Commissioner’s functions under this Part may be performed by authorised Deputy Commissioner
21H Commissioner’s functions under this Part may be performed by authorised Deputy Commissioner
In this section —
authorised means authorised under subsection (3);
Deputy Commissioner means a police officer who holds or is acting in the office of Deputy Commissioner.
The Commissioner’s functions under this Part, other than the power in subsection (3), may be performed by an authorised Deputy Commissioner if —
the office of Commissioner is vacant; or
the Commissioner is on leave or out of the State; or
the Commissioner is otherwise unavailable to exercise the functions.
For the purposes of this section, the Commissioner may authorise in writing one or more Deputy Commissioners to perform the Commissioner’s functions under this Part.
If any of the Commissioner’s functions under this Part is performed by a person other than the Commissioner, the person must notify the Commissioner of the fact as soon as practicable.
[Section 21H inserted: No. 11 of 2018 s. 5.]
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