Witness (Identity Protection) Act 2006
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24 Delegation
(1) Except as provided by this section (and despite any other Act or law to the contrary), the functions of a chief officer under this Act may not be delegated to any other person.
(2) A chief officer may delegate any of the chief officer's functions under this Act (except this power of delegation) to a senior officer of the law enforcement agency.
(3) In this section –
senior officer means a person for the time being holding office as –
(a) in relation to the Police Service, a police officer of or above the rank of Deputy Commissioner; or
(b) in relation to the Australian Crime Commission, the Director National Operations of the Australian Crime Commission or another office of the Australian Crime Commission that is prescribed by the regulations.