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AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2000 (NO. 2) 2000 NO. 138 - SCHEDULE 1
Amendments
(regulation 3)
[1] Regulation 1
substitute
1 Name of Regulations
These Regulations are the Australian Federal Police Regulations 1979 .
[2]
Regulation 2
substitute
2 Interpretation
In these Regulations:
"Act" means the Australian Federal Police Act 1979.
"AFP" means Australian Federal Police.
"AFP records" means the records of the Australian Federal Police.
"cost to AFP for use of AFP employee's time", in relation to making an AFP
employee available to render a service, means:
- (a)
- if the employee is made available for a minimum of 4 hours and renders the
service for 4 hours or less the amount of remuneration payable to the
employee for 4 hours plus 150.2% of his or her base salary for 4 hours; or
- (b)
- in any other case the amount of remuneration payable to the
employee for the period when he or she renders the service plus 150.2% of his
or her base salary for the period.
"Merit Protection Commissioner" means the Merit Protection Commissioner
appointed under the Public Service Act 1999 .
"remuneration", for an AFP employee, means the base salary and any overtime,
penalties and other allowances payable to the employee.
Note
The following expressions used in these Regulations are defined in
subsection 4 (1) of the Act:
* AFP employee
* commissioned police officer
* Commissioner
* Deputy Commissioner
* duties
* member of the Australian Federal Police
* special member.
[3] Parts 2, 2A, 3 and 3A
substitute
Part 2 Employment
Division 2.1 Employment decisions
3 AFP values
Employment decisions in the AFP must be based on the following values:
- (a)
- impartiality and professionalism;
- (b)
- merit;
- (c)
- freedom from discrimination;
- (d)
- openness and accountability;
- (e)
- fairness;
- (f)
- equity in employment;
- (g)
- effectiveness.
4 Competence and qualifications of commissioned police officers
- (1)
- A member of the Australian Federal Police is competent and qualified to be
a commissioned police officer if the member:
- (a)
- is an Australian citizen;
and
- (b)
- has reached the age of 18 years; and
- (c)
- has been certified by a medical practitioner, approved by the
Commissioner, to be in good health; and
- (d)
- has the experience, qualifications and training required for the effective
performance of the duties of a commissioned police officer, as specified by
the Commissioner; and
- (e)
- having regard to any other factors that are relevant to the performance of
the duties of a commissioned police officer, is suitable to be a commissioned
police officer.
- (2)
- However, if the Commissioner considers it appropriate to do so, the
Commissioner may recommend that paragraph (1) (a) not apply to a member who is
otherwise competent and qualified to be a commissioned police officer.
5 Suspension from duties
- (1)
- The Commissioner may suspend an AFP employee from duties:
- (a)
- if the
Commissioner believes on reasonable grounds that the employee:
- (i)
- may have committed a disciplinary offence; or
- (ii)
- has failed to comply with professional standards; or
- (b)
- to allow the employee to contest an election to a non-parliamentary body.
- (2)
- The Commissioner may also suspend an AFP employee from duties if:
- (a)
- the employee is charged with having committed a summary or indictable offence
against a law of the Commonwealth, a State, a Territory or another country;
and
- (b)
- the Commissioner believes that, because of the nature of the offence, the
employee should not continue to perform his or her duties until the charge has
been determined.
- (3)
- A suspension is with remuneration.
- (4)
- However, the Commissioner may direct that suspension be without
remuneration.
- (5)
- The Commissioner must end the suspension if:
- (a)
- he or she no longer
believes on reasonable grounds that the employee:
- (i)
- may have committed a disciplinary offence; or
- (ii)
- has failed to comply with professional standards; or
- (b)
- the employee fails to be elected to the non-parliamentary body; or
- (c)
- if subregulation (2) applies, the employee is found not guilty of the
offence with which he or she has been charged.
- (6)
- The Commissioner must end the suspension if a penalty has been imposed on
the employee for the disciplinary offence (unless the offence is a relevant
offence within the meaning of subregulation 38 (1) of the Australian
Federal Police (Discipline) Regulations 1979 ).
6 Suspension of
declarations under section 40B
The Commissioner may, for a specified period of time, suspend a declaration
made under section 40B of the Act.
Division 2.2 Conditions of employment
7
Allowances under subsection 20 (2) of the Act
For subsection 20 (2) of the Act, a displacement allowance of $13 500 a
year is prescribed.
