South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current ActsIn this Act—
"Assistant Commissioner" means an Assistant Commissioner of Police appointed
under Part 3;
"Code" means—
(a) in
relation to police security officers—the code of conduct for the
maintenance of professional standards by police security officers established
under the Police Complaints and Discipline Act 2016 , as in force from
time to time; or
(b) in
any other case—the code of conduct for the maintenance of professional
standards by designated officers established under the Police Complaints and
Discipline Act 2016 , as in force from time to time;
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Police appointed under Part 3;
"community constable" means a person appointed under Part 4 to
be a community constable, and "community police" means community constables as
a group;
"Deputy Commissioner" means the Deputy Commissioner of Police appointed under
Part 3;
"member of SA Police" means the Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner or an
Assistant Commissioner or any person appointed under Part 4, but does not
include a police cadet, police medical officer, special constable or
police security officer;
"merit", in relation to selection processes for filling positions,
means—
(a) the
extent to which each of the applicants has a record of good conduct and
integrity; and
(b) the
extent to which each of the applicants has abilities, aptitude, skills,
qualifications, knowledge, experience (including community experience),
potential for development and personal qualities relevant to the carrying out
of the duties in question; and
(c) the
manner in which each of the applicants carried out any previous employment or
occupational duties or functions;
"officer" means a member of SA Police of or above the rank of inspector;
"police cadet" means a person appointed under Part 5 to be a police cadet;
"Police Review Tribunal" means the Police Review Tribunal established under
Schedule 1;
"police security officer" means a person appointed under Part 9A as a
police security officer;
"SAET" means the South Australian Employment Tribunal established under the
South Australian Employment Tribunal Act 2014 ;
"South Australia Police" or "SA Police" see section 4;
"selection processes" means processes by which applications are sought and
applicants selected for the purpose of filling a position;
"special constable" means a person appointed under Part 9 to be a special
constable.