Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00156:section:9:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00156
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 9 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 45500–46666

so apply as if:
 (a) any reference in those provisions to a constable or to an officer of police included a reference to a member; and
 (b) if a declaration is in force under subsection (2B) that a member is of a particular rank for the purposes of this paragraph—any reference in those provisions to an officer of police of that rank included a reference to the member.
 (2A) The Commissioner may, by writing, declare that a member is of a particular rank for the purposes of subparagraph (1)(a)(ii).
 (2B) The Commissioner may, by writing, declare that a member is of a particular rank (the State law rank) for the purposes of subparagraph (1)(c)(vi) or paragraph (2)(b) if:
 (a) a declaration is in force under subsection (2A) that the member is of a particular rank (the Commonwealth law rank); and
 (b) the Commissioner considers the State law rank is equivalent to the Commonwealth law rank.
 (2C) Unless it ceases to be in force sooner, a declaration under subsection (2B) ceases to be in force when the declaration under subsection (2A) ceases to be in force.
 (3) In paragraph (1)(a):
constable includes a member of the Police Force of a State or Territory.