Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Amendment Act 2020 No 13



An Act to amend the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Act 2016 in relation to the eligibility requirements for appointment of the Chief Commissioner and in relation to vacancy of offices and to amend the Government Sector Employment Act 2013 with respect to statutory officers of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission.
2   Commencement
This Act commences on the date of assent to this Act.
[1]   Section 18 The Commissioners
Omit section 18(3).
[2]   Section 18(4)
Omit “Commissioner for Integrity or Commissioner for Oversight or to act in either office”.
Insert instead “a Commissioner or to act in the office of a Commissioner”.
[3]   Schedule 1 Provisions relating to members of the Commission, Assistant Commissioners and alternate Commissioners
Omit clause 1(3).
[4]   Schedule 1, clause 1(4)
Omit “of Commissioner (other than the Chief Commissioner)”.
Insert instead “of a Commissioner”.
[5]   Schedule 3 Savings, transitional and other provisions
Insert after Part 2—
  
Part 3 Provision consequent on enactment of Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Amendment Act 2020
17   Creation of vacancy
The removal from office of a member of the Commission, or an Assistant Commissioner, or an alternate Commissioner, under Part 6 of the Government Sector Employment Act 2013 before the commencement of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Amendment Act 2020 is taken to have created a vacancy in that office.
[1]   Section 76 Statutory officers to whom Part does not apply
Insert ‘, or’ at the end of section 76(j).
[2]   Section 76(k)
Insert after section 76(j)—
  
(k)  a member of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission, an Assistant Commissioner of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission or an alternate Commissioner of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission.