POLICE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT 2000 - SECT 318 Delegation—commissioner

POLICE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT 2000 - SECT 318

318 Delegation—commissioner

(1) The commissioner may delegate any of the commissioner’s powers under this chapter relating to the following to a person for the time being performing functions in the police service as a senior officer—

(a) the granting, variation and cancellation of authorities;

(b) conducting reviews under section 287 ;

(c) authorising the making of an application to the independent member for a birth certificate approval for an assumed identity;

(d) making applications under section 292 ;

(e) making requests under section 294 or 307 .

(2) Also, the commissioner may delegate to a police officer of or above the rank of inspector the commissioner’s power under section 288 to apply to the independent member for authority to create a birth certificate for an assumed identity.

(3) No more than 4 delegations may be in force under this section at any time.

(4) In this section—


"senior officer" means—

(a) a deputy commissioner of the police service; or

(b) an assistant commissioner of the police service; or

(c) a superintendent of the police service who is responsible for covert operations.