50Oath or affirmation of office

50 Oath or affirmation of office (1) Before a police officer or protective services officer performs any duty or exercises any power as a police officer or protective services officer, he or she must take an oath of office or make an affirmation of office and subscribe that oath or affirmation. (2) The oath or affirmation must be— (a) in Form 1 in Schedule 2 for a police officer; or (b) in Form 2 in Schedule 2 for a protective services officer. (3) The oath or affirmation is to be administered by— (a) a magistrate, in the case of the Chief Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner; or (b) a magistrate, the Chief Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner, in the case of an Assistant Commissioner; or (c) a magistrate, the Chief Commissioner, a Deputy Commissioner or an Assistant Commissioner in any other case. (4) If a person other than the Chief Commissioner administers the oath or affirmation, the person must forward the subscribed oath or affirmation to— (a) the Minister, in the case of the oath or affirmation of the Chief Commissioner; or (b) the Chief Commissioner, in any other case. Division 2—General duties and powers