8 Undertaking
For paragraphs 36 (2) (a), (3) (a) and (4) (a) of the Act, the undertaking in
Form 1 of Schedule 1 is prescribed.
9 Oaths and affirmations
For subsection 36 (1) and paragraphs 36 (2) (b), (3) (b) and (4) (b) of the
Act, the oath in Form 2 of Schedule 1 and the affirmation in Form 3 of
Schedule 1 are prescribed.
Division 2.3 Election candidates
10 Resignation
to contest election
- (1)
- An AFP employee may resign from the AFP to become a candidate at an
election of a member or members of:
- (a)
- the Parliament of the Commonwealth
or a State; or
- (b)
- the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory or of the
Northern Territory.
- (2)
- However, the employee may not resign for that purpose earlier than the
date of issue of the writ for the election or later than the date on which the
nominations for the election close.
- (3)
- The employee must give the Commissioner, no later than 2 weeks before he
or she proposes to resign, notice in writing specifying the day on which he or
she proposes to resign.
11 Re-engagement of person who resigns to contest
election
- (1)
- This regulation applies to a person who:
- (a)
- resigns from the AFP under
regulation 10; and
- (b)
- fails to be nominated at the election or, if nominated, fails to be
elected at the election; and
- (c)
- applies to be re-engaged as an AFP employee within 2 months after the
declaration of the result of the election (or, if the result is disputed,
within 2 months after a court of disputed returns decides the petition
disputing the result, or the petition is withdrawn or lapses).
- (2)
- The person must be again engaged as an AFP employee on the same terms and
conditions as would apply to the person if the person had not resigned.
- (3)
- If a declaration under subsection 9 (2A) or (2B), or section 40B or 40D of
the Act was in force in relation to the person immediately before the person
resigned, then, unless it would have ceased to be in force sooner, the
declaration is taken to continue to be in force from the day when the person
is again engaged until it would otherwise cease to be in force.
- (4)
- The period between the person's resignation and the day when the person is
again engaged as an AFP employee is to be recognised as service for all
purposes.
Division 2.4 Financial matters
12 Financial statements
- (1)
- A statement given to the Commissioner under subsection 40L (1) of the Act
is confidential and the information contained in it must not be disclosed
except for the purpose for which it was collected.
- (2)
- The statement must
be stored in a way that ensures confidentiality is maintained.
- (3)
- The statement must only be handled:
- (a)
- by the Commissioner or a person
authorised by the Commissioner; and
- (b)
- for the purpose for which it was collected.
Note
Contravening subsection 40L (3) of the Act is a disciplinary offence
under regulation 29 of the Australian Federal Police (Discipline) Regulations
1979.
13 Attachment of salaries to satisfy judgment debts
- (1)
- The AFP may make deductions from the salary of any of the following
persons to satisfy a judgment debt:
- (a)
- the Commissioner;
- (b)
- a Deputy Commissioner;
- (c)
- an AFP employee;
- (d)
- a special member.
- (2)
- A fee of $35 is payable in connection with deductions made for a
particular judgment debt.
- (3)
- The fee is payable by the person to whom the judgment debt is owed.
- (4)
- For subregulation (1), judgment debt includes interest on a judgment debt.
Division 2.5 Miscellaneous
14 Awards for bravery
- (1)
- For subsection 61 (1) of the Act, the following awards are prescribed:
- (a)
- the Commissioner's Commendation for Bravery;
- (b)
- the Commissioner's Certificate for Conspicuous Conduct.
- (2)
- For subsection 61 (2) of the Act, the following criteria are prescribed:
- (a)
- in relation to the Commissioner's Commendation for Bravery the
person has performed in the discharge of his or her duty an act of courage of
a high order by consciously placing himself or herself at substantial risk of
physical injury;
- (b)
- in relation to the Commissioner's Certificate for Conspicuous Conduct
the person has demonstrated outstanding dedication to duty in
circumstances demanding tenacity of a high order.
15 Voluntary retirement
- (1)
- Notice under subsection 31 (1) of the Act must specify a day on which
the retirement of the AFP employee is to take effect.
- (2)
- The day specified
in a notice under subsection 31 (1) of the Act must not:
- (a)
- be
earlier than 14 days after the day on which the notice is given (unless the
Commissioner approves a shorter period); or
- (b)
- be later than 4 months after the day on which the notice is given.
Part 3 Review of employment decisions Division 3.1 Retirement due to physical
or mental incapacity
16 Application for review
- (1)
- An AFP employee who has been retired by the Commissioner under subsection
32 (1) of the Act may apply in writing to the Merit Protection Commissioner
for review of the decision.
- (2)
- The application must be made through the
Commissioner.
- (3)
- The application must be received by the Commissioner within 28 days after
the employee is notified of the decision.
- (4)
- The application must state briefly why the review is sought.
- (5)
- The application does not operate to stay the decision.
17 Notification
of review
Within 14 days after receiving an application, the Commissioner must give to
the Merit Protection Commissioner:
- (a)
- the application; and
- (b)
- any documents relating to the making of the decision.
18 Minimum requirements for conducting review
- (1)
- The conduct of a review must meet the following minimum requirements:
- (a)
- the review must be conducted with due regard to procedural fairness;
- (b)
- the review must be conducted in private;
- (c)
- the review must be finished as quickly, and with as little formality, as
the proper consideration of the matter allows.
- (2)
- A person appearing before the Merit Protection Commissioner must do so
without representation unless the Merit Protection Commissioner decides that,
in all the circumstances, it would be reasonable to allow the person to be
represented.
19 Requirement to provide information or documents
- (1)
- The Merit Protection Commissioner may by written notice require the
Commissioner or applicant to give to the Merit Protection Commissioner
specified information or documents relevant to the review.
- (2)
- The
Commissioner or applicant must give the information or documents in the way,
and at or within the time, stated in the notice.
20 Conduct of review
The Merit Protection Commissioner may:
- (a)
- review the decision; and
- (b)
- make a recommendation to the Commissioner in writing about the review; and
- (c)
- tell the Commissioner in writing of the reasons for the recommendation;
and
- (d)
- give a copy of the recommendation and reasons to the applicant.
21 Exclusion of information
- (1)
- The Merit Protection Commissioner may exclude information from a copy of
recommendation and reasons that is to be given to an applicant, in response to
an application for review, if:
- (a)
- the recommendation and reasons refer to
information of a medical or psychiatric nature; and
- (b)
- the Merit Protection Commissioner thinks that the information may be
prejudicial to the physical or mental health or well-being of the applicant.
- (2)
- However, if information is excluded, the Merit Protection Commissioner
must tell the applicant in writing:
- (a)
- that information has been excluded
from the copy of the recommendation and reasons; and
- (b)
- if the applicant nominates a medical practitioner for this regulation, the
information will be given to the medical practitioner.
- (3)
- The Merit Protection Commissioner must give the information to the
nominated medical practitioner as soon as possible.
22 Action by
Commissioner
- (1)
- If the Commissioner receives a recommendation under regulation 20, the
Commissioner must as soon as possible:
- (a)
- consider the recommendation; and
- (b)
- confirm or revoke the decision.
- (2)
- The Commissioner must notify the applicant and the Merit Protection
Commissioner, in writing, of the decision made under
paragraph (1) (b), and the reasons for it.
23 Exclusion of
information
- (1)
- The Commissioner may exclude information from a copy of decision and
reasons that is to be given to an applicant under subregulation 22 (2)
if:
- (a)
- the decision and reasons refer to information of a medical or
psychiatric nature; and
- (b)
- the Commissioner thinks that the information may be prejudicial to the
physical or mental health or well-being of the applicant.
- (2)
- However, if information is excluded, the Commissioner must tell the
applicant in writing:
- (a)
- that information has been excluded from the copy
of the decision and reasons; and
- (b)
- if the applicant nominates a medical practitioner for this regulation, the
information will be given to the medical practitioner.
- (3)
- The Commissioner must give the information to the nominated medical
practitioner as soon as possible.
Division 3.2 Miscellaneous
24 Process for review must exist
- (1)
- The Commissioner must ensure that a process for reviewing AFP employment
decisions exists at all times.
- (2)
- The process must be at least as
favourable to AFP employees and special members as the process set out in the
Australian Federal Police Certified Agreement 1999-2000 , as at 1 July 2000.
