Amendments of the Police Regulations (ACT)

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.

Regulations 1958. No. 3.

Regulations under the Police Ordinance 1927-1958.*

ALLEN FAIRHALL, the Minister of State for the Interior, hereby make

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Dated this thirtieth day of January, 1958.

the following Regulations under the Police Ordinance 1927-1958.

ALLEN FAIRHALL

Minister of State for the Interior.

AMENDMENTS OF THE POLICE REGULATIONS.t

1. Regulation 2 of the Police Regulations is amended by omitting the interpretation,

definition of " Member of the Police Force " and inserting in its stead the

following definition:—

" ' member of the Police Force ' means an officer, sergeant or

constable of the Police Force; ".

2. Regulation 5 of the Police Regulations is amended by omitting the Authority of

words "Any sergeants and constables" and inserting in their stead the PoUce^orce"16 rds "Any sergeants and constables" anc

words " The members of the Police Force ",

3. Regulations 6, 7 and 8 of the Police Regulations are repealed and the following regulation is inserted in their stead:—

"6.—(1.) A member of the Police Force shall not, except with the Performance of

express permission in writing of the Commissioner— therpo0iicelde

(a) accept, or continue to hold, or discharge the duties of, or be employed in, a paid office in connexion with any business, whether carried on by a body corporate, partnership or an individual;

(b) engage in business, whether as a principal or agent;
(c) engage or continue in the private practice of, a profession, occu-

pation or trade or enter into employment, whether remunera- tive or not, in a profession, occupation or trade with a body corporate, partnership or individual; or

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(d) accept or engage in any remunerative employment other than in connexion with his duties as a member of the Police Force. " (2.) The last preceding sub-section does not prevent a member of the Police Force from becoming a member or shareholder of an incorporated company or of a company or society of persons registered under the law of the Territory or elsewhere, but, except as provided by the next succeed- ing sub-regulation, a member of the Police Force shall not take any part in the conduct of the business of the company or society otherwise than in the exercise of his rights as a member or shareholder of the company or

society.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 6th February, 1958.
t For references to the Commonwealth Gazettes in which the original Regulations and

amending Regulations made before 1939 were notified see footnote (a) on P. 400 of Vol. II. of "Laws of the Australian Capital Territory 1911-1938" and for later amendments see the Commonwealth Gazette of 14th March, 1940, and Regulations 1940, No. 7; 1942, No. 1; 1943, No. 2; 1950, No. 9; and 1954, No. 2.

" (3.) A member of the Police Force may, with the express approval of the Commissioner, act as a director of a co-operative society which is registered under the law of the Territory or elsewhere and does not enter into contracts for the supply of goods or services to the Commonwealth.

" (4.) The Commissioner may, at any time, withdraw a permission

granted under this regulation.".

Offences	4. Regulation 11 of the Police Regulations is amended by omitting
punishable
by the	paragraphs (a) and (b) of sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in their stead the
Commissioner
in the first	following paragraphs:—
instance.	" (a) in the case of a constable, impose a penalty not exceeding Five

pounds; or

(b) in the case of a member who holds a rank or grade higher than constable, impose a penalty not exceeding Five pounds on reduce the member in rank or grade, with loss of pay, for™ such period not exceeding three months as the Commissioner thinks fit:".

Offences	Regulation 11A of the Police Regulations is amended—
punishable by
the Minister.	(a) by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1.) the words " an officer or member" and inserting in their stead the words " a member ";
(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (11.) the words "officer or member" (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words " member of the Police Force "; and
(c) by omitting from sub-regulation (12.) the words " officer or ".
Repeal of
Regulations 13,	6. Regulations 13, 14 and 15 of the Police Regulations are repealed.
14 and 15.
Unauthorized	7. Regulation 17 of the Police Regulations is amended by omitting the
absence.	words "under Regulation 15 or the last preceding regulation".
Repeal of
Regulations	8. Regulations 18, 19 and 20 of the Police Regulations are repealed.
18, 19 and 20.
l y Authori ty: A. J. ARTHUR, Commonweal th Government Printer, Canberra.