Police Service Act 2003
23Secondment
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23 Secondment
(1) The Commissioner, by written agreement with a police officer, may arrange for the police officer to be seconded to –
(a) a police force or police service of a foreign country or another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth; or
(b) any other body or organisation, whether within or outside Tasmania.
(2) The Commissioner, by written agreement with a person, may arrange for the person to be seconded to the Police Service from –
(a) a police force or police service of a foreign country or another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth; or
(b) any other body or organisation, whether within or outside Tasmania.
(3) A secondment under this section is subject to the terms and conditions specified in the relevant agreement.
(4) The powers of a police officer seconded under subsection (1) are retained during the secondment, unless the Commissioner determines otherwise.
(5) A secondment under subsection (1) does not break the continuity of service of the police officer.