EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULE 1980 NO. 205
AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE (DISCIPLINE) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
ISSUED BY THE SPECIAL MINISTER OF STATE
It is considered desirable to amend the Australian Federal Police (Discipline) Regulations in order to provide a penalty of ‘admonition’, clarify the presently vague power of the Disciplinary Tribunal and the Commissioner in reducing a member in rank and to correct several minor drafting errors.
The proposed regulation prescribes
• an amendment be made to Clause 22 of the Australian Federal Police (Discipline) Regulation to remove a superfluous repetition of the position set out in sub-section 67(6) of the Complaints (AFP) Act;
• for the inclusion of a penalty of “admonition”, which is a lesser penalty than the “reprimand” which is currently the least available penalty;
• provide the Commissioner with the power to determine the rate to which the member may be reduced;
• for a number of drafting amendments to the form of the regulations.