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POLICE ACT 1998
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART 1--Preliminary
1. Short title
3. Interpretation
PART 2--General
4. Composition of police
5. Purpose of police
6. Commissioner responsible for control and management of police
7. Exclusion of directions in relation to employment of particular persons
8. Directions to Commissioner to be Gazetted and laid before Parliament
9. Commissioner also responsible for control and management of police cadets, police medical officers and police security officers
10. General management aims and standards
11. Orders
PART 3--Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and Assistant Commissioners
12. Appointment of Commissioner of Police
13. Conditions of Commissioner's appointment
14. Deputy Commissioner
15. Assistant Commissioners
16. Conditions of appointment of Deputy and Assistant Commissioners
17. Termination of appointment of Commissioner or Deputy or Assistant Commissioner
18. Resignation
19. Delegation
PART 4--Other members of SA Police
Division 1--Appointment and resignation
20. Appointment of officers
21. Appointment of sergeants and constables
22. Further division of ranks
23. Term appointments for certain positions
24. Appointment of community police
25. Police oath or affirmation
26. Effect of appointment and oath or affirmation
27. Probationary appointment
28. Performance standards for officers
29. Resignation and relinquishment of official duties
Division 2--Special provisions relating to community police
30. Powers, responsibilities and immunities of community police
31. Suspension or termination of appointment of community police
32. Conditions of appointment of community police
PART 5--Police cadets and police medical officers
33. Police cadets
34. Suspension or termination of appointment of police cadets
35. Resignation and relinquishment of official duties
36. Police medical officers
PART 6--Drug and alcohol testing
Division 2--Drug and alcohol testing
41A. Interpretation
41B. Drug and alcohol testing
41C. Drug and alcohol testing of applicants to SA Police etc
41D. Procedures for drug and alcohol testing
41E. Biological samples, test results etc not to be used for other purposes
PART 7--Termination and transfer of police
45. Physical or mental disability or illness
46. Unsatisfactory performance
47. Power to transfer
PART 8--Review of certain termination, transfer and promotion decisions
Division 1--Termination reviews
48. Right of review
Division 2--Transfer reviews
52. Review of certain transfers
Division 3--Promotion reviews
53. Interpretation and application
54. Processes for appointment or nomination for prescribed promotional positions
55. Right of review
56. Grounds for application for review
57. Determination of application
58. Determination of question of eligibility for appointment
PART 9--Special constables
59. Appointment of special constables
60. Oath or affirmation by special constables
61. Duties and powers of special constables
62. Suspension or termination of appointment of special constables
63. Allowances and equipment for special constables
PART 9A--Police security officers
Division 1--Preliminary
63A. Interpretation
63B. Determination of protected persons, places or vehicles
63C. References to protective security officers in other Acts etc
Division 2--Modification of operation of this and other Acts etc in relation to police security officers
63D. Regulations may modify operation of this and other Acts etc in relation to police security officers
Division 3--Appointment etc of police security officers
63E. Appointment of police security officers
63F. Commissioner may determine structure of ranks
63G. Oath or affirmation by police security officers
63H. Conditions of appointment
63I. Identification of police security officers
63J. Suspension or termination of appointment of police security officer
63K. Resignation and relinquishment of official duties
Division 4--Duties and powers of police security officers
63L. Interpretation
63M. Duties of police security officers
63N. Powers of police security officers
63O. Limitations on duties and powers
63P. Powers relating to security of protected person
63Q. Powers relating to security of protected place
63R. Dealing with dangerous objects and substances etc
63S. Powers relating to security of protected vehicle
63T. Power to search persons detained by police security officers
63U. Withdrawal of directions
63V. Offences
PART 10--Miscellaneous
64. Appointment and promotion procedures
65. Protection from liability for members of SA Police and police security officers
66. Members subject to duty in or outside State
67. Divestment or suspension of powers
68. Duty to deliver up equipment etc
69. False statements in applications for appointment
70. Suspension or revocation of suspension under Act or regulations
71. Evidence of appointment
71A. Evidence
72. Execution of process
73. Allowances
74. Impersonating police or police security officer and unlawful possession of certain property
74A. Special provisions relating to criminal intelligence
74B. Terrorism intelligence and terrorism notifications
75. Annual reports by Commissioner
76. Regulations
SCHEDULE 1--Police Review Tribunal
SCHEDULE 2--Transitional provisions
Legislative history
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