POLICE ACT 1990 - SECT 66A
Acting appointments
POLICE ACT 1990 - SECT 66A
Acting appointments
66A Acting appointments
(1) The Commissioner may appoint a police officer to act in a
non-executive police officer position if-- (a) the position is vacant, or
(b)
the holder of the position is suspended, sick or absent.
(2) The
police officer, while acting in the position, has all the functions of the
holder of the position.
(3) The Commissioner may, at any time, terminate the
appointment of the police officer to act in the position.
(4) This section
does not prevent the payment of an allowance to a police officer for
exercising any or all of the functions of a non-executive police officer
position if a police officer is not appointed to act in the position under
this section.
(5) An appointment made under subsection (1)(a) must not be for
a period longer than 12 months.
(6) Sections 66, 66AA and 66AB do not apply
to an appointment under this section.
