Police Act 1892 (WA)

Western Australia

Western Australia

Police Act 1892

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the police in Western Australia.

[Heading inserted: No. 19 of 2010 s. 43(2).]

[1. Omitted under the Reprints Act 1984 s. 7(4)(f).]

[2. Deleted: No. 59 of 2006 s. 61.]

This Act may be cited as the Police Act 1892.

[Section 3 amended: No. 15 of 1952 s. 4 and 5; No. 28 of 1953 s. 3; No. 25 of 1954 s. 3; No. 28 of 1964 s. 3; No. 18 of 1975 s. 2; No. 146 of 1976 s. 3; No. 57 of 1981 s. 23; No. 108 of 1982 s. 3; No. 21 of 1983 s. 4; No. 14 of 1996 s. 4; No. 10 of 1998 s. 59.]

[4. Omitted under the Reprints Act 1984 s. 7(4)(e).]

The Governor may from time to time appoint a fit and proper person to be Commissioner of Police throughout the said State, and as occasion shall require may remove any Commissioner of Police and appoint another in his stead; and every Commissioner of Police shall be charged and vested with the general control and management of the Police Force of the said State, and also of any special constables who may be appointed as hereinafter provided.

The Governor may appoint such officers of police as may be found necessary, who shall hold commissions under the hand of the Governor for such appointments; and such commissioned officers shall be subject to the control and discipline of the Commissioner of Police, and shall be respectively charged with the government and superintendence of such portion of the Police Force as such Commissioner may from time to time direct.

[Section 6 amended: No. 24 of 1969 s. 2; No. 6 of 1978 s. 2.]

• (1)

  The Commissioner of Police may appoint so many non‑commissioned officers and constables of different grades as he shall deem necessary for preservation of peace and order throughout the said State, subject, however, to the approval of the Governor.

• (2)

  The Minister, or a person authorised by him, may appoint persons to be police cadets who shall have such powers and privileges and be liable to such duties and obligations as may be prescribed, but shall not be members of the Police Force.

[Section 7 amended: No. 6 of 1978 s. 3; No. 59 of 2006 s. 62.]

• (1)

  The Governor may, from time to time as he shall see fit, remove any commissioned officer of police, and upon any vacancy for a commissioned officer, by death, removal, or otherwise, the Governor may appoint some other…