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POLICE SERVICE ACT 2003 - SECT 42 Code of conduct

POLICE SERVICE ACT 2003 - SECT 42

PART 3 - Conduct Division 1 - Code of conduct Code of conduct

(1)  A police officer must behave honestly and with integrity in the course of his or her duties in the Police Service.
(2)  A police officer must act with care and diligence in the course of his or her duties in the Police Service.
(3)  A police officer must comply with –
(a) all orders in the Police Manual; and
(b) any lawful direction or lawful order given by a senior officer.
(4)  A police officer must maintain appropriate confidentiality about any dealing made and information gained in the course of his or her duties in the Police Service.
(5)  A police officer must disclose, and take reasonable steps to avoid, any conflict of interest in connection with his or her duties in the Police Service.
(6)  A police officer must use the resources of the Police Service in a proper manner.
(7)  A police officer, in connection with his or her duties in the Police Service, must not –
(a) knowingly provide false or misleading information; or
(b) omit to provide any matter knowing that without that matter the information is misleading.
(8)  A police officer must not make improper use of –
(a) information gained in the course of his or her duties in the Police Service; or
(b) the duties, status, power or authority of the police officer –
in order to gain, or seek to gain, a gift, benefit or advantage for the police officer or for any other person.
(9)  A police officer must not access any information to which the police officer is not entitled to have access.
(10)  A police officer must not destroy, damage, alter or erase any official document, record or entry without the approval of the Commissioner.
(11)  A police officer must not, at any time, conduct himself or herself or act in a manner that is likely –
(a) to be prejudicial to the Police Service; or
(b) to bring discredit on the Police Service.
(12)  A police officer must not victimise or discriminate against another police officer because that other police officer has reported a breach of a provision of the code of conduct.
(13)  A police officer must comply with any other prescribed conduct requirement.