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Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002
87UVariation and revocation of public safety order
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#### 87U Variation and revocation of public safety order
87U Variation and revocation of public safety order
> > (1) Subject to subsection (3), a public safety order may be varied or revoked by a senior police officer before the order ceases to be in force (whether or not he or she is the same officer who made the original order).
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> > (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Commissioner must revoke a public safety order if the Commissioner becomes aware that the order was erroneously made or that the grounds for its making no longer exist.
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> > (3) A public safety order that is made or varied by the Commissioner may be subsequently varied or revoked only by the Commissioner.
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> > (4) A variation of a public safety order must comply with the requirements of this Part concerning the appropriate content, duration and grounds for making a public safety order.
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> > Note.
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> > See also section 87T concerning the service and notification of variations to public safety orders.
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> > (5) The revocation of a public safety order takes effect when the person to whom the order applies is served by means of personal service with a written notice of the revocation.
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> > (6) If a public safety order applies to more than one person and a variation or revocation is served on those persons at different times, the order continues in force in relation to a person to whom the order applies until—
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> > > (a) in the case of a variation—the varied order is served on, or otherwise brought to the notice of, the person in accordance with section 87T, or
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> > > (b) in the case of a revocation—the written notice of revocation is served on the person.
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> **pt 6B, divs 2–4 (ss 87R–87ZC):** Ins 2016 No 16, Sch 5 \[1\].