Part 4Institutional arrangements and miscellaneous provisions
Institutional arrangements: Financial intelligence functions of Commissioner
144Delegation of powers of Commissioner
The Commissioner may from time to time in writing, either generally or particularly, delegate to a constable of a level of position not less than inspector or an equally senior or more senior Police employee the Commissioner's powers under section 143(1)(a).
Where any constable or Police employee exercises any power conferred under subsection (1), that constable or Police employee must, within 5 days after the day on which the constable or Police employee exercises the power, give the Commissioner a written report on the exercise of that power and the circumstances in which it was exercised.
A constable or Police employee who purports to perform a power under a delegation—
- is, in the absence of proof to the contrary, presumed to do so in accordance with the terms of that delegation; and
- must produce evidence of his or her authority to do so, if reasonably requested to do so.
Every delegation under this section is revocable at will and does not prevent the exercise of any power by the Commissioner.
Notes
- Section 144(1): amended, on , by section 55 of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 35).
- Section 144(2): amended, on , by section 14 of the Statutes Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 75).
- Section 144(3): amended, on , by section 14 of the Statutes Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 75).