"LECC Chief Commissioner" means the Chief Commissioner of the Law Enforcement
Conduct Commission.
"medical practitioner" has the same meaning as in the Health Practitioner
Regulation National Law (NSW) .
"merit" , in relation to a decision of the Commissioner to appoint or
recommend for appointment a person to a position in the NSW Police Force or
rank or grade within a rank of police officer, means--
(a) the possession by
the person of qualifications determined in respect of the position or rank or
grade by the Commissioner, and
(b) the aptitude of the person for the
discharge of the duties of the position or rank or grade, and
(c) the
integrity, diligence and good conduct of the person.
"non-commissioned police officer" means a police officer under the rank of
inspector.
"NSW Police Force" means the NSW Police Force established by this Act.
"NSW Police Force senior executive" --see section 32.
"police education course" means a course of education determined by the
Commissioner to be a police education course for the purposes of one or more
provisions of this Act or the regulations.
(a) a reference to a function
includes a reference to a power, authority and duty, and
(b) a reference to
the exercise of a function includes, where the function is a duty, a reference
to the performance of the duty.
(3) Notes in the text of this Act do not form
part of the Act.
(4) In this Act, a reference to a Presiding Officer of a
House of Parliament is a reference to the President of the Legislative Council
or the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
(5) If there is a vacancy in the
office of President, the reference to the President is taken to be a reference
to the Clerk of the Legislative Council.
(6) If there is a vacancy in the
office of Speaker, the reference to the Speaker is taken to be a reference to
the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly.