sec.4.10Delegation

### 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 .