Police Regulation (Imposition of Charges) Amendment Act 1989 (NSW)
POLICE REGULATION (IMPOSITION OF CHARGES)
AMENDMENT ACT 1989 No. 166
NEW SOUTH WALES
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
1. Short title
2. Commencement
Amendment of Police Regulation Act 1899 No. 20
SCHEDULE 1 - AMENDMENTS
POUCE REGULATION (IMPOSITION OF CHARGES)
AMENDMENT ACT 1989 No. 166
NEW SOUTH WALES
Act No. 166, 1989
An Act to amend the Police Regulation Act 1899 to enable charges to be imposed for certain services performed by members of the police
force. [Assented to 14 December 1989]
Act No. 166
Police Reflation (Imposition of Charges) Amendment 1989 The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:
Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Police Regulation (Imposition of
Charges) Amendment Act 1989.
Commencement
This Act commences on a day to be appointed by proclamation,
being a day not earlier than the date of commencement of the Police
Regulation (False Security Alarms) Amendment Act 1989.
Amendment of Police Regulation Act 1899 No. 20
3. The Police Regulation Act 1899 is amended as set out in
Schedule 1.
SCHEDULE 1 - AMENDMENTS
(Sec. 3)
(1) Section 35 AA
After section 35A, insert
Charges for other services
35 AA (1) If a member of the police force (whether or not in compliance with any law):
(a) attends a sporting or entertainment event, at the event, for the purpose of maintaining order, or request of the person conducting or organising that (b) provides, at the request of a person, an escort for a vehicle or trailer carrying a long or wide load; or (c) provides any information to a person, at the person's request, in respect of a visa application, the Commissioner is entitled to demand payment by the person of such amount as may be prescribed by the rules, or if no amount is so prescribed, of such amount as the Commissioner thinks fit
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(2) The rules may make provision with respect to payment for such services provided by members of the police force as are specified in the rules.
(3) Without limiting the generality of subsection (2), the rules may specify:
(a) a service whether or not it is provided in compliance with any law, and (b) a service whether or not of the same or a similar kind to a service referred to in subsection (1); and (c) the circumstances in which the service is provided; and (d) the amount which may be demanded for the provision of the service or the means by which the amount is to be calculated or assessed; and (e) the person by whom the payment is to be made or from whom the payment may be demanded, whether or not the person requested the provision of the service concerned.
(4) Nothing in this section entitles the Commissioner to any payment for the performance of a service if a fee or other payment for the performance of that service is prescribed by or under any other Act
(5) The Commissioner is to be taken always to have had
power to require a person to make a reasonable payment
for any service provided before the commencement of thissection, if the service was of the kind for which (if it had been performed after the commencement of this section) a payment could, under subsection (1), be demanded of
that person.
(2) Section 35B (Crown bound by ss. 35A and 35AA): Omit "Section 35A binds", insert "Sections 35A and 35AA bind".
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(3) Section 35C (Recovery of charges):
After "section 35A", insert "or 35AA".
| (4) | Section 35D (Waiver or reduction of charges): |
After "section 35A", insert "or 35AA".
[Minister's second reading speech made in -
Legislative Council on 19 October 1989 a.m. Legislative Assembly on 14 November 1989]
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