Women’s Charter 1961 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 7 · Protection Against Family Violence
65. Administration of this Part
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The Director‑General is, subject to the general or special directions of the Minister, responsible for the administration of this Part.
Director‑General
“Director‑General”, except in Part 7, means the Director‑General of Social Welfare and includes any person who is authorised by the Director‑General to perform any of the duties or exercise any of the powers of the Director‑General under this Act;
The Director‑General may —
appoint any person with suitable qualifications and experience as a protector under this Part; or
authorise any person with suitable qualifications and experience to exercise one or more specified functions of a protector under this Part, subject to any conditions or limitations specified by the Director‑General.
A person authorised under subsection (2)(b) is to be called an approved welfare officer.
The Director‑General may —
appoint any public officer with suitable qualifications and experience as an enforcement officer under this Part; or
authorise any public officer with suitable qualifications and experience to exercise one or more specified functions of an enforcement officer under this Part, subject to any conditions or limitations specified by the Director‑General.
The Director‑General may exercise the functions of a protector or an enforcement officer under this Part.
The Director‑General may give general or specific directions to a person appointed or authorised under subsection (2) or (4) on the exercise of the person’s functions under this Part.
The Minister may prescribe one or more classes of persons to be support persons for the purposes of this Part.
The Director‑General may appoint any person with suitable qualifications and experience to be a support person for the purposes of this Part.
support person
“support person” means a person prescribed or appointed as a support person under section 65(7) or (8), respectively;
The following persons are taken to be public servants within the meaning of the Penal Code 1871 when exercising their functions under this Part:
the Director‑General;
a person appointed or authorised under subsection (2) or (4).