Police Service Act 1990 Police Service Amendment (Transit Police) Regulation 1999 (1999-208) [GG No 56 of 7.5.1999, p 3040] (NSW)

1999 No 208

New South Wales

under the

Police Service Act 1990

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Police Service Act 1990.

PAUL WHELAN, M.P.,
Minister for Police.

The object of this Regulation is to enable members of the transit police service who become police constables to be appointed for a minimum probationary period of l month (similar to the minimum probationary period that currently applies to ex-police officers who rejoin the Police Service) rather than 6 months (the minimum probationary period that currently applies to persons who are not ex-police officers). The Regulation also renumbers a Part and a clause by way of minor law revision.

This Regulation is made under the Police Service Act 1990, including section 219 (the general power to make regulations).

Published in Gazette No 56 of 7 May 1999, page 3040 Page 1

Clause 1 Police Service Amendment (Transit Police) Regulation 1999

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1 Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Police Service Amendment (Transit Police)

Regulation 1999.

2 Commencement

This Regulation commences on 14 May 1999.

The Police Service Regulation 1990 is amended as set out in

Schedule 1.

4 Notes

The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.

Police Service Amendment (Transit Police) Regulation 1999

Amendments Schedule 1

(Clause 3)

[1] Clause 17 pointment of consta

Omit clause 17 (2). Insert instead:

Despite subclause (l), the Commissioner may direct that

the period of probation of any such constable be a period

of less than 6 months, but more than 1 month:

(a) if the person has previously served as a police

officer in the Police Service (or as a member of

the Police Force before 1 July 1990), or

(b) if the person was a member of the transit police

service under the Police Department (Transit Police) Act 1989 immediately before 14 May 1999.

[2]        Part 9 Savings and transitional provisions

Renumber the Part as Part 10.

[3]        Clause 117 Police Service Amendment (Complaints and

anagement Reform) Regulation 1999

Renumber the clause as clause 118.