Victorian Consolidated Regulations

POLICE REGULATIONS 2003

S.R. No. 6/2003
Version incorporating amendments as at 6 December 2008

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Regulation Page

   PART 1-PRELIMINARY

   1.      Objectives
   2.      Authorising provisions
   3.      Commencement
   4.      Definition

   PART 2-APPOINTMENTS TO SERVICE

           Division 1-Members of the force

   5.      Appointments
   6.      Appointment to specialist areas
   7.      False statements
   8.      Seniority

           Division 2-Protective services officers

   9.      Appointments
   10.     False statements
   11.     Probation
   12.     Rank structure
   13.     Advertising vacancies
   14.     Obedience to orders

           Division 3-Secondment of members to other police forces

   15.     Revoked
   16.     Secondment of members to other police forces

   PART 3-PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS

           Division 1-Inquiries conducted by the Chief Commissioner or authorised officer in relation to breaches of discipline

   17.     Inquiries conducted by Chief Commissioner or authorised
           officer
   18.     Amending charges
   19.     Payment of penalties

           Division 2-Inquiries into fitness for duty by the Chief
           Commissioner or authorised officer

   20.     Notice of Inquiry

   PART 4-TRANSFERS AND PROMOTIONS

   21.     Filling positions
   22.     Application for reversion in rank
   23.     Advertising positions
   24.     Notification of promotion or transfer
   25.     Temporary promotion
   26.     Lapse of applications

   PART 5-PROCEDURES FOR HEARINGS BEFORE THE POLICE APPEALS BOARD

           Division 1-General

   27.     Expenses

           Division 2-Appeals against promotion or transfer under sections 8AA and 118B of the Act

   28.     Requirements for an appeal
   29.     Action to be taken after lodgement of an appeal
   30.     Pre-hearing procedures
   31.     Appearances in an appeal
   32.     Evidence before the Appeals Board
   33.     Decision of the Appeals Board

           Division 3-Reviews by the Appeals Board under Division 1 of Part IV or section 91F of the Act

   34.     Requirements for a review
   35.     Action to be taken after lodgement of an application for review
   36.     Pre-hearing procedures
   37.     Chief Commissioner entitled to representation in reviews
   38.     Notice of intention to adduce certain evidence before the
           Appeals Board
   39.     Compelling certain witnesses to appear before the Appeals
           Board
   40.     Decision of Appeals Board

   PART 6-LONG SERVICE LEAVE

   41.     Interpretation
   42.     Nature of service
   43.     Computation of period of service
   44.     Computation of pay

   PART 7-CONDITIONS OF APPROVED TRAINING

   45.     Conditions of approved training

   PART 8-COMPLAINTS AND INVESTIGATIONS

   46.     Direction to bring person held in custody before the Director
   47.     Director must report other matters to Special Investigations Monitor

   PART 9-TESTING FOR ALCOHOL OR DRUGS OF DEPENDENCE

           Division 1-General

   48.     Direction to furnish a sample of breath or urine or allow a
           sample of blood to be taken
   49.     Taking of a sample of urine or blood-general

           Division 2-Prescribed matters

   50.     Prescribed breath analysing instrument
   51.     Prescribed persons to take urine samples

           Division 3-Breath analysis

   52.     Procedure for breath analysis
   53.     Certificate of breath analysis

           Division 4-Taking blood samples

   54.     Procedure for taking blood sample
   55.     Procedure after taking blood sample
   56.     Certificate of taking of blood sample

           Division 5-Taking urine samples

   57.     Procedure for collecting urine sample
   58.     Procedure after collecting urine samples
   59.     Certificate of taking of urine sample

           Division 6-Analysis of urine or blood sample

   60.     Analysis of samples of urine or blood
   61.     Certificate of analysis of sample of urine or blood

           Division 7-Handling of information and confidentiality

   62.     Confidentiality of test results
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           SCHEDULE 1-Types of Service Prescribed for Purposes of Long Service Leave Entitlement
           1. Types of Service
           2. Definition
           SCHEDULE 2-Agreement by Member of the Police Force
           Relating to Permission Given to the Member by
           the Chief Commissioner to Undertake Training
           SCHEDULE 3-Direction to Bring a Person Held in Custody
           before the Director, Police Integrity
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details