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LAW ENFORCEMENT CONDUCT COMMISSION ACT 2016 - SECT 9
Police misconduct, administrative employee misconduct and Crime Commission officer misconduct
(1) Definition--police misconduct For the purposes of this Act,
"police misconduct" means any misconduct (by way of action or inaction) of a
police officer-- (a) whether or not it also involves participants who are not
police officers, and
(b) whether or not it occurs while the police officer is
officially on duty, and
(c) whether or not it occurred before the
commencement of this subsection, and
(d) whether or not it occurred outside
the State or outside Australia.
(2) Definition--administrative employee
misconduct For the purposes of this Act,
"administrative employee misconduct" means any misconduct (by way of action or
inaction) of an administrative employee-- (a) whether or not it also involves
participants who are not administrative employees, and
(b) whether or not it
occurs while the administrative employee is officially on duty, and
(c)
whether or not it occurred before the commencement of this subsection, and
(d) whether or not it occurred outside the State or outside Australia.
(3)
Definition--Crime Commission officer misconduct For the purposes of this Act,
"Crime Commission officer misconduct" means any misconduct (by way of action
or inaction) of a Crime Commission officer-- (a) whether or not it also
involves participants who are not Crime Commission officers, and
(b) whether
or not it occurs while the Crime Commission officer is officially on duty, and
(c) whether or not it occurred before the commencement of this subsection, and
(d) whether or not it occurred outside the State or outside Australia.
(4)
Examples Police misconduct, administrative employee misconduct or
Crime Commission officer misconduct can involve (but is not limited to) any of
the following conduct by a police officer, administrative employee or
Crime Commission officer respectively-- (a) conduct of the officer or employee
that constitutes a criminal offence,
(b) conduct of the officer or employee
that constitutes corrupt conduct,
(c) conduct of the officer or employee that
constitutes unlawful conduct (not being a criminal offence or
corrupt conduct),
(d) conduct of the officer or employee that constitutes a
disciplinary infringement.
(5) Former police officers,
administrative employees and Crime Commission officers Conduct may be dealt
with, or continue to be dealt with, under this Act even though any
police officer, administrative employee or Crime Commission officer involved
is no longer a police officer, administrative employee or
Crime Commission officer (but only in relation to conduct occurring while he
or she was a police officer, administrative employee or
Crime Commission officer). Accordingly, references in this Act to a
police officer, administrative employee or Crime Commission officer extend,
where appropriate, to include a former police officer, administrative employee
and Crime Commission officer, respectively.
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