POLICE SERVICE ACT 2003
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[ Note: This table has been automatically generated and may be incomplete. ]