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Terrorism (Police Powers) Act 2002
14APower to give directions to government agencies
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#### 14A Power to give directions to government agencies
14A Power to give directions to government agencies
> > (1) The Commissioner of Police or other police officer referred to in section 8 may, for the purposes of facilitating the exercise of the special powers conferred by this Part, give a government agency directions with respect to the exercise of the powers or functions of the agency.
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> > (2) The government agency is authorised and required to comply with the direction.
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> > (3) In this section—
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> > government agency includes a government department, a public or local authority, a State owned corporation and any member or officer of any such department, authority or corporation, but does not include a parliamentary or judicial body or its members or officers.
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> **s 14A:** Ins 2004 No 48, Sch 3 \[2\]. Am 2005 No 54, Sch 2 \[8\].