sec.82Aboriginal and Island police officers

### sec.82 Aboriginal and Island police officers This section applies to a person if, immediately before the commencement, the person held appointment, in relation to an area, as— an Island police officer under the repealed Torres Strait Act; or an Aboriginal police officer under this Act. From the commencement, the person, without further appointment, holds appointment as a community police officer under this Act in relation to the same area, and for that purpose— is taken to have been appointed under this Act; and subject to any action that may be taken under section 14 in relation to the community police officer’s responsibilities, continues to have the same responsibilities with which the person was charged immediately before the commencement. A reference in any Act or document to an Aboriginal or Island police officer may, if the context permits, be taken to be a reference to a community police officer. s 82 prev s 82 amd 1986 No. 43 s 12 sub 1990 No. 104 s 16 amd 1999 No. 53 s 35 sch om 2004 No. 37 s 86 sch 1 pres s 82 ins 2007 No. 59 s 46 (sec.82-ssec.1) This section applies to a person if, immediately before the commencement, the person held appointment, in relation to an area, as— an Island police officer under the repealed Torres Strait Act; or an Aboriginal police officer under this Act. (sec.82-ssec.2) From the commencement, the person, without further appointment, holds appointment as a community police officer under this Act in relation to the same area, and for that purpose— is taken to have been appointed under this Act; and subject to any action that may be taken under section 14 in relation to the community police officer’s responsibilities, continues to have the same responsibilities with which the person was charged immediately before the commencement. (sec.82-ssec.3) A reference in any Act or document to an Aboriginal or Island police officer may, if the context permits, be taken to be a reference to a community police officer. - (a) an Island police officer under the repealed Torres Strait Act; or - (b) an Aboriginal police officer under this Act. - (a) is taken to have been appointed under this Act; and - (b) subject to any action that may be taken under section 14 in relation to the community police officer’s responsibilities, continues to have the same responsibilities with which the person was charged immediately before the commencement.