Commissioner’s functions may be performed by others
31 Commissioner’s functions may be performed by others
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 in this Act, other than a function under Part 2A or the power in subsection (3), may be performed —
if the office of Commissioner is vacant, or if the Commissioner is on leave or out of the State or otherwise unavailable to exercise the functions — by an authorised Deputy Commissioner; or
if paragraph (a) applies but every Deputy Commissioner is on leave or out of the State or otherwise unavailable to exercise the functions — by an authorised police officer who holds or is acting in a rank more senior than Superintendent.
The Commissioner, in writing, may authorise one or more Deputy Commissioners or other police officers who hold or are acting in a rank more senior than Superintendent for the purposes of this section.
If any of the Commissioner’s functions in this Act is performed by a person other than the Commissioner, the person must notify the Commissioner of the fact as soon as practicable.
[Section 31 amended: No. 11 of 2018 s. 6.]
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