AustLII Tasmanian Consolidated Acts

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POLICE SERVICE ACT 2003 - SECT 42

PART 3 - Conduct Division 1 - Code of conduct 42. 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.


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