Work Injury Compensation Act 2019 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 1 · Preliminary
6. Assistant Commissioners, investigation officers and authorised persons
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Commissioner
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner for Labour appointed under section 3 of the Employment Act 1968;
public officers as Assistant Commissioners (Work Injury Compensation) and investigation officers; and (b)other individuals as authorised persons,as may be necessary to assist the Commissioner in the administration of this Act.
The Commissioner may, subject to such conditions or limitations as the Commissioner may specify, delegate the exercise of all or any of the Commissioner’s powers or duties under this Act (except the power of delegation under this subsection) to any Assistant Commissioner, investigation officer or authorised person.
Assistant Commissioner
“Assistant Commissioner” means any public officer appointed as an Assistant Commissioner (Work Injury Compensation) under section 6(1)(a);
Every authorised person appointed under subsection (1)(b) is taken to be a public servant for the purposes of the Penal Code 1871 when exercising any power conferred or performing any duty imposed on the authorised person by or under this Act.