South Australian Current Regulations South Australian Current Regulations48—Commissioner may establish merit pool or pools
(1) The Commissioner
may establish a merit pool or pools in relation to the appointment of members
of SA Police to prescribed promotional positions or prescribed officer
positions.
(2) The Commissioner
must, if the Commissioner proposes to establish a merit pool, cause the
proposed establishment of the merit pool to be advertised in either or both of
the following ways:
(a) by
publishing a notice in the Police Gazette calling for applications from
eligible members of SA Police for inclusion in the merit pool;
(b) by
calling for such applications in any other manner determined by the
Commissioner.
(3) The Commissioner
may, by general order, special order or guideline—
(a) make
provisions relating to eligibility for inclusion in a merit pool (including,
to avoid doubt, provisions relating to circumstances in which members of SA
Police are ineligible for inclusion);
(b) make
provisions relating to the establishment of advisory committees for the
purposes of this Part;
(c) make
provisions relating to the size of a merit pool;
(d) make
provisions relating to applications for inclusion in a merit pool;
(e) make
provisions relating to removal from, or reinstatement in, a merit pool;
(f) make
provisions relating to the ranking of members of SA Police within a merit
pool;
(g) make
provisions relating to the appointment of members of SA Police from within a
merit pool to fill prescribed promotional positions or prescribed officer
positions;
(h) make
any other provision the Commissioner considers appropriate in relation to
merit pools.
(4) The Commissioner
must cause the members of SA Police within a merit pool to be ranked in order
of merit.