[4] Regulation 35
renumber as regulation 25
[5] Regulation 36
renumber as
regulation 26
[6] Regulation 36
omit
regulation 35
insert
regulation 25
[7] Regulation 37
renumber as regulation 27
[8] Paragraph 37 (a)
omit
Form
6 in Schedule 4
insert
Form 4 in Schedule 1
[9] Paragraph 37 (b)
omit
Form 7
insert
Form 5
[10] Part 5, heading
substitute
Part 5 AFP property matters
[11] Regulations 38, 39, 39AA, 39AB, 39A, 40, 40A, 40B, 41, 42 and 42B
omit
[12] Regulation 43
renumber as regulation 28
[13] Subregulation 43 (1)
substitute
- (1)
- A person who ceases to be a Deputy Commissioner, an AFP
employee or a special member must, as soon as it is reasonably practicable to
do so, return to the Commissioner all property (including accoutrements and
clothing), other than prescribed property, that has been supplied to the
person for the purposes of his or her service as a Deputy Commissioner, AFP
employee or a special member or that is in his or her custody because of that
service.
Penalty:
5 penalty units.
[14] Subregulation 43 (3)
omit each
mention of
he
insert
he or she
[15] Subregulation 43 (4)
substitute
- (4)
- In this regulation:
"prescribed property", in relation to a person to whom
subregulation (1) applies, means property that the Commissioner has, by a
determination in writing in force at the time the subregulation applies to the
person, determined is not required to be returned to the Commissioner by:
- (a)
- the person; or
- (b)
- a class of persons that includes the person; or
- (c)
- all persons to whom subregulation (1) applies.
[16] Regulation 44
omit
[17] Regulation 45
substitute
29 Return of
claimable property
- (1)
- This regulation applies to property, including liquid property, lawfully
held by the AFP, except property that:
- (a)
- is owned or is held, under any
other rights to possession, by the AFP; or
- (b)
- has been seized by the AFP; or
- (c)
- is held for evidentiary use in legal proceedings.
- (2)
- Property may be claimed:
- (a)
- before it is presented for auction or is
otherwise disposed of by the person entitled to possession of the
property; or
- (b)
- if there is a finder of the property by the finder, only if:
- (i)
- the person entitled to possession has not claimed it within 3 months
after the date it came into the custody of the AFP; and
- (ii)
- the claim is made within 1 month of the end of the period mentioned in
subparagraph (i).
- (3)
- Before releasing the property to a person claiming entitlement (or to the
person's authorised agent), the Commissioner must be satisfied that the person
has a valid entitlement.
- (4)
- If there are competing claims under subregulation (2), the AFP will
respond to a claim that is supported by a court order identifying the claimant
as the person entitled to the property.
- (5)
- On the application of any person (including the AFP), a court may make an
order that any property to which subregulation (4) applies be returned to the
person entitled to possession.
- (6)
- If property is released to a person in accordance with this regulation,
any other person who has an interest in the property has no right of action
against the AFP in relation to that interest.
- (7)
- Liquid property that is unclaimed becomes public money within the meaning
of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 .
Note
See the
Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 for how public money is
dealt with.
- (8)
- In this regulation:
"liquid property" includes money and
negotiable instruments, but does not include property:
- (a)
- to which regulation 31 applies; or
- (b)
- that has a collectable value.
Example
Property that has a collectable value could include a rare coin, a
proof set of coins, a coin collection, a rare currency note or a collection of
currency notes, the face value of which is less than its market value.
30 Disposal of unclaimed property
- (1)
- This regulation applies to property to which regulation 29 applies,
if:
- (a)
- the Commissioner is satisfied that reasonable action has been taken
to tell the person entitled to possession of the property that the AFP has
custody of the property and intends to dispose of it if it is not claimed
under regulation 29; and
- (b)
- it has not been claimed under regulation 29 by the person entitled to
possession or by the finder.
- (2)
- The Commissioner, if satisfied that the property is suitable for disposal
by public auction, may so dispose of it.
- (3)
- The Commissioner may direct that the property be disposed of by
appropriate means (otherwise than by public auction) if it is property of any
of the following kinds:
- (a)
- keys;
- (b)
- goods the sale price of which at auction is not likely to cover the cost
of disposal;
- (c)
- films, books, pictures or other material depicting violence or sexual
activity.
- (4)
- The Commissioner may, if satisfied that it is in the interest of public
health and safety to do so, direct that the property be disposed of by
appropriate means (otherwise than by public auction) if it is property of any
of the following kinds:
- (a)
- animals;
- (b)
- perishable goods;
- (c)
- goods that are, or could be, dangerous or noxious.
