Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), the Commissioner may, by writing, delegate all or any of his or her powers under this Act to a person who holds or occupies a designated position.
(2) A person who holds or occupies a designated position may exercise powers delegated to the person by the Commissioner under a complementary witness protection law.
(3) The Commissioner's powers under sections 6, 8, 14, 16, 18, 20, 27 and 27A and subsections 12(2) and (3) may only be delegated to a Deputy Commissioner.
(4) The Commissioner's powers under sections 17A and 17B may only be delegated to an Assistant Commissioner.
(5) If the Commissioner delegates a power under section 17A or 17B to an Assistant Commissioner, the Assistant Commissioner may, by writing, sub - delegate the power to a Commander or Superintendent in the Australian Federal Police.
(6) A Commander or Superintendent may exercise a power delegated under subsection (5) only if the Commander or Superintendent is satisfied that the circumstances are serious and urgent.
(7) The Commissioner's powers under section 17C:
(a) may only be delegated to a member of the Australian Federal Police who holds or occupies a designated position; and
(b) may, in relation to a particular decision under subsection 17B(1), be exercised by a delegate only if that delegate holds a rank higher than the rank held by the delegate, or sub - delegate, who made the decision under subsection 17B(1).
(8) Subject to subsection 17B(9) of this Act, sections 34AA, 34AB and 34A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 apply in relation to a sub - delegation in a corresponding way to the way in which they apply in relation to a delegation.