Western Australian Consolidated Acts

POLICE ACT 1892 - SECT 33Y

33Y .         Transfer, standing down and leave of member

        (1)         Nothing in this Part derogates from the Commissioner of Police’s power to —

            (a)         transfer a member;

            (b)         stand a member down from performing that member’s usual duties on full pay until the member is directed by the Commissioner to return to those duties; or

            (c)         allocate duties to a member other than the member’s usual duties.

        (2)         If the Commissioner stands down a member who is being dealt with under this Part, the Commissioner shall review the decision to stand the member down every 60 days and advise the member in writing of the result of the review.

        (3)         The Commissioner shall not direct a member who is being dealt with under this Part to take leave during the period the member is being dealt with under this Part unless the leave is leave that has accrued during any period that the member is stood down from performing the member’s usual duties.

        [Section 33Y inserted by No. 7 of 2003 s. 6.]