31 Return or disposal of exhibits
- (1)
- This regulation applies to property lawfully held by the AFP, being
property:
- (a)
- seized by the AFP; or
- (b)
- held for evidentiary use in legal proceedings.
- (2)
- Subject to any other law of the Commonwealth, or an order of a court, the
Commissioner must ensure that the property is returned to the person entitled
to possession when the reason for its detention has no further effect.
Note
See, for example, the Proceeds of Crime Act 1987 .
- (3)
- However, if the
Commissioner is satisfied that the person entitled to possession of the
property cannot be located or does not want the property, the Commissioner may
direct that the property (unless it is liquid property within the meaning of
subregulation 29 (8)) be disposed of in accordance with
subregulation 30 (2), (3) or (4), as appropriate.
32 Notice of, and
proceeds of, sale of property
- (1)
- For the purposes of disposal of property by public auction, under
regulations 30 and 31, the Commissioner must publish a notice of the proposed
sale of unclaimed property by public auction:
- (a)
- at least 7 days before
the expected date of the auction; and
- (b)
- in a daily newspaper circulating generally in the State or Territory in
which the auction is to be held.
- (2)
- The proceeds of the sale constitute public money within the meaning of the
Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 .
- (3)
- After disposal of the property under regulation 30 or 31, a person
who has an interest in the property before the disposal has no right of action
against the Commonwealth in relation to that interest.
Note
See the
Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 for how public money is
dealt with.
[18] After regulation 45
insert
Part 6 Miscellaneous 33
Delegation
The Commissioner may in writing delegate any of his or her powers under these
Regulations to:
- (a)
- a Deputy Commissioner; or
- (b)
- an AFP employee; or
- (c)
- a special member.
[19] Regulation 46
renumber as regulation 34
[20] Paragraph 46 (a)
omit
Schedule 6; and
insert
Schedule 2; and
[21] Regulation 48
renumber as
regulation 35
[22] Subregulations 48 (1) and (2)
omit
regulation 46
insert
regulation 34
[23] Regulation 49
omit
[24] Schedule 4, heading
substitute
Schedule 1 Forms
(regulations 8, 9 and 27)
[25] Schedule 4, Form 1
substitute
Form 1
Undertaking
(regulation 8)
Australian Federal Police Act 1979
UNDERTAKING
BY MEMBER OR SPECIAL MEMBER
I, , undertake that I will,
in the performance of my duties as a member*/special member* of the Australian
Federal Police, comply with the provisions of the Australian Federal Police
Act 1979 , the regulations made under that Act, the Commissioner's Orders
issued under section 38 of that Act and any lawful direction, instruction or
order, whether written or oral, under section 40 of that Act.
*
Delete if not applicable.
[26] Schedule 4, Form 2
omit
(subregulation 13
(1))
insert
(regulation 9)
[27] Schedule 4, Form 3
omit
(subregulation 13
(1))
insert
(regulation 9)
[28] Schedule 4, Forms 4 and 5
omit
[29]
Schedule 4, Form 6, heading
substitute
Form 4 Warrant under subsection 12G
(2) of the Act in relation to a particular person
(paragraph 27 (a))
[30]
Schedule 4, Form 7, heading
substitute
Form 5 Warrant under subsection 12G
(4) of the Act in relation to particular premises
(paragraph 27 (b))
[31]
Schedule 5
omit
[32] Schedule 6, heading
substitute
Schedule 2 Fees
(regulation 34)
[33] Schedule 6, items 18 and 19
omit
Member (including
staff member)
insert
AFP employee
[34] Schedule 6, items 18 and 19
omit
member's time
insert
AFP employee's time
[35] Schedule 6, item 20
substitute
20
| Training or lecturing, by an AFP employee, other than
training or lecturing for community purposes
| Cost to AFP for use of AFP
employee's time
|
[36] Schedule 6, items 21, 22 and 24
omit
Member (including
staff member)
insert
AFP employee
[37] Schedule 6, items 21, 22, 23, 24, 26
and 28
omit
member's time
insert
AFP employee's time
[38] Schedule 6,
note
substitute
Note
Cost to AFP for use of AFP employee's time is defined
in regulation 2.
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