PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS ACT 1994 - SECT 19B Chief Crown Prosecutor may act as Director

PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS ACT 1994 - SECT 19B

    (1)     The Chief Crown Prosecutor or the Acting Chief Crown Prosecutor may act as the Director during any period when—

        (a)     the office of Director is vacant; or

        (b)     the Director is absent from duty or is, for any reason, unable to carry out the duties of the office.

    (2)     Subsection (1) does not apply if the Governor in Council has appointed an Acting Director under section 9.

    (3)     The Chief Crown Prosecutor or the Acting Chief Crown Prosecutor, while acting as the Director under subsection (1)—

        (a)     has the same powers and duties as the Director; and

        (b)     may perform any of the functions of the Director.