Commentary on provisions of Act Section 12: Crown Application
Subsections (1) and (2) provide that Crown bodies (such as government departments) are bound by the provisions of the Act, except Sections 5 to 8 on investigative and enforcement powers; the Regulator will be exercising functions on behalf of the Crown (Schedule paragraph 1). The Regulator can exercise the general powers in Section 10 in respect of adherence by Crown bodies to quality standards. Subsection (3) confirms that a person serving or employed for policing purposes is not to be treated as a servant or agent of the Crown in relation to subsection (2).
	Persons serving or employed for the policing purposes specified in subsections (4) to (5) are bound by all provisions of the Act. This ensures that Crown immunity does not apply to the police in respect of an exercise by the Regulator of investigative or enforcement powers, and that the Regulator can enforce compliance notices and requests for information.