39Delegation of chief officer’s functions

#### 39 Delegation of chief officer’s functions 39 Delegation of chief officer’s functions > > (1) Except as provided by this section (and despite any other Act or law to the contrary) the functions of a chief officer under this Act may not be delegated to any other person. > > > (2) A chief officer may delegate to a senior officer of the law enforcement agency any of the chief officer’s functions under this Act (except this power of delegation). > > > (3) No more than 5 delegations may be in force under this section at any one time in respect of any one law enforcement agency. > > > (4) In this section— > > > > senior officer means a person for the time being holding office or acting as— > > > > > (a) in relation to the NSW Police Force, an Assistant Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner, and > > > > > (b) in relation to the Independent Commission Against Corruption, a Commissioner (not being the Chief Commissioner) or an Assistant Commissioner, and > > > > > (c) in relation to the New South Wales Crime Commission, an Assistant Commissioner, and > > > > > (d) in relation to the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission, a Commissioner, not being the Chief Commissioner, another officer of that Commission as prescribed by the regulations or the Chief Executive Officer, and > > > > > (e) in relation to Corrective Services NSW, an Assistant Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner, and > > > > > (f) in relation to an agency prescribed by the regulations as a law enforcement agency for the purposes of this Act, of or above such rank or position as may be prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this provision in relation to that agency, and > > > > > (g) in relation to the Australian Crime Commission, any of the following— > > > > > > > (i) an Executive Director or a National Manager, > > > > > > > (ii) an office of the Australian Crime Commission that is prescribed by the regulations. > > **s 39:** Am 2013 No 55, Sch 1 \[3\]–\[5\]; 2016 No 61, Sch 6.29 \[5\]; 2016 No 65, Sch 3.6 \[2\]; 2021 No 14, Sch 2.1.