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Police Administration Act 1978
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14 Control and management of Police Force
(1) Subject to this Act, the Commissioner shall be charged and
invested with the general control and management of the Police
Force and may, in addition to those powers, exercise any powers
conferred on any member.
(2) The Commissioner shall exercise and perform all the powers and
functions of his office in accordance with the directions in writing, if
any, given to him by the Minister.
(3) Subject to section 135B(7), the Commissioner may, in writing,
delegate to a person the Commissioner's powers or functions under
this Act.
(4) In addition, the Commissioner may, in writing, delegate to a
member, or an employee within the meaning of the Public Sector
Employment and Management Act 1993, the Commissioner's
powers or functions under another Act.
(5) Subsection (4) applies to the Commissioner's powers or functions
as Commissioner or Chief Executive Officer, within the meaning of
the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 1993, of the
(6) However, subsection (4) does not apply if the Commissioner has a
power of delegation under the other Act.
(7) In addition, the Commissioner may delegate a power or function
under subsection (3) or (4) to a person only if satisfied the person
has the appropriate qualifications or experience to exercise the
power or perform the function.