POLICE REGULATION 2015
- Made under the Police Act 1990 - As at 30 August 2023 - Reg 478 of 2015Table of Provisions
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
PART 2 - POLICE OFFICERS
Division 1 - General provisions
- 4 Division of State for police purposes
- 5 Grades within ranks of police officers
- 6 General responsibilities of police officers
- 7 Oath or affirmation of office for police officers
- 8 Performance of duties by police officers
- 9 Responsibilities of off-duty police officers
- 10 Health assessment of police officers
- 11 Certificate of service 12. (Repealed)
Division 2 - Appointment and promotion of constables
- 13 Appointment of constables on probation
- 14 Confirmation of appointment as constable
- 15 Fitness report for probationary constables
- 16 Promotion of constables
- 17 Fitness report for promotion to senior constable
- 18 Exceptional bravery or specially meritorious service
Division 3 - Promotion of non-executive police officers
Subdivision 1 - Preliminary- 19 Application
- 20 Definitions Subdivision 2 - Promotions process
- 21 Eligibility criteria to participate in promotions process
- 22 Stage A--Rank-based assessments
- 23 Stage B--Promotion applications Subdivision 3 - Review of promotion decisions
- 24 Review of Stage A Rank-based assessments
- 25 Review of Stage B Position-based assessments
- 26 Commissioner's assessment of grounds for review
- 27 Composition of Review Panel
- 28 Procedure for conducting review
- 29 Decision of Review Panel Subdivision 4 - Review of decisions made on integrity grounds
- 30 Application for review of decisions made on integrity grounds
- 31 Procedure for conducting review
- 32 Decision of appointed person--the Act, s 73 Divisions 4-7 - (Repealed) None
Division 8 - Retention of information concerning police officers
- 49 Retention of information concerning police officers
Division 9 - Misconduct and unsatisfactory performance
50. (Repealed)- 51 Victimisation
- 52 Suspension
- 53 Proceedings against police officers
- 54 Secrecy as to complaints about conduct
- 55 Disclosure of documents concerning action under Part 9 of Act subject to client legal privilege (legal professional privilege)
Division 10 - Complaints information system
- 56 Establishment of misconduct matters information system
Division 11 - Remedial performance programs
- 57 Remedial performance programs
Division 12 - Uniform and insignia
Division 13 - Commissioner's Valour Award
Division 14 - New South Wales Police Medal
- 64 Conferral of Medal
Division 15 - Payment of gratuities and rewards
- 65 Payment of gratuities for special services
- 66 Special leave benefit where police officer disengaged
PART 3 - (Repealed)
NonePART 4 - MEMBERS OF THE NSW POLICE FORCE GENERALLY
- 71 Acting or relieving in non-executive police officer positions
- 72 Administrative employees may not exercise police powers
- 72A General responsibilities of administrative employees
- 73 Members refusing promotion or appointment
- 74 Name-plates to be worn
- 75 Numerical identification plates to be worn
- 76 Confidential information
PART 5 - CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL AND USE OF PROHIBITED DRUGS OR STEROIDS
Division 1 - Preliminary
Division 2 - Code of behaviour
Division 3 - Consequences of breach of code of behaviour
- 81 Immediate action: police officer relieved from duty and reported
- 82 Consequences for police officers consuming alcohol
- 83 Consequences for police officers repeatedly consuming alcohol
- 84 Consequences of a positive screening test
- 85 Consequences for police officers using prohibited drugs or steroids
- 86 Consequences for police officers repeatedly using prohibited drugs or steroids
- 87 Special provisions in relation to probationary constables
- 88 Other breaches of code of behaviour
- 89 Special follow-up testing
- 90 Double jeopardy
Division 4 - Authorisation of people to conduct tests and use instruments
- 91 Appointment of authorised persons
Division 5 - Conduct of testing
- 92 Breath analysis of police officers following positive breath testing
Division 6 - Handling and analysis of samples
- 93 Object of Division
- 94 Action with respect to initial screening of samples of urine
- 95 Action with respect to samples of urine, hair and blood
- 96 Analysis of samples of urine, hair or blood
Division 7 - Offence
- 97 Interfering with results of test
PART 6 - LEAVE ENTITLEMENTS
Division 1 - Preliminary
Division 2 - Extended leave
- 101 Entitlement to extended leave
- 102 Entitlement to gratuity instead of extended leave
- 103 Payment where member of the NSW Police Force has died
Division 3 - Annual leave (non-executive police officers)
- 104 Application of Division
- 105 Entitlement to annual leave
- 106 Excess annual leave
- 107 Limits on accumulation
- 108 Termination of services
- 109 Accrual of annual leave while on extended leave, sick leave
- 110 Adjustment for excess leave on termination of services
Division 4 - Annual leave (executive police officers and administrative employees)
- 111 Application of Division
- 112 Entitlement to annual leave
- 113 Limits on accumulation
- 114 Miscellaneous
Division 5 - Adoption, maternity and parental leave
- 115 Adoption leave
- 116 Maternity leave
- 117 Parental leave
- 118 Accrual of leave while on maternity leave or adoption leave
- 119 Incremental progression while on maternity leave, adoption leave or parental leave
Division 6 - Family and community service leave
- 120 Commissioner may grant family and community service leave
- 121 Maximum amount of family and community service leave
Division 7 - Leave without pay
Division 8 - Sick leave
- 124 Authority to grant sick leave
- 125 Requirements for medical certificate
- 126 Sick leave entitlements
- 127 Payment during initial period of service
- 128 Procedure where workers compensation claimed
- 129 Top-up of weekly workers compensation payments during first 6 months for police officers injured at work
- 130 Procedure where other claim has been made
- 131 Sick leave for police officers appointed before 1 January 1995
Division 9 - Miscellaneous
- 132 Military leave for members
- 133 Special leave generally
- 134 Special leave to attend as witness
- 135 Weekly rest days for police officers
PART 7 - DEATH AND DISABILITY PAYMENTS
- 136 TPD minimum scale to be included in approved death and disability insurance policy
- 137 Transitional arrangements for partial and permanent disability payments to apply for limited period
- 138 Salary sacrifice contributions by police officers
- 139 Death and disability payments for contributors to SASS who are covered by the additional benefit
PART 8 - ALLOWANCES
- 140 Application of Part
- 140A Travelling, subsistence and other allowances
- 140B Determination of allowances for NSW Police Force senior executives
- 140C Allowance for temporary assignment of non-executive administrative employees to higher non-executive roles
- 140D Allowance for acting in executive roles
- 140E Payment where allowance not adequate or available
- 140F Allowance for secondments
- 140G Assignment to other role--payment of allowances
PART 9 - RECOGNISED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
- 141 Oath or affirmation of office for recognised law enforcement officers
- 142 Supplying officer's details and giving warnings
PART 10 - MISCELLANEOUS
- 143 Capitalisation factors
- 144 Fees and charges payable to Commissioner--the Act, s 208
- 144A Charges payable for false security alarms--the Act, s 209
- 145 Bodies authorised to carry on business under operating name that includes "police" 145A. (Repealed)
- 146 Savings
- 147 Savings and transitional--command reorganisation
- 148 Savings and transitional--non-executive police officers on promotion lists consequent on enactment of Police Amendment (Promotions) Act 2020
- 149 Savings and transitional--non-executive police officers provisionally appointed to vacant specialist positions consequent on enactment of Police Amendment (Promotions) Act 2020