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POLICE REGULATION 2015
- Made under the Police Act 1990
- As at 30 August 2023
- Reg 478 of 2015
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
1. Name of Regulation
2. Commencement
3. Definitions
PART 2 - POLICE OFFICERS
Division 1 - General provisions
4. Division of State for police purposes
5. Grades within ranks of police officers
6. General responsibilities of police officers
7. Oath or affirmation of office for police officers
8. Performance of duties by police officers
9. Responsibilities of off-duty police officers
10. Health assessment of police officers
11. Certificate of service
12. (Repealed)
Division 2 - Appointment and promotion of constables
13. Appointment of constables on probation
14. Confirmation of appointment as constable
15. Fitness report for probationary constables
16. Promotion of constables
17. Fitness report for promotion to senior constable
18. Exceptional bravery or specially meritorious service
Division 3 - Promotion of non-executive police officers
Subdivision 1 - Preliminary
19. Application
20. Definitions
Subdivision 2 - Promotions process
21. Eligibility criteria to participate in promotions process
22. Stage A--Rank-based assessments
23. Stage B--Promotion applications
Subdivision 3 - Review of promotion decisions
24. Review of Stage A Rank-based assessments
25. Review of Stage B Position-based assessments
26. Commissioner's assessment of grounds for review
27. Composition of Review Panel
28. Procedure for conducting review
29. Decision of Review Panel
Subdivision 4 - Review of decisions made on integrity grounds
30. Application for review of decisions made on integrity grounds
31. Procedure for conducting review
32. Decision of appointed person--the Act, s 73
Divisions 4-7 - (Repealed)
None
Division 8 - Retention of information concerning police officers
49. Retention of information concerning police officers
Division 9 - Misconduct and unsatisfactory performance
50. (Repealed)
51. Victimisation
52. Suspension
53. Proceedings against police officers
54. Secrecy as to complaints about conduct
55. Disclosure of documents concerning action under Part 9 of Act subject to client legal privilege (legal professional privilege)
Division 10 - Complaints information system
56. Establishment of misconduct matters information system
Division 11 - Remedial performance programs
57. Remedial performance programs
Division 12 - Uniform and insignia
58. Police officers to wear uniform
59. Insignia of rank
60. Responsibility for loss or damage
Division 13 - Commissioner's Valour Award
61. Conferral of Valour Award
62. Bar for Valour Award
63. Form of Valour Award
Division 14 - New South Wales Police Medal
64. Conferral of Medal
Division 15 - Payment of gratuities and rewards
65. Payment of gratuities for special services
66. Special leave benefit where police officer disengaged
PART 3 - (Repealed)
None
PART 4 - MEMBERS OF THE NSW POLICE FORCE GENERALLY
71. Acting or relieving in non-executive police officer positions
72. Administrative employees may not exercise police powers
72A. General responsibilities of administrative employees
73. Members refusing promotion or appointment
74. Name-plates to be worn
75. Numerical identification plates to be worn
76. Confidential information
PART 5 - CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL AND USE OF PROHIBITED DRUGS OR STEROIDS
Division 1 - Preliminary
77. Definitions
78. Operation of Part
Division 2 - Code of behaviour
79. Code of behaviour
80. Exemptions from compliance with code of behaviour
Division 3 - Consequences of breach of code of behaviour
81. Immediate action: police officer relieved from duty and reported
82. Consequences for police officers consuming alcohol
83. Consequences for police officers repeatedly consuming alcohol
84. Consequences of a positive screening test
85. Consequences for police officers using prohibited drugs or steroids
86. Consequences for police officers repeatedly using prohibited drugs or steroids
87. Special provisions in relation to probationary constables
88. Other breaches of code of behaviour
89. Special follow-up testing
90. Double jeopardy
Division 4 - Authorisation of people to conduct tests and use instruments
91. Appointment of authorised persons
Division 5 - Conduct of testing
92. Breath analysis of police officers following positive breath testing
Division 6 - Handling and analysis of samples
93. Object of Division
94. Action with respect to initial screening of samples of urine
95. Action with respect to samples of urine, hair and blood
96. Analysis of samples of urine, hair or blood
Division 7 - Offence
97. Interfering with results of test
PART 6 - LEAVE ENTITLEMENTS
Division 1 - Preliminary
98. General
99. Applications for leave
100. Special provisions relating to administrative employees
Division 2 - Extended leave
101. Entitlement to extended leave
102. Entitlement to gratuity instead of extended leave
103. Payment where member of the NSW Police Force has died
Division 3 - Annual leave (non-executive police officers)
104. Application of Division
105. Entitlement to annual leave
106. Excess annual leave
107. Limits on accumulation
108. Termination of services
109. Accrual of annual leave while on extended leave, sick leave
110. Adjustment for excess leave on termination of services
Division 4 - Annual leave (executive police officers and administrative employees)
111. Application of Division
112. Entitlement to annual leave
113. Limits on accumulation
114. Miscellaneous
Division 5 - Adoption, maternity and parental leave
115. Adoption leave
116. Maternity leave
117. Parental leave
118. Accrual of leave while on maternity leave or adoption leave
119. Incremental progression while on maternity leave, adoption leave or parental leave
Division 6 - Family and community service leave
120. Commissioner may grant family and community service leave
121. Maximum amount of family and community service leave
Division 7 - Leave without pay
122. Leave without pay for police officers
123. Leave without pay for administrative employees
Division 8 - Sick leave
124. Authority to grant sick leave
125. Requirements for medical certificate
126. Sick leave entitlements
127. Payment during initial period of service
128. Procedure where workers compensation claimed
129. Top-up of weekly workers compensation payments during first 6 months for police officers injured at work
130. Procedure where other claim has been made
131. Sick leave for police officers appointed before 1 January 1995
Division 9 - Miscellaneous
132. Military leave for members
133. Special leave generally
134. Special leave to attend as witness
135. Weekly rest days for police officers
PART 7 - DEATH AND DISABILITY PAYMENTS
136. TPD minimum scale to be included in approved death and disability insurance policy
137. Transitional arrangements for partial and permanent disability payments to apply for limited period
138. Salary sacrifice contributions by police officers
139. Death and disability payments for contributors to SASS who are covered by the additional benefit
PART 8 - ALLOWANCES
140. Application of Part
140A. Travelling, subsistence and other allowances
140B. Determination of allowances for NSW Police Force senior executives
140C. Allowance for temporary assignment of non-executive administrative employees to higher non-executive roles
140D. Allowance for acting in executive roles
140E. Payment where allowance not adequate or available
140F. Allowance for secondments
140G. Assignment to other role--payment of allowances
PART 9 - RECOGNISED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
141. Oath or affirmation of office for recognised law enforcement officers
142. Supplying officer's details and giving warnings
PART 10 - MISCELLANEOUS
143. Capitalisation factors
144. Fees and charges payable to Commissioner--the Act, s 208
144A. Charges payable for false security alarms--the Act, s 209
145. Bodies authorised to carry on business under operating name that includes "police"
145A. (Repealed)
146. Savings
147. Savings and transitional--command reorganisation
148. Savings and transitional--non-executive police officers on promotion lists consequent on enactment of Police Amendment (Promotions) Act 2020
149. Savings and transitional--non-executive police officers provisionally appointed to vacant specialist positions consequent on enactment of Police Amendment (Promotions) Act 2020
SCHEDULE 1
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