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POLICE SERVICE ACT 2003

- Act 75 of 2003 - Royal Assent 15 December 2003

Table of Provisions

Long Title

PART 1 - Preliminary

  • 1 Short title
  • 2 Commencement
  • 3 Interpretation

PART 2 - Police Service Division 1 - Establishment of Police

Service
  • 4 Police Service
  • 5 Order of seniority

Division 2 - Appointments

  • 6 Commissioner of Police
  • 7 Responsibilities of Commissioner
  • 8 Delegation
  • 9 Deputy Commissioner
  • 10 Assistant Commissioners
  • 11 Commissioned police officers
  • 12 Non-commissioned police officers
  • 13 Special constables
  • 14 Ancillary constables
  • 15 Trainees and junior constables

Division 3 - Promotions

  • 16 Qualification and Accreditation Committee
  • 17 Promotion Selection Committees
  • 18 Promotion
  • 19 Publication of intention to promote
  • 20 Promotion taking effect
  • 21 Promotion on merit
  • 22 Division not to apply to special constables

Division 4 - Secondments and transfers

  • 23 Secondment
  • 24 Transfer to and from Police Service
  • 25 Transfer within Police Service
  • 26 Division not to apply to special constables

Division 5 - Resignations, retirements and terminations

  • 27 Resignation
  • 28 Retirement
  • 29 Inability to perform duties
  • 30 Termination or demotion of commissioned police officers
  • 31 Termination or demotion of non-commissioned police officers
  • 31A Police officer may make submission
  • 32 Effective date of termination or demotion

Division 6 - General provisions

  • 33 Probation
  • 34 Acting in higher rank
  • 35 Duties of police officers
  • 36 Oaths and affirmations
  • 37 Reversion
  • 38 Stand-down
  • 39 Effect of stand-down
  • 40 Suspension
  • 41 Effect of suspension

PART 3 - Conduct Division 1 - Code of conduct

  • 42 Code of conduct
  • 43 Actions in relation to breaches of code of conduct

Division 2 - Complaints

  • 44 Making complaints
  • 45 Registration of complaints
  • 46 Investigating complaints
  • 47 Determination of complaints

Division 3 - Integrity tests and financial statements

  • 48 Integrity tests
  • 49 Financial statements

Division 4 - Alcohol and drugs

  • 50 Testing for alcohol and drugs
  • 51 Directions
  • 52 Part applies to Commissioner

PART 4 - Reviews Division 1 - Police Review Board

  • 53 Establishment of Police Review Board
  • 54 General functions and powers of Police Review Board

Division 2 - Reviews relating to promotions

  • 55 Application for review relating to promotion
  • 56 Constitution of Police Review Board for review relating to promotion
  • 57 Attendance at review relating to promotion
  • 58 Determination relating to promotion to rank below inspector
  • 59 Determination relating to promotion to rank of inspector

Division 3 - Reviews relating to disciplinary matters, &c.

  • 60 Application for review relating to disciplinary matters, &c.
  • 63 Section 63
  • 64 Section 64

Division 4 - General provisions

  • 61 Date, time and place of hearing of review
  • 62 Constitution of Police Review Board for review relating to
  • termination or demotion
  • 65 Section 65
  • 66 Section 66
  • 67 Section 67
  • 68 Section 68
  • 69 Section 69
  • 70 Attendance by persons
  • 71 Representation
  • 72 Attendance by Commissioner
  • 73 Remuneration and allowances
  • 74 Documents
  • 75 Conduct of review
  • 75A Hearing of applications for review
  • 75B Appeal from decision of Police Review Board on point of law
  • 75C Provision and consideration of new material
  • 75D Procedure on reviews
  • 76 Proceedings closed to public

PART 5 - Offences

  • 77 Bribery
  • 78 Impersonation
  • 79 Failing to assist police officer
  • 80 Names and addresses
  • 81 False or misleading statements
  • 82 Return of equipment

PART 5A - Detector dogs

  • 82A Interpretation of Part 5A
  • 82B Use of detector dogs
  • 82C Protection from liability
  • 82D Offences

PART 6 - Miscellaneous

  • 83 Police powers
  • 84 Protection from liability for police officers
  • 85 Section 85
  • 86 Protection from liability for other persons
  • 87 Liability for lost or damaged equipment
  • 88 Application to trainees and junior constables
  • 89 Industrial Relations Act 1984 : application
  • 90 Sale of goods
  • 91 Additional leave
  • 92 Powers and duties during leave
  • 93 Police Manual
  • 94 Police Gazette
  • 95 Evidence of appointment or rank
  • 96 Fee for services
  • 97 Police Pipe Band
  • 98 Regulations
  • 99 Savings and transitional provisions
  • 100 Administration of Act
  • 101 Police Regulation Act 1898 repealed
  • SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE 3

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