Police Acts Amendment Act of 1960 (9 Eliz Ii No. 17) (Qld)

10 <3§umtslanh ANNO NONO ELIZABETHAE SECUNDAE REGINAE. No. 17. An Act to Amend "The Police Acts, 1937 to 1959," In certain particulars. [A ssented to 31 st O ctober , I960.] Short title. E it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, B 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:— 1. (1.) This Act may be cited as “ The Police Acts Amendment Act of 1960.” PArcitn.cipal Act r(e2f.e) rr“ed Th t e o a P s ol t i h c e e P A r c in ts c , ip1a9l3A7 c t t o . 1959,” are in this Collective (3.) The Principal Act and this Act may be title. collectively cited as “ The Police Acts , 1937 to 1960.”

9 E liz . II. No. 17, 1960. Police Acts Amendment Act. 11 2. The Principal Act is amended by inserting after Now s. 57 a inserted. section fifty-seven the following section:— “ [57 a .] (1.) Any inspector, other than the Commissioner’s Inspector or the Chief Inspector, or any sub-inspector of the Police Force dismissed or forced to retire therefrom by the Governor in Council by way of punishment may appeal to a Board (herein called “ The Appeal Board ”) which shall be constituted for the purposes of such appeal. (2.) The Appeal Board shall consist of three persons, namely:— (a) A stipendiary magistrate who shall be appointed by the Governor in Council, either generally or in the particular case, and who shall be the chairman of the Appeal Board; ( b) A person appointed in the particular case by the Commissioner; (c) A person nominated in the particular case by the Executive of the Queensland Police Officers’ Union, who shall be either a member or the secretary of that union. (3.) An appeal under this section shall be deemed an appeal against a decision of the Commissioner and the Commissioner shall be a party thereto accordingly. (4.) Subject to this section the provisions applicable with respect to appeals against punishments of subsections three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine and twelve of section fifty-seven of this Act, and of the rules under this Act, shall apply to appeals under this section. (5.) The Board may by their decision recommend that the punishment appealed against be confirmed or revoked. The final determination shall rest with the Governor in Council.”

12 Police Acts Amendment Act . 9 E liz . II. No. 17, 1960. Amendment 3. Section fifty-eight of the Principal Act is amended of s. 58. by repealing the commas, words and brackets either of the Appeal Board or of the Governor in Council (or, save as hereinbefore provided, from the Commissioner) ” and inserting, in lieu of those repealed words, the words “ of The Appeal Board or, save as prescribed by this Act, of the Governor in Council or the Commissioner By Authority: S. G. R eid , Government Printer, Brisbane—1960