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Police Service Administration Act 1990
sec.4.10Delegation
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### sec.4.10 Delegation
The commissioner may delegate powers of the commissioner under this Act or any other Act to any of the following—
a police officer;
a staff member;
the Inspector-General of Emergency Management under the Disaster Management Act 2003 ;
the commissioner under the Fire Services Act 1990 ;
an appropriately qualified person employed in—
the Office of the Inspector-General of Emergency Management under the Disaster Management Act 2003 ; or
Queensland Fire and Rescue or Rural Fire Service Queensland under the Fire Services Act 1990 .
Without limiting subsection (1) , the commissioner may also, under subsection (1) , delegate powers of the commissioner to discharge the prescribed responsibility.
A delegation of a power of the commissioner may permit the subdelegation of the power to another person mentioned in subsection (1) .
Proof of a delegation by the commissioner under subsection (1) is not required in a proceeding unless the defendant gives the entity responsible for prosecuting the proceeding a notice of intention to challenge the delegation at least 10 business days before the hearing date.
The notice must be in the approved form.
See the Weapons Act 1990 , section 141ZV for limitations on the delegation of powers under section 141G of that Act.
s 4.10 sub 1993 No. 77 s 2 sch 1
amd 2014 No. 17 s 118 ; 2016 No. 43 s 23 ; 2018 No. 20 s 53 ; 2021 No. 12 s 181 ; 2024 No. 22 s 92 sch 1 ; 2024 No. 45 s 134 sch 1
(sec.4.10-ssec.1) The commissioner may delegate powers of the commissioner under this Act or any other Act to any of the following— a police officer; a staff member; the Inspector-General of Emergency Management under the Disaster Management Act 2003 ; the commissioner under the Fire Services Act 1990 ; an appropriately qualified person employed in— the Office of the Inspector-General of Emergency Management under the Disaster Management Act 2003 ; or Queensland Fire and Rescue or Rural Fire Service Queensland under the Fire Services Act 1990 .
(sec.4.10-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , the commissioner may also, under subsection (1) , delegate powers of the commissioner to discharge the prescribed responsibility.
(sec.4.10-ssec.3) A delegation of a power of the commissioner may permit the subdelegation of the power to another person mentioned in subsection (1) .
(sec.4.10-ssec.4) Proof of a delegation by the commissioner under subsection (1) is not required in a proceeding unless the defendant gives the entity responsible for prosecuting the proceeding a notice of intention to challenge the delegation at least 10 business days before the hearing date.
(sec.4.10-ssec.5) The notice must be in the approved form.
- (a) a police officer;
- (b) a staff member;
- (c) the Inspector-General of Emergency Management under the Disaster Management Act 2003 ;
- (d) the commissioner under the Fire Services Act 1990 ;
- (e) an appropriately qualified person employed in— (i) the Office of the Inspector-General of Emergency Management under the Disaster Management Act 2003 ; or (ii) Queensland Fire and Rescue or Rural Fire Service Queensland under the Fire Services Act 1990 .
- (i) the Office of the Inspector-General of Emergency Management under the Disaster Management Act 2003 ; or
- (ii) Queensland Fire and Rescue or Rural Fire Service Queensland under the Fire Services Act 1990 .
- (i) the Office of the Inspector-General of Emergency Management under the Disaster Management Act 2003 ; or
- (ii) Queensland Fire and Rescue or Rural Fire Service Queensland under the Fire Services Act 1990 .