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Police Act 1990
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25 Acting Commissioner
25 Acting Commissioner
(1) The Minister may appoint a member of the NSW Police Force to act as Commissioner if the office of Commissioner is vacant or the Commissioner is suspended, sick or absent.
(2) Any such member, while acting as Commissioner, has all the functions of the Commissioner.
(3) The Minister may at any time terminate the appointment of any such member to act as Commissioner.
s 25: Subst 1993 No 39, Sch 1 (1). Am 1996 No 108, Sch 1 (10)–(12); 2007 No 68, Sch 1 [1] [2].