Police Regulation (Appeals) Amendment Act 1978 (NSW)

POLICE REGULATION (APPEALS) AMENDMENT

ACT, 1978, No. 85

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Act No, 85, 1978.

An Act to amend the Police Regulation (Appeals) Act, 1923, with respect to appeals against decisions of the Commissioner of Police to punish members of the Police Force. [Assented to, 11th September, 1978.1

Act No. 85, 1978.

Police Regulation (Appeals) Amendment.

BE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows ;—

1.     This Act may be cited as the “Police Regulation (Appeals) Short title.

Amendment Act, 1978”.

2.      (1) This section and section 1 shall commence on the date Commence-

of assent to this Act.

(2) Except as provided by subsection (1), this Act shall commence upon the day appointed and notified under section 2 (2) of the Police Regulation (Allegations of Misconduct) Act, 1978.

3. The Police Regulation (Appeals) Act, 1923, is am ended Amendment

by inserting after section 6 (1) the following subsection :—

(1a ) Where a decision referred to in subsection (1) (b)

and appealed against under this section was in respect of a to Board charge heard and determined by the Police Tribunal of New“"^P™‘ South Wales constituted under the Police Regulation thereon.) (Allegations of Misconduct) Act, 1978—

(a)	the appeal is limited to an appeal against the severity of the punishment imposed; and
(b)	the Board, the Commissioner and the appellant are bound by the findings of that Tribunal upon the hearing and determination of the charge or upon appeal to the Review Division of that Tribunal.