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Public Safety Preservation Act 1986
sec.8FTerrorist emergency forward commander’s power to delegate
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### sec.8F Terrorist emergency forward commander’s power to delegate
This section only applies for any period for which the terrorist emergency forward commander is not acting as commander.
The commander may delegate the commander’s functions under this Act, including the power to subdelegate functions, to an appropriately qualified police officer.
The power to delegate does not include the power to delegate the function to issue a terrorist emergency certificate or make a note on a certificate under section 8G (4) or 8J (2) .
For each delegation, the terrorist forward commander must attach to the terrorist emergency certificate a copy of each written instrument mentioned in the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 27A (3) and a statement outlining any revocation of the delegation.
Without limiting the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 27A , if a delegation is in force at the end of the terrorist emergency, the delegation ends.
In this section—
functions includes powers.
s 8F ins 2007 No. 34 s 12
(sec.8F-ssec.1) This section only applies for any period for which the terrorist emergency forward commander is not acting as commander.
(sec.8F-ssec.2) The commander may delegate the commander’s functions under this Act, including the power to subdelegate functions, to an appropriately qualified police officer.
(sec.8F-ssec.3) The power to delegate does not include the power to delegate the function to issue a terrorist emergency certificate or make a note on a certificate under section 8G (4) or 8J (2) .
(sec.8F-ssec.4) For each delegation, the terrorist forward commander must attach to the terrorist emergency certificate a copy of each written instrument mentioned in the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 27A (3) and a statement outlining any revocation of the delegation.
(sec.8F-ssec.5) Without limiting the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 27A , if a delegation is in force at the end of the terrorist emergency, the delegation ends.
(sec.8F-ssec.6) In this section— functions includes powers.