18Appointment of Acting Chief Commissioner

18 Appointment of Acting Chief Commissioner (1) A police officer may be appointed under this section to act as Chief Commissioner— (a) during a vacancy in the office of Chief Commissioner; or (b) during a period, or all periods, when the Chief Commissioner is absent from duty or, for any other reason, is unable to perform the duties of office. S. 18(1A) inserted by No. 20/2025 s. 19B. (1A) An Acting Chief Commissioner must be— (c) a person who has a permanent visa or is entitled to be granted a permanent visa under the Migration Act 1958 of the Commonwealth; or (d) a New Zealand citizen who has a special category visa or is entitled to be granted a special category visa under the Migration Act 1958 of the Commonwealth. (2) The appointment of an Acting Chief Commissioner may be made by— (a) the Minister for a period not exceeding 4 weeks; or (b) the Governor in Council for any period. (3) The Acting Chief Commissioner has all the powers and must perform all the duties of the Chief Commissioner. (4) A person appointed to act as Chief Commissioner is eligible to be reappointed. (5) The Governor in Council may revoke the appointment of an Acting Chief Commissioner at any time (including an appointment made by the Minister).