New South Wales Consolidated Acts

POLICE ACT 1990 - SECT 8

8 Commissioner to manage and control NSW Police Force

(1) The Commissioner is, subject to the direction of the Minister, responsible for the management and control of the NSW Police Force.

(2) The responsibility of the Commissioner includes the effective, efficient and economical management of the functions and activities of the NSW Police Force.

(3) The Commissioner may classify the various duties that members of the NSW Police Force are required to perform and allocate the duties to be carried out by each such member.

(4) The Commissioner may issue (and from time to time amend or revoke) instructions to members of the NSW Police Force with respect to the management and control of the NSW Police Force.

(4A) The Commissioner (on behalf of the Crown) may make or enter into contracts or arrangements with any person for the carrying out of works or the performance of services or the supply of goods or materials in connection with the exercise of the functions of the NSW Police Force.

(5) This section is subject to the other provisions of this Act and the regulations.