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POLICE REGULATION 2015

- Made under the Police Act 1990 - As at 30 August 2023 - Reg 478 of 2015

Table of Provisions

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Name of Regulation
  • 2 Commencement
  • 3 Definitions

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 (Repealed)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  • Divisions 4-7 - (Repealed) None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 (Repealed)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

  • 58 Police officers to wear uniform
  • 59 Insignia of rank
  • 60 Responsibility for loss or damage

Division 13 - Commissioner's Valour Award

  • 61 Conferral of Valour Award
  • 62 Bar for Valour Award
  • 63 Form of 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)

None

PART 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

  • 77 Definitions
  • 78 Operation of Part

Division 2 - Code of behaviour

  • 79 Code of behaviour
  • 80 Exemptions from compliance with 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

  • 98 General
  • 99 Applications for leave
  • 100 Special provisions relating to administrative employees

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

  • 122 Leave without pay for police officers
  • 123 Leave without pay for administrative employees

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

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