5Suspension from duties

#### 5 Suspension from duties (1) The Commissioner may suspend an AFP employee from duties: (a) if the Commissioner believes on reasonable grounds that the employee: (i) has, or may have, engaged in conduct that contravenes the AFP professional standards; or (ii) has, or may have, engaged in corrupt conduct; or (b) to allow the employee to contest an election to a non‑parliamentary body. (2) The Commissioner may also suspend an AFP employee from duties if: (a) the employee is charged with having committed a summary or indictable offence against a law of the Commonwealth, a State, a Territory or another country; and (b) the Commissioner believes that, because of the nature of the offence, the employee should not continue to perform his or her duties until the charge has been determined. (3) An AFP employee who is suspended under this regulation is entitled to be paid remuneration in accordance with the Act but is not entitled to penalties, composites, overtime or other allowances while suspended. (4) However, the Commissioner may direct that suspension is without remuneration. (5) The Commissioner must end the suspension if: (a) the Commissioner no longer believes on reasonable grounds that the employee: (i) has, or may have, engaged in conduct that contravenes the AFP professional standards; or (ii) has, or may have, engaged in corrupt conduct; or (b) the employee fails to be elected to the non‑parliamentary body; or (c) if subregulation (2) applies, the employee is found not guilty of the offence with which he or she has been charged. (6) The Commissioner must end the suspension if: (a) the AFP conduct issue in relation to conduct mentioned in paragraph (1) (a) has been dealt with under Part V of the Act; and (b) either: (i) action, other than termination action, is to be taken in relation to the issue; or (ii) the Commissioner has determined that no further action is to be taken in relation to the issue.