Court Security Act 2017
6Appointment of security managers
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6 Appointment of security managers
(1) The Registrar may appoint persons as security managers for the Supreme Court.
(2) The Administrator may appoint persons as security managers for the Magistrates Court.
(3) The Chief Clerk of Petty Sessions may appoint persons as security managers for courts of petty sessions.
(4) The Chief Clerk (Coronial Division) may appoint persons as security managers for coroners' courts.
(5) The Head of the Agency responsible for the administrative arrangements of a tribunal may appoint persons as security managers for that tribunal.
(6) A security manager is to perform the functions, and exercise the powers, that are specified in his or her instrument of appointment.
(7) The appointment of a person as a security manager is subject to the conditions, if any, specified in his or her instrument of appointment.
(8) The person who appointed a security manager may, by notice in writing to the security manager –
(a) amend the conditions of appointment specified in the security manager's instrument of appointment by adding a condition or varying or revoking a condition; or
(b) revoke the appointment.
(9) A security manager may give directions to security officers.