Police Act 1990
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121 Interpretation
121 Interpretation
(1) In this Part—
administrative employee has the same meaning as in the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Act 2016.
administrative employee complaint has the same meaning as in the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Act 2016.
administrative employee misconduct has the same meaning as in the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Act 2016.
agency complaint has the same meaning as in the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Act 2016.
agency maladministration has the meaning it has in relation to the NSW Police Force in the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Act 2016.
complainant means a person by whom, or on whose behalf, a complaint is made.
complaint means an allegation that any conduct of—
(a) an administrative employee (whether or not named or identified) is (or could be) conduct that falls within the description of administrative employee misconduct or officer maladministration, or
(b) a police officer (whether or not named or identified) is (or could be) conduct that falls within the description of police misconduct or officer maladministration, or
(c) the NSW Police Force is (or could be) conduct that falls within the description of agency maladministration.
critical incident has the same meaning as in the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Act 2016.
misconduct information has the same meaning in relation to the Commissioner as in the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Act 2016 in relation to the LECC.
misconduct matter means—
(a) a complaint, or
(b) misconduct information.
misconduct matters information system means the system established by the regulations for recording information concerning police complaints and misconduct information under this Act and the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Act 2016.
misconduct matters management guidelines means misconduct matters management guidelines within the meaning of the .