South Australian Numbered Acts South Australian Numbered ActsSection 59—delete the section and substitute:
59—Appointment of special constables
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Commissioner may appoint a person to be a special constable for the whole or a part of the State.
(2) The Commissioner may only appoint a police cadet to be a special constable for the whole or a part of the State if a declaration has been made under Part 4 Division 3 of the Emergency Management Act 2004 (and the term of any such appointment will be for the period specified in the declaration under that Act and, if the period of the declaration is extended under that Act, for such further periods).
(3) An appointment under this section may be made—
(a) if a declaration has been made under Part 4 Division 3 of the Emergency Management Act 2004 —orally; or
(b) in any other case—by instrument in writing.
(4) If the appointment is made orally, the Commissioner must, as soon as practicable, confirm the appointment by instrument in writing.
(5) An instrument of appointment or confirming the appointment of a special constable must specify the term and conditions of the appointment, including—
(a) if the appointment is for the whole of the State—that fact; and
(b) in any other case—the part of the State for which the special constable is appointed.