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VICTORIA POLICE ACT 2013 - SECT 176

Power to require answers etc. of specified members of police personnel in certain investigations

S. 176(1) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 89(Sch. 1 Pt D item 4(a)).

    (1)     For the purposes of an investigation of a public interest complaint relating to a police officer or protective services officer, the Chief Commissioner may direct any police officer or protective services officer to—

        (a)     give the Chief Commissioner any relevant information; or

        (b)     produce any relevant document to the Chief Commissioner; or

        (c)     answer any relevant question.

Note

Failure to comply with a direction of the Chief Commissioner under this subsection is a breach of discipline. See section 125.

    (2)     Before directing a police officer or protective services officer under subsection (1), the Chief Commissioner must—

S. 176(2)(a) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 89 (Sch.  1 Pt D item 4(b)).

        (a)     advise the officer that additional obligations under the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012 relating to confidentiality may apply to the officer; and

        (b)     inform the officer of the nature of those obligations.

    (3)     Any information, document or answer given or produced in accordance with a direction under subsection (1) is not admissible in evidence before any court or person acting judicially, except in proceedings for—

        (a)     perjury or giving false information; or

        (b)     a breach of discipline by a police officer or protective services officer; or

        (c)     a failure to comply with a direction of the Chief Commissioner.

    (4)     To avoid doubt, nothing in this section authorises the giving of a direction to the Chief Commissioner.



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