Police Regulations 2014 (SA)

South Australia

Police Regulations 2014

under the Police Act 1998

These regulations may be cited as the Police Regulations 2014.

In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—

Act means the Police Act 1998;

approved means approved by the Commissioner by general or special order under section 11 of the Act;

department means the administrative unit of the Public Service of which the Commissioner is chief executive, or in relation to which the Commissioner has the powers and functions of chief executive, under the Public Sector Act 2009;

employee means a member of SA Police or police cadet;

employee in the department means—

1. (a)

   a member of SA Police; or

2. (b)

   a police cadet, police medical officer or special constable; or

3. (ba)

   a police security officer; or

4. (c)

   a person employed in or performing duties or functions in the department;

previous regulations means—

1. (a)

   the Police Regulations 1999 (see Gazette 30.6.1999 p3312) (disallowed); or

2. (b)

   the regulations revoked by these regulations; or

3. (c)

   any regulations made and revoked under the Police Act 1952;

service does not include leave without pay unless otherwise ordered by the Commissioner.

The ranks of officers and other members of SA Police in order of seniority (starting with the highest rank) are as follows:

1. (a)

   Commissioner;

2. (b)

   Deputy Commissioner;

3. (c)

   Assistant Commissioner;

4. (d)

   Commander;

5. (e)

   Chief Superintendent;

6. (f)

   Superintendent;

7. (g)

   Chief Inspector;

8. (h)

   Inspector;

9. (i)

   Senior Sergeant;

10. (j)

    Sergeant;

11. (k)

    Senior Constable First Class;

12. (l)

    Senior Constable;

13. (m)

    Constable.

Except as otherwise provided in these regulations, the relative seniority of members of SA Police will be determined as follows:

1. (a)

   as between 2 members holding different ranks—the senior member is the member who holds the higher rank;

2. (b)

   as between 2 members holding the same rank—the senior member is the member who has been holding the rank continuously for the longer period of time;

3. (c)

   as between 2 members holding the same rank who have held the rank for the same period of time—the senior member is the member who, by general or special order of the Commissioner, is the senior member.

1. (1)

   If 2 or more members of SA Police are engaged on duty together—

   1. (a)

      the senior member is responsible for the performance of the duty; and

   2. (b)

      the junior member, regardless of the part of SA Police in which the member is serving, must comply with the orders given by the senior member.

2. (2)

   For the purposes of subregulation (1), if a community constable is engaged on duty with a member of SA Police who is not a community constable, that other member is the senior and the community constable is the junior.

3. (3)

   Despite subregulation (1)—

   1. (a)

      if the Commissioner by general or special order, or any officer by order, directs that a specified member of SA Police…