Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) A member or cadet
shall not —
(a) give
any person any information relating to the Force or other information that has
been furnished to him or obtained by him in the course of his duty as a member
or cadet; or
(b)
disclose the contents of any official papers or documents that have been
supplied to him in the course of his duties as a member or cadet or otherwise,
except in the course
of his duty as a member or cadet.
(2) A member or cadet
shall not, except with the express permission of his officer in charge or the
Commissioner —
(a)
publicly comment, either orally or in writing, on any administrative action,
or upon the administration of the Force;
(b) use
for any purpose, other than for the discharge of his official duties as a
member or cadet, information gained by him through his employment in the Force
or as a cadet; or
(c)
communicate to the public, or to any unauthorised person any matter connected
with the Force.
(3) A member or cadet
shall not —
(a) make
any anonymous communication to the Commissioner or any commissioned officer;
(b)
canvass the Commissioner or any Minister of the Crown or any officer of the
Minister’s Department with regard to any matter concerning the Force;
(c) sign
or circulate any petition or statement except through the proper channel of
correspondence to the Commissioner or in accordance with the constitution of
the Western Australian Police Union of Workers.
[Regulation 607 amended in Gazette
22 Jan 1988 p. 128.]