35Exemption for LECC officers

35 Exemption for LECC officers

35 Exemption for LECC officers

(1) A person who is an officer of the LECC is exempt from the provisions of the Act, sections 10(1), 23(1) and (2) and 25(1) and (2) in relation to every prohibited plant or prohibited drug to the extent necessary to enable the person to carry out the person’s duties as an officer of the LECC.

(2) In this section—

officer of the LECC means—

(a) the Chief Commissioner of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission, and

(b) another officer of the Commission exercising the powers of the Commission under Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Act 2016, Part 6.