
A person to whom a function is delegated under this section cannot delegate the function.
A person performing a function delegated to the person under this section is taken to do so in accordance with the terms of the delegation unless the contrary is shown.
Nothing in this section limits the ability of the Commissioner of Police to perform a function through an officer or agent.
Section 3(6) does not apply to a reference to the Commissioner of Police in a section referred to in subsection (1).
[Section 152NZG inserted: No. 44 of 2022 s. 16; amended: No. 25 of 2023 s. 21(1); No. 20 of 2025 s. 67.]
[152NZH. Deleted: No. 20 of 2025 s. 99.]
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