POLICE SERVICE ADMINISTRATION ACT 1990 - SECT 4.10 Delegation

POLICE SERVICE ADMINISTRATION ACT 1990 - SECT 4.10

4.10 Delegation

(1) The commissioner may delegate powers of the commissioner under this Act or any other Act to any of the following—

(a) a police officer;

(b) a staff member;

(c) the Inspector-General of Emergency Management under the Disaster Management Act 2003 ;

(d) the commissioner of the Queensland Fire and Emergency Service;

(e) an appropriately qualified person employed in—

(i) the Office of the Inspector-General of Emergency Management under the Disaster Management Act 2003 ; or

(ii) the Queensland Fire and Emergency Service.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1) , the commissioner may also, under subsection (1) , delegate powers of the commissioner to discharge the prescribed responsibility.

(3) A delegation of a power of the commissioner may permit the subdelegation of the power to another person mentioned in subsection (1) .

(4) Proof of a delegation by the commissioner under subsection (1) is not required in a proceeding unless the defendant gives the entity responsible for prosecuting the proceeding a notice of intention to challenge the delegation at least 10 business days before the hearing date.

(5) The notice must be in the approved form.