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VICTORIA POLICE ACT 2013 - SECT 187

Chief Commissioner must establish investigation procedures

S. 187(1) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 89 (Sch.  1 Pt D item 10(a)).

    (1)     The Chief Commissioner must establish procedures for or with respect to the investigation of public interest complaints under this Part.

    (2)     Without limiting subsection (1), the procedures referred to in that subsection must provide for the following—

        (a)     information about who may perform a duty or function or exercise a power of the Chief Commissioner under this Part or an applicable law and how they may be authorised to do so; and

        (b)     how investigations under this Part will be conducted, including explaining—

              (i)     how procedural fairness will be accorded under Divisions 2 and 3; and

              (ii)     how arrangements for legal representation and other support and assistance for witnesses will be managed.

    (3)     The procedures referred to in subsection (1) must be consistent with—

S. 187(3)(a) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 89 (Sch.  1 Pt D item 10(b)).

        (a)     the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012 ; and

        (b)     the guidelines in force for the time being under section 57 of that Act.

    (4)     The Chief Commissioner must ensure that the procedures referred to in subsection (1) are readily available to the public and to each member of Victoria Police personnel.



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