111Declaration of critical incident

#### 111 Declaration of critical incident 111 Declaration of critical incident > > (1) The Commissioner of Police may (verbally or in writing) declare an incident to be a critical incident for the purposes of this Part if— > > > > > (a) the Commissioner of Police becomes aware that an incident involving a member of the NSW Police Force has occurred that exhibits the features of a critical incident set out in section 110, or > > > > > (b) the Commissioner of Police has other grounds for considering it is in the public interest to do so. > > > > Note— > > > > The Commissioner of Police may delegate the Commissioner of Police’s functions under this Part to another member of the NSW Police Force—see the [Police Act 1990](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1990-047), section 31. > > > (2) Without limiting subsection (1) (b), the Commissioner of Police may declare an incident involving the death as a result of the homicide (not including suicide) of a police officer by another police officer or any other person (whether or not resulting from, or occurring in the course of, a police operation) to be a critical incident. > > > (3) A critical incident declaration takes effect on its making. > > > (4) The Commissioner of Police may (verbally or in writing) revoke a critical incident declaration at any time. > > **s 111:** Am 2021 No 14, Sch 1\[11\].