Victorian Numbered Acts

JUSTICE LEGISLATION FURTHER AMENDMENT ACT 2009 (NO. 55 OF 2009) - SECT 30

After section 102 of the Police Integrity Act 2008 insert —

        " 102A     Authority to possess, carry and use defensive equipment for training purposes

    (1)     The Director, by instrument, may authorise a member of staff of the Office of Police Integrity to possess, carry and use defensive equipment for the purposes of—

        (a)     providing or receiving training or educational exercises relating to the use of that equipment; and

        (b)     testing and maintaining that equipment.

    (2)     An authorisation under this section must specify the type of defensive equipment to which it applies.

    (3)     The Director may make an authorisation under this section subject to any conditions the Director considers appropriate.

    (4)     A member of staff of the Office of Police Integrity who is authorised under this section must comply with any conditions to which the authorisation is subject.

        102B     Authority to acquire, store and maintain defensive equipment

    (1)     The Director, by instrument, may authorise a member of staff of the Office of Police Integrity to possess and carry defensive equipment for the purposes of—

        (a)     purchasing or acquiring that equipment; and

        (b)     maintaining that equipment; and

        (c)     issuing that equipment; and

        (d)     accepting the return of that equipment from a person authorised under this Division to possess that equipment; and

        (e)     storing that equipment.

    (2)     An authorisation under this section must specify the type of defensive equipment to which it applies.

    (3)     The Director may make an authorisation under this section subject to any conditions the Director considers appropriate.

    (4)     A member of staff of the Office of Police Integrity who is authorised under this section must—

        (a)     comply with any conditions to which the authorisation is subject; and

        (b)     ensure that any defensive equipment to which the authorisation relates is safely and securely stored when it is returned from the possession of a person authorised under this Division.".