Victorian Current Acts

CRIMES (ASSUMED IDENTITIES) ACT 2004 - SECT 34

    (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 to a senior officer of the law enforcement agency any of the chief officer's functions under this Act relating to the granting, variation and cancellation of authorities (including conducting reviews under section 9, making applications under section 10 or 12, or making requests under section 13 or 24).

S. 34(3) substituted by No. 44/2022 s. 88(1).

    (3)     A law enforcement agency may not have in force under this section more than the following number of delegations at any one time—

        (a)     for Victoria Police—10 delegations;

        (b)     for any other law enforcement agency—4 delegations.

S. 34(4) amended by Nos 63/2004 s. 19(a), 34/2008 s. 143(Sch. 2 item 4.2), 82/2012 ss 84(1), 306, 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 37.3(a)).

    (4)     For the avoidance of doubt, this section prevails over section 19 of the Victoria Police Act 2013 and section 32 of the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Act 2011 .

    (5)     In this section—

S. 34(5) def. of senior officer amended by Nos 63/2004 s. 19(b)(c), 82/2012 s. 84(2), 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 37.3(b)), 44/2022 s. 88(2).

"senior officer" means—

        (a)     in relation to Victoria Police—a police officer of or above the rank of inspector;

        (b)     in relation to the Australian Crime Commission—

              (i)     the Director National Operations; or

              (ii)     a Director; or

              (iii)     the General Manager National Operations; or

              (iv)     a member of staff of the Australian Crime Commission who is an SES employee or acting SES employee (within the meaning of the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 of the Commonwealth) and who holds a position that is prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition;

        (c)     in relation to the IBAC—an IBAC Officer who holds a position, or is a member of a class, that is prescribed for the purposes of this definition.

S. 34A inserted by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 37.4).