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PART 3
Initial assessment
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Appointment of reporting officer
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12. (1) On receipt of an application for initial assessment made in accordance with this Act, the Garda Commissioner shall appoint—
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(a) a member not below the rank of superintendent, or
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(b) a member of the civilian staff of the Garda Síochána of a grade that is equivalent to or above that of the rank of superintendent,
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to perform the functions of a reporting officer specified by or under this Act in relation to the application.
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(2) Where a reporting officer (in this subsection referred to as the “original reporting officer”) is, or becomes, unavailable or unable to perform his or her functions—
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(a) the Garda Commissioner shall, subject to paragraph (b), appoint a person to whom paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1) applies to perform the functions of the original reporting officer, and
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(b) the reporting officer appointed under paragraph (a) shall be entitled to rely on—
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(i) any step or decision taken, any request, refusal, notification or determination made, any notice given or any other action performed by the original reporting officer when he or she was performing the functions referred to in subsection (1), and
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(ii) any clarification, information or document provided to, or any document created by, the original reporting officer when he or she was performing such functions.
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(3) A reporting officer may be assisted in the performance of the functions referred to in subsection (1) by such members, or members of the civilian staff of the Garda Síochána, as he or she considers appropriate.
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