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Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Act 2016
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8 Former police of other jurisdictions
> > (1) The Commission may designate an officer of the Commission as an approved former police officer for the purposes of this Act, if—
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> > > (a) the officer has served for at least 5 years in one or more of the following capacities—
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> > > > (i) as a member of the Australian Federal Police,
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> > > > (ii) as a member of the Police Force of another State or Territory,
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> > > > (iii) as a member of the Police Force of any prescribed foreign country, and
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> > > (b) the Commission is satisfied after inquiry that the officer’s service in any such capacity was satisfactory, and
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> > > (c) the officer is not a police officer or former police officer of New South Wales.
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> > (2) In this section—
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> > prescribed foreign country means the following—
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> > > (a) any country that is, or was, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations,
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> > > (b) any country that is, or was, a member of the European Union,
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> > > (c) the Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China known as Hong Kong,
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> > > (d) the United States of America,
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> > > (e) any other country prescribed by the regulations.