POLICE SERVICE ADMINISTRATION ACT 1990 - SECT 5.8
Acting as commissioned officer
POLICE SERVICE ADMINISTRATION ACT 1990 - SECT 5.8
Acting as commissioned officer
5.8 Acting as commissioned officer
(1) The commissioner may appoint an appropriate person to act as a
commissioned officer during—
(a) any vacancy, or all vacancies, in the
office of commissioned officer; or
(b) any period, or all periods, when a
commissioned officer is absent from duty or, for another reason, can not
perform the duties of the office.
(2) The remuneration payable to a person
who acts as a commissioned officer must not be more than the remuneration
payable to a person appointed to the office.
(3) While a person acts as a
commissioned officer, the person is relieved of the duties of a constable at
common law or under any Act or law.
