South Australian Current Regulations

POLICE REGULATIONS 2014

- under the Police Act 1998

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   3.      Interpretation

   PART 2--Command and structure of SA Police

   4.      Ranks
   5.      Relative seniority
   6.      Responsibility when members are on duty together
   7.      Responsibility of members on duty with other department employees

   PART 3--Initial appointments

   8.      Selection processes and requirements for initial appointment
   9.      Appointment to certain ranks for specified term under section 23

   PART 4--Duties

   10.     Duties of all members of SA Police

   PART 7--Drug and alcohol testing

           Division 1--Preliminary

   29.     Interpretation
   29A.    Approval of apparatus for conduct of drug screening tests
   30.     Commissioner may give approvals and authorisations for purposes of this Part

           Division 2--Drug testing

   31.     General requirements
   32.     Oral fluid sample processes
   33.     Urine sample processes
   34.     Blood sample processes
   35.     Analysis of biological sample

           Division 3--Alcohol testing

   36.     Alcotesting and breath analyses
   37.     Concentration of alcohol in breath taken to indicate concentration of alcohol in blood
   38.     Conduct of alcotest and breath analysis
   39.     Procedures for voluntary blood test
   40.     Request for approved blood test kit

           Division 4--Evidence etc

   41.     Evidence etc

           Division 5--Other matters

   42.     Test subject may arrange for analysis of biological sample
   43.     Destruction of biological samples

   PART 8--Transfers

   44.     Transfer to position of higher rank
   45.     Transfer to position of lower rank

   PART 9--Appointment to promotional positions in SA Police

   46.     Interpretation
   47.     Application of Part
   48.     Commissioner may establish merit pool or pools
   49.     Grievance process and right of review--merit pools
   49A.    Selection processes--prescribed promotional and prescribed officer positions
   49B.    Selection process for certain positions not filled from within merit pools
   49C.    Period of appointment
   49D.    Notice of requirement or qualifications for appointment
   49E.    Review of Part

   PART 10--Grievance process and review

   51.     Unsatisfactory performance review panel
   52.     Grievance process for section 47 transfer
   53.     Grievance process for selection decision
   54.     Applications to SAET or Police Review Tribunal--time and procedures

   PART 11--History of employees

   55.     Duty to keep history
   56.     Removal of entry relating to punishment or penalty
   57.     Access of employee to history
   58.     Record of commendation of employee
   59.     Certificate of service

   PART 12--Leave of absence

   60.     Interpretation
   61.     Recreation and sick leave for officers
   62.     Special sick leave for war service disabilities
   63.     Compassionate leave
   64.     Other special leave
   65.     Leave for service in armed forces
   66.     Leave bank

   PART 13--Property in custody of SA Police

   67.     Application of Part
   68.     Interpretation
   69.     Custody of property
   70.     Money
   71.     Investigation of ownership
   72.     Disposal of property
   73.     Dealing with certain property
   74.     Property subject to court order
   75.     Found property
   76.     Unclaimed property
   77.     Effect, proceeds of sale
   78.     Proceeds, unclaimed money to be paid into Consolidated Account
   79.     Return of unclaimed property, proceeds of sale
   80.     Commissioner may prepare instruments

   PART 14--Prisoners

   81.     Interpretation
   82.     Search of prisoners
   83.     Property taken from prisoners
   84.     Illness or injury of prisoners
   85.     Legal, medical and other assistance for prisoners
   86.     Liability for payment of medical expenses
   87.     Interviews with prisoners

   PART 15--Miscellaneous

   88.     Form of oath or affirmation
   89.     Annual report
   89A.    Terrorism intelligence
   90.     Remuneration on suspension, revocation of suspension
   91.     Transport costs on transfer
   92.     Liability for loss of equipment
   93.     Offence for former employees in the department to use or disclose information

   PART 16--Provisions enabling police security officers to perform certain additional duties

           Division 1--Preliminary

   94.     Interpretation
   95.     Application of Part

           Division 2--Provisions enabling police security officers to perform additional duties

   96.     Power of arrest of certain police security officers
   97.     Person apprehended by police security officer without warrant--how dealt with
   98.     Other powers etc of police security officers performing additional duties

           Division 3--Miscellaneous

   99.     Application of section 82A of Summary Offences Act 1953
   100.    Form of oath or affirmation
   101.    Liability for loss of equipment
   102.    Offence for former police security officers to use or disclose information
           SCHEDULE 3--Form of oath or affirmation
           SCHEDULE 3A--Form of oath or affirmation--police security officers
           SCHEDULE 4--Revocation and transitional provisions
           Legislative history