Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated ActsIn this Act--
alcohol test, for part 5A, see section 5A.2.
approved form means a form approved by the commissioner for use under this Act.
assistant commissioner means the executive officer holding the rank of assistant commissioner.
authorised person, for part 5A, see section 5A.2.
award has the same meaning as in the Industrial Relations Act 1999.
breach of discipline means a breach of this Act, the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 or a direction of the commissioner given under this Act, but does not include misconduct.
commissioned officer means a person who holds a position in the police service as a commissioned officer.
commissioner means the commissioner of the police service.
commissioner for police service reviews means a commissioner for police service reviews under section 9.2A.
constable means a person who holds a position in the police service as a constable.
conviction, in a provision of part 5AA, means a finding of guilt, or the acceptance of a plea of guilty, by a court for an offence--
(a) whether or not a conviction is recorded; and
(b) whether in Queensland or elsewhere; and
(c) whether before or after the commencement of part 5AA.
criminal history, of a person--
(a) for part 5AA and the schedule--
(i) means the person's convictions in relation to offences committed in Queensland or elsewhere; and
(ii) includes information about offences of any kind alleged to have been committed, in Queensland or elsewhere, by the person; or
(b) for part 10, division 1--has the meaning given by the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986, section 3.
CrimTrac Agency means the CrimTrac Agency established under the Public Service Act 1999 (Cwlth), section 65.
critical area, for part 5A, see section 5A.2.
critical incident, for part 5A, see section 5A.2.
dangerous drug, for part 5A, see section 5A.2.
declared law enforcement agency has the same meaning as in the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000.
deputy commissioner, for part 5A, see section 5A.2.
disciplinary action means action taken for misconduct, official misconduct or a breach of discipline.
engaged by the service see section 5AA.3.
evidence, for part 5A, see section 5A.2.
executive officer means a person who holds a position in the police service as an executive officer.
external service provider, for part 5AA, means a public service employee, or class of public service employee--
(a) who is employed or engaged in an entity other than the service; and
(b) whose functions include, or may include, performing direct corporate service support for the service that allows the person access to corporate or operational information in the possession of the commissioner; and
(c) who is declared by regulation to be an external service provider for this part.
general alcohol limit, for part 5A, see section 5A.2.
handler, of a police dog, means an officer whose duties include handling a police dog.
industrial agreement means--
(a) an industrial agreement continued in force under the Industrial Relations Act 1999; or
(b) a certified agreement under the Industrial Relations Act 1999.
industrial authority means the Industrial Commission or Industrial Court.
low alcohol limit, for part 5A, see section 5A.2.
marked print means a print of a photograph, marked in a way that highlights--
(a) features or aspects of the subject of the print; or
(b) points of similarity between the subject of the print and the subject of another print.
medical examination, for part 5A, see section 5A.2.
member of the service see section 2.2.
misconduct means conduct that--
(a) is disgraceful, improper or unbecoming an officer; or
(b) shows unfitness to be or continue as an officer; or
(c) does not meet the standard of conduct the community reasonably expects of a police officer.
no alcohol limit, for part 5A, see section 5A.2.
noncommissioned officer means a person who holds a position in the police service as a noncommissioned officer.
officer means a police officer.
official misconduct see the Crime and Misconduct Act 2001, section 15.
operative see section 5A.2.
over the limit, for part 5A, see section 5A.2.
place means any, or any part of any, land, water, building, structure, vehicle, vessel, aircraft or carriage.
police dog means a dog kept by the commissioner for helping police officers perform the duties of police officers.
Example--
a dog trained as a sniffer dog to help find illegal drugs
police horse means a horse kept by the commissioner for use by officers when performing the duties of police officers.
police officer means a person declared under section 2.2(2) to be a police officer.
police recruit means a person who holds a position in the police service as a police recruit.
prescribed person see section 5A.21A.
prescribed responsibility means the commissioner's responsibility under section 4.8.
print means a print of a photograph or part of a photograph, and includes a marked print and an audio recording of an interview.
QPS database, for the schedule, means any of the following kept by the commissioner--
(a) the database known as QPRIME;
(b) the prosecutions index;
(c) the register of enforcement acts kept under the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000.
random alcohol test, for part 5A, see section 5A.2.
recruit means a police recruit.
relevant information, about a person, for part 5AA, means information about the person of a kind mentioned in the schedule for the person.
relevant member, for part 5A, see section 5A.2.
service means the police service.
special constable means a person who holds a position as a special constable.
staff member means a person who is a staff member of the police service under section 2.5(1).
targeted substance, for part 5A, see section 5A.2.
targeted substance test, for part 5A, see section 5A.2.
transfer of a police officer to a position has the meaning given by section 5.2(1).
watch-house officer see section 4.9(6).