South Australian Consolidated Acts

POLICE ACT 1998

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   3.      Interpretation

   PART 2--General

   4.      Composition of police
   5.      Purpose of police
   6.      Commissioner responsible for control and management of police
   7.      Exclusion of directions in relation to employment of particular persons
   8.      Directions to Commissioner to be Gazetted and laid before Parliament
   9.      Commissioner also responsible for control and management of police cadets and police medical officers
   10.     General management aims and standards
   11.     Orders

   PART 3--Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and Assistant Commissioners

   12.     Appointment of Commissioner of Police
   13.     Conditions of Commissioner's appointment
   14.     Deputy Commissioner
   15.     Assistant Commissioners
   16.     Conditions of appointment of Deputy and Assistant Commissioners
   17.     Termination of appointment of Commissioner or Deputy or Assistant Commissioner
   18.     Resignation
   19.     Delegation

   PART 4--Other members of S.A. Police

           Division 1--Appointment and resignation

   20.     Appointment of officers
   21.     Appointment of sergeants and constables
   22.     Further division of ranks
   23.     Term appointments for certain positions
   24.     Appointment of community police
   25.     Police oath or affirmation
   26.     Effect of appointment and oath or affirmation
   27.     Probationary appointment
   28.     Performance standards for officers
   29.     Resignation and relinquishment of official duties

           Division 2--Special provisions relating to community police

   30.     Powers, responsibilities and immunities of community police
   31.     Suspension or termination of appointment of community police
   32.     Conditions of appointment of community police

   PART 5--Police cadets and police medical officers

   33.     Police cadets
   34.     Suspension or termination of appointment of police cadets
   35.     Resignation and relinquishment of official duties
   36.     Police medical officers

   PART 6--Misconduct and discipline of police and police cadets

   37.     Code of conduct
   38.     Report and investigation of breach of Code
   39.     Charge for breach of Code
   40.     Orders for punishment following offence or charge of breach of Code
   41.     Suspension where charge of offence or breach of Code
   42.     Minor misconduct
   43.     Right to apply for review of informal inquiry etc
   44.     Monitoring of informal inquiries etc

   PART 7--Termination and transfer of police

   45.     Physical or mental disability or illness
   46.     Unsatisfactory performance
   47.     Power to transfer

   PART 8--Review of certain termination, transfer and promotion decisions

           Division 1--Termination reviews

   48.     Right of review
   49.     Determination of application
   50.     Reasons for decision
   51.     Appeal from decision of Tribunal

           Division 2--Transfer reviews

   52.     Review of certain transfers

           Division 3--Promotion reviews

   53.     Interpretation and application
   54.     Processes for appointment or nomination for prescribed promotional positions
   55.     Right of review
   56.     Grounds for application for review
   57.     Determination of application
   58.     Determination of question of eligibility for appointment

   PART 9--Special constables

   59.     Appointment of special constables
   60.     Oath or affirmation by special constables
   61.     Duties and powers of special constables
   62.     Suspension or termination of appointment of special constables
   63.     Allowances and equipment for special constables

   PART 10--Miscellaneous

   64.     Appointment and promotion procedures
   65.     Protection from liability for members of S.A. Police
   66.     Members subject to duty in or outside State
   67.     Divestment or suspension of powers
   68.     Duty to deliver up equipment etc
   69.     False statements in applications for appointment
   70.     Suspension or revocation of suspension under Act or regulations
   71.     Evidence of appointment
   72.     Execution of process
   73.     Allowances
   74.     Impersonating police and unlawful possession of police property
   75.     Annual reports by Commissioner
   76.     Regulations
           SCHEDULE 1--Police Review Tribunal
           SCHEDULE 2--Transitional provisions
           Legislative history