200VFunctions of protective services officer accompanying person at medical setting on Chief Commissioner's direction

200V Functions of protective services officer accompanying person at medical setting on Chief Commissioner's direction (1) The Chief Commissioner may direct a protective services officer on duty to accompany a person (including a child under the age of 18 years) in a medical setting to— (a) protect the person; or (b) prevent an offence against an Act or the common law being committed; or (c) protect the integrity of the criminal justice system, including the following— (i) the protection of a witness; (ii) the securing of evidence of the commission of an offence against an Act or the common law. (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Chief Commissioner may direct a protective services officer on duty to accompany a person in a medical setting if the Chief Commissioner considers any of the following grounds exist— (a) the person is at risk of physical harm; (b) an offence is being committed or is likely to be committed and the person is likely a victim, or is likely to become a victim, as a result; (c) the person is a witness or victim; (d) evidence of the commission of an offence involving the person is at risk of being concealed, lost or destroyed; (e) the person may have committed an offence against an Act or the common law; (f) a police officer is proposing to obtain information or a witness statement from the person. (3) The exercise of a function by a protective services officer under this section does not prevent the exercise of any other function of the protective services officer under an Act or law. Division 4—Functions of protective services officers—crime scenes S. 200W inserted by No. 55/2025 s. 109.