Police Act 1958 (ACT)

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No. 2 of 1958.

AN ORDINANCE

To amend the Police Ordinance 1927-1956.

I THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Common-	Executive Council, hereby make the following Ordinance under
,	wealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal

the Seat of Government {Administration) Act 1910-1955.

Dated this twenty-third day of January, 1958.

W. J. SLIM

Governor-General.

By His Excellency's Command,

ALLEN FAIRHALL

Minister of State for the Interior.

POLICE ORDINANCE 1958.

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Police Ordinance Short title and

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(2.) The Police Ordinance 1927-1956f is in this Ordinance

referred to as the Principal Ordinance.

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(3.) The Principal Ordinance, as amended by this Ordi-

nance, may be cited as the Police Ordinance 1927-1958.

2. This Ordinance shall come into operation on the thirtieth commence-

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(a) by inserting in sub-section (2.), after the word " otherwise ", the words " (not being terms or conditions relating to discharge, dismissal, retire- ment or resignation from the Police Force) ";

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by omitting sub-section

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* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 30th January, 1958.

t Ordinance No. 19, 1927, as amended by No. 14, 1930; No. 18, 1932; No. 23, 1934;

Nos. 25 and 35, 1938; No. 14, 1943; Nos. 5 and 9, 1947; No. 8, 1950; No. 5, 1954;
No. 5, 1955; and No. 19, 1956.

4.—(1.) After section five of the Principal Ordinance the following sections are inserted:—

Appointments	" 5AA.—(1.) Unless the Minister, in any particular case, " (2.) After the period of twelve months on probation has expired, the Minister may, after considering a report from the Commissioner of Police, confirm or annul the appointment.
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probation.	otherwise directs, the appointment of a person to be a memberM of the Police Force shall be on probation for a period of twelve ^ p months and the appointment may be terminated by the Minister at any time during that period.
Age for	" 5AB.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-section, a " (2.) A person may, notwithstanding that he has attained the age of thirty-five years, be appointed to the Police Force, if the Minister, in the special circumstances of a particular case, so directs or the person is a person who—
appointment.	person who has attained the age of thirty-five years is not entitled to be appointed as a member of the Police Force.

(a) was retired from the Police Force on the ground that, by reason of mental or bodily infirmity, he was unfit to discharge, or incapable of discharg- ing, the duties of his position in the Police Force; and

(b) is to be appointed to the…