Section 9 - Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Act 2016 - Police misconduct, administrative employee misconduct and Crime Commission officer misconduct

9Police misconduct, administrative employee misconduct and Crime Commission officer misconduct

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9 Police misconduct, administrative employee misconduct and Crime Commission officer misconduct

(1) Definition—police misconduct For the purposes of this Act, police misconduct means any misconduct (by way of action or inaction) of a police officer—

(a) whether or not it also involves participants who are not police officers, and

(b) whether or not it occurs while the police officer is officially on duty, and

(c) whether or not it occurred before the commencement of this subsection, and

(d) whether or not it occurred outside the State or outside Australia.

(2) Definition—administrative employee misconduct For the purposes of this Act, administrative employee misconduct means any misconduct (by way of action or inaction) of an administrative employee—

(a) whether or not it also involves participants who are not administrative employees, and

(b) whether or not it occurs while the administrative employee is officially on duty, and

(c) whether or not it occurred before the commencement of this subsection, and

(d) whether or not it occurred outside the State or outside Australia.

(3) Definition—Crime Commission officer misconduct For the purposes of this Act, Crime Commission officer misconduct means any misconduct (by way of action or inaction) of a Crime Commission officer—

(a) whether or not it also involves participants who are not Crime Commission officers, and

(b) whether or not it occurs while the Crime Commission officer is officially on duty, and

(c) whether or not it occurred before the commencement of this subsection, and

(d) whether or not it occurred outside the State or outside Australia.

(4) Examples Police misconduct, administrative employee misconduct or Crime Commission officer misconduct can involve (but is not limited to) any of the following conduct by a police officer, administrative employee or Crime Commission officer respectively—