(Reprint No. 5)
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
POLICE ACT 1952
This Act is reprinted pursuant to the Acts Republication Act 1967 and incorporates all amendments in force as at 19 December 1996.
It should be noted that the Act has not been revised (for obsolete references, etc.) by the
Commissioner of Statute Revision since the reprint published on 1 August 1989.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS
PART 1
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title
4. Interpretation
PART 2
APPOINTMENTS, RESIGNATIONS AND RETIREMENTS
6. Appointment of Commissioner of Police
7. Conditions of Commissioner’s appointment
8. Deputy Commissioner
9. Assistant Commissioners
9A. Conditions of appointment of Deputy and Assistant Commissioners 9B. Termination of appointment of Commissioner or Deputy or Assistant Commissioner 10. Appointment of officers 11. Appointment of sergeants and constables 11A. Police cadets 12. Police medical officers 13. Probationary service 15. False statements in applications for appointment as a police cadet or member of force 16. Police oath or affirmation 17. Effect of taking oath 18. Evidence of appointment 19. Resigning without leave 19A. Termination due to physical or mental disability 19B. Divestment or suspension of powers 20.
Duty of former or suspended member of police force or police cadet to deliver up equipment, etc.
PART 2A
POLICE AIDES
20A. Appointment of police aides 20B. Oath or affirmation for police aides 20C. Powers, responsibilities and immunities 20D. Suspension or dismissal of police aides 20E. Conditions of employment 20F. Police aides to be regarded as members of police force
PART 3
REGULATION, DUTIES AND DISCIPLINE OF THE POLICE FORCE
21. Control and management of police force
22. Regulations
23. Orders
24. Members subject to duty in or outside the State
24A. Review of certain action by Police Disciplinary Tribunal 25. Execution of process 26. Allowances 27. Impersonating police and unlawful possession of police property 29. Taking bribes and other offences
PART 4
SPECIAL CONSTABLES
30. Appointment of special constables
31. Oath or affirmation for special constables
32. Duties and powers of special constables
33. Suspension or dismissal of special constables
34. Duty of former or suspended special constable to deliver up equipment, etc.
35. Allowances and equipment for special constables
36. Regulations
PART 5 APPEALS
DIVISION 1—APPEALS AGAINST TERMINATION OF SERVICES
37. Right of appeal
38. Determination of appeal
39. Transmission of decision
40. No further appeal
DIVISION 2—PROMOTION APPEALS
41. Promotion appeals—non-commissioned officers
42. Promotion appeals—rank of inspector
PART 6
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
51A. Protection from liability for members of the police force 52. Summary offences 53. Delegation
SCHEDULE
The Police Appeal Board And The Promotion Appeal Board
APPENDIX 1
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
APPENDIX 2
DIVISIONAL PENALTIES AND EXPIATION FEES
POLICE ACT 1952
being
Police Regulation Act 1952 No. 54 of 1952
[Assented to 4 December 1952]1
as amended by
Statutes Amendment (Public Salaries) Act 1955 No. 3 of 1955 [Assented to 23 June 1955]2Police Regulation Act Amendment Act 1955 No. 36 of 1955 [Assented to 8 December 1955]3
Statutes Amendment (Public Salaries) Act 1957 No. 3 of 1957 [Assented to 21 February 1957]
Statutes Amendment (Public Salaries)…