sec.10.24Representation in court

### sec.10.24 Representation in court Any officer or service legal officer may appear for and represent an officer involved in any of the following proceedings in a Magistrates Court or a Childrens Court— a proceeding for an application made by an officer in the performance of duty under any Act; a proceeding in which an officer is involved in the performance of duty otherwise than only as a witness; a proceeding in which the commissioner is involved or of which the commissioner or another officer is required to be given notice. an application for a post-search approval order under the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 Also, any officer or service legal officer may appear and act for the prosecution in a proceeding— in a Magistrates Court or the Childrens Court for a charge of an offence, even though the officer is not the informant or complainant; or in a Magistrates Court, brought by a fire officer under the Disaster Management Act 2003 or a fire service officer under the Fire Services Act 1990 , for an offence against the Act under which the prosecution is brought. In this section— fire officer see the Disaster Management Act 2003 , schedule. service legal officer means a government legal officer, within the meaning of the Legal Profession Act 2007 , who is a staff member. s 10.24 amd 1993 No. 77 s 2 sch 1 sub 2000 No. 5 s 461 sch 3 amd 2005 No. 17 s 32 ; 2007 No. 24 s 770 sch 1 ; 2014 No. 17 s 142 ; 2016 No. 43 s 22 ; 2024 No. 22 s 92 sch 1 (sec.10.24-ssec.1) Any officer or service legal officer may appear for and represent an officer involved in any of the following proceedings in a Magistrates Court or a Childrens Court— a proceeding for an application made by an officer in the performance of duty under any Act; a proceeding in which an officer is involved in the performance of duty otherwise than only as a witness; a proceeding in which the commissioner is involved or of which the commissioner or another officer is required to be given notice. an application for a post-search approval order under the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 (sec.10.24-ssec.2) Also, any officer or service legal officer may appear and act for the prosecution in a proceeding— in a Magistrates Court or the Childrens Court for a charge of an offence, even though the officer is not the informant or complainant; or in a Magistrates Court, brought by a fire officer under the Disaster Management Act 2003 or a fire service officer under the Fire Services Act 1990 , for an offence against the Act under which the prosecution is brought. (sec.10.24-ssec.3) In this section— fire officer see the Disaster Management Act 2003 , schedule. service legal officer means a government legal officer, within the meaning of the Legal Profession Act 2007 , who is a staff member. s 10.24 amd 1993 No. 77 s 2 sch 1 sub 2000 No. 5 s 461 sch 3 amd 2005 No. 17 s 32 ; 2007 No. 24 s 770 sch 1 ; 2014 No. 17 s 142 ; 2016 No. 43 s 22 ; 2024 No. 22 s 92 sch 1 - (a) a proceeding for an application made by an officer in the performance of duty under any Act; - (b) a proceeding in which an officer is involved in the performance of duty otherwise than only as a witness; - (c) a proceeding in which the commissioner is involved or of which the commissioner or another officer is required to be given notice. - (a) in a Magistrates Court or the Childrens Court for a charge of an offence, even though the officer is not the informant or complainant; or - (b) in a Magistrates Court, brought by a fire officer under the Disaster Management Act 2003 or a fire service officer under the Fire Services Act 1990 , for an offence against the Act under which the prosecution is brought.