Police Acts Amendment Act of 1958 (7 Eliz Ii No. 61) (Qld)

524 POLICE. Police Acts Amendment Act. 7 E liz . II. No. 61, 7 ELIZ. II. No. 01. T he P olice A cts A mendment A ct of 1958. POLICE. An Act to Amend “The Police Acts, 1937 to 1957,” in certain particulars. [A ssented to 12 th D ecember , 1958.] B E it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis­ lative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:— Short title. 1, (1.) This Act may be cited as “ The Police Acts Amendment Act of 1958.” Principal (2.) *“ The Police Acts , 1937 to 1957,” are in this Act. Act referred to as the Principal Act. Collective (3.) The Principal Act and this Act may be title. collectively cited as “ The Police Acts, 1937 to 1958.” Amendment 2. Section four of the Principal Act is amended by of s. 4. inserting in the definition “ Member of the Police Force ”, after the words and bracket “ every inspector (including ”, the words “ the Commissioner’s Inspector and ”.3 * New s. 7 b inserted. Com­ missioner’s Inspector. 3. The following section, numbered 7 b , is inserted after section 7 a of the Principal Act:— “ [7 b .] (I.) The Governor in Council may from time to time appoint some fit and proper person to be the Commissioner’s Inspector. (2.) The Commissioner’s Inspector shall be paid a salary at such rate per annum as may be determined by the Governor in Council from time to time. (3.) The Commissioner’s Inspector shall, subject as hereinafter provided in this subsection, continue in office during such period as he is of good behaviour and until he attains the age of sixty-five years, when he shall retire from office : Provided that the disqualifications with respect to the office of Commissioner imposed by subsection four of section six of this Act shall extend with respect to the office of Commissioner’s Inspector. * 1 G. 6 No. 12 and amending Acts.

POLICE. 525 1958. Police Acts Amendment Act. ( 4 .) The Commissioner’s Inspector shall, subject to this Act, exercise and perform all such powers, authorities, functions and duties (including such of the powers, authorities, functions and duties of the Commissioner) as the Commissioner may direct either generally or in any special case. Any power, function, authority or duty of the Commissioner exercised or performed by the Commissioner’s Inspector shall, until the contrary is proved, be presinned to have been so exercised or performed lawfully. (5.) It is hereby declared that the Governor in Council always was authorised to create the office of Commissioner’s Inspector and to make appointments thereto and the exercise at any time prior to the enactment of this section by the holder of that office of any such powers, authorities, functions and duties (including such of the powers, authorities, functions and duties of the Commissioner) as the Commissioner may have directed either generally or in any special case is hereby validated, ratified and confirmed. (6.) The Commissioner’s Inspector in office at the enactment of this section shall, and without any further or other appointment whatsoever, be deemed to have been appointed as Commissioner’s Inspector under and pursuant to this section, and shall hold office accordingly.” 4-. Section 7 b of the Principal Act is remiimbered ^™ei^ments 7c and as so renumbered, is amended— 0 s' B' (i.) By repealing the words “ of Police ”, where first appearing in subsection one and where appearing in subsection two of that section, and inserting, in lieu of those repealed words where so repealed twice, the words “ or Commissioner’s Inspector ” ; and (ii.) By repealing the words “ or, as the case may be, Deputy Commissioner of Police ”, where appearing in subsection one of that section, and by inserting, in lieu of those repealed words, the words “, Deputy Commissioner or Commissioner’s Inspector, as the case may be ”.5 * 5. Section thirty-six of the Principal Act is amended Amendment by inserting therein, after the words “ office of Deputy 0 s'36, Commissioner of Police ”, the words “ and the holder of the office of Commissioner’s Inspector i

526 POLICE. Police Acts Amendment Act. 7 E liz . II. No. 61, 1958. Amendments of 8. 40. 6. Section forty of the Principal Act is amended— (i.) By inserting in subsection one thereof, after the words “ holding, at the date of his retirement, the rank of ”, the words “ Commissioner’s Inspector or ” ; and (ii.) By inserting therein, after subsection (4 a ), the following subsection:— “ (4 b .) Upon his retirement from the Police Force the Commissioner’s Inspector shall be entitled to a superannuation allowance at the rate of seven hundred and twenty-five pounds per annum— (a) If he shall have served for fifteen years or over in the Police Force ; or (b) If, not having served for fifteen years in the Police Force, he shall have been retired therefrom under and in pursuance of section thirty-seven of this Act. The provisions of section three of *“ The Police (Pensions) Act of 1955 ” shall apply and extend to any superannuation allowance payable pursuant to this subsection.” Repeal of s. 68. 7. (1.) Section sixty-eight of the Principal Act is repealed. (2.) This section shall come into operation on the day whereon f“ The Justices Acts Amendment Act of 1958 ” comes into operation.* 20 * 4 Eliz. 2. No. 43. f 7 Eliz. 2. No. 39. Commenced 2 Feb., 1959. (Proo. pubd. Gaz. 20 Dec., 1958, p. 2140.)