Police Amendment (Command Reorganisation) Regulation 2017 (NSW)

New South Wales

Police Amendment (Command

Reorganisation) Regulation 2017

under the

Police Act 1990

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following

Regulation under the Police Act 1990.

TROY GRANT, MP

Minister for Police

Explanatory note

The object of this Regulation is to facilitate the reorganisation of the NSW Police Force. power).

Police Amendment (Command Reorganisation) Regulation 2017

under the

Police Act 1990

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Police Amendment (Command Reorganisation) Regulation
2017.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on 3 December 2017 and is required to be published on the NSW legislation website.

Schedule 1 Amendment of Police Regulation 2015

[1]      Clause 4

Omit the clause. Insert instead:

4      Division of State for police purposes

The Commissioner is responsible, for the purposes of the NSW Police Force:

(a)	for the division of the State into areas (however described), and
(b)	for the establishment of commands, branches, sections, special task forces and other groups of police officers (however described).

Note. Section 10 (6) of the Act provides that the Commissioner may establish, or
abolish, or change the name of, any branch or other part of the NSW Police Force.

[2]      Clause 6

Omit the clause. Insert instead:

6      General responsibilities of police officers

(1)	Police officers in charge of a branch or other part of the NSW Police Force (however described) are responsible for the proper performance of duty by police officers and administrative employees under their control.
(2)	Police officers who are NSW Police Force senior executives or are of the rank of superintendent or inspector, if in charge of an area referred to in clause 4, are responsible for the peace and good order of the area.

[3]      Clause 147

Insert after clause 146:

147 Savings and transitional—command reorganisation

(1)

Any Region, Region Command, Local Area or Local Area Command in existence under clause 4 immediately before the commencement of the Police

Amendment (Command Reorganisation) Regulation 2017 (the amending
Regulation) continues in existence until abolished by the Commissioner.

(2)

In any document, a reference to an area is to be construed as including a
reference to:

(a)	if the area is renamed, merged with or substituted by another area or its boundaries are altered—the renamed, merged, substitute or altered area, and
(b)	if the area is split into 2 or more other areas—those other areas.

(3)

In any document, a reference to a Local Area Commander for a particular
Local Area is to be construed as including a reference to:

(a)	if the Local Area has been renamed, merged with or substituted by another area or its boundaries have been altered—the police officer in charge of the renamed, merged, substitute or altered area, and
(b)	if the Local Area has been split into 2 or more other areas—the police officers in charge of those other areas.

(4)

Subclauses (2) and (3) are subject to any express contrary intention in the
provision in which the relevant reference occurs.

(5)

In this clause:

area means an area (however described) created under clause 4 whether before

or after the substitution of that clause by the amending Regulation.

document means any Act or statutory or other instrument, or any contract or

agreement.