Schedule 2—Transitional provisions
2—Transitional provisions
(1) Subject to this clause, a person holding a position or employed under the repealed Act immediately before the commencement of this Act continues, subject to this Act, in the position or employment as if appointed under the corresponding provision of this Act.
(2) For the purposes of subclause (1), a police aide is to be taken to continue as a community constable.
(3) Sections 16, 17 and 18 do not apply to the holder of a position of Assistant Commissioner appointed to the position before the commencement of the Police (Contract Appointments) Amendment Act 1996 (19 December 1996) and instead the provisions of this Act relating to conditions of appointment, performance standards and termination of appointment (including subclause (4)) apply to the holder of such a position in the same way as to an officer below the rank of Assistant Commissioner.
(4) The provisions of Part 4 relating to performance standards apply to an officer below the rank of Assistant Commissioner appointed to his or her position before the commencement of this Act as well as to a person appointed to a position as an officer after that commencement.
(5) General and special orders given by the Commissioner and in force under the repealed Act immediately before the commencement of this Act continue in force subject to this Act as if given under Part 2 of this Act.
(6) A direction, determination, limitation, delegation or decision of any kind given, imposed or made by the Commissioner and in force under the repealed Act immediately before the commencement of this Act continues in force subject to this Act as if given, imposed or made under the corresponding provision of this Act.
(7) A reference in another Act or in an instrument (whether of a legislative nature or not) to a police aide is to be read as a reference to a community constable.
(8) The Acts Interpretation Act 1915 applies, except to the extent of any inconsistency with the provisions of this Schedule, to the repeal effected by this Schedule.
(9) In this clause—
repealed Act means the Police Act 1952 repealed by this Schedule.
Legislative history
Notes
• Please note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete.
• Earlier versions of this Act (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history.
• For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.
Legislation repealed by principal Act
The Police Act 1998 repealed the following:
Police Act 1952
Legislation amended by principal Act
The Police Act 1998 amended the following:
Acts Interpretation Act 1915
Police Superannuation Act 1990
Principal Act and amendments
New entries appear in bold.
Year
No
Title
Assent
Commencement
Police Act 1998
3.9.1998
1.7.1999 (Gazette 30.6.1999 p3310)
District Court (Administrative and Disciplinary Division) Amendment Act 2000
20.4.2000
Sch 1 (cl 31)—1.6.2000 (Gazette 18.5.2000 p2554)
Statutes Amendment (Miscellaneous Superannuation Measures No 2) Act 2004
16.12.2004
Pt 3 (s 9)—13.1.2005 (Gazette 13.1.2005 p69)
Statutes Amendment (Criminal Intelligence) Act 2012
24.5.2012
Pt 6 (s 10)—12.7.2012 (Gazette 12.7.2012 p3110)
Independent Commissioner Against Corruption Act 2012
6.12.2012
Sch 3 (cll 60—62)—20.12.2012 (Gazette 20.12.2012 p5742)
Police (GST Exemption) Amendment Act 2013
Statutes Amendment (Police) Act 2013
24.10.2013
Pt 2 (s 15)—1.7.2014; ss 4—14, 16—18 & Sch 1—1.9.2014 (Gazette 26.6.2014 p3021)
Police Complaints and Discipline Act 2016
8.12.2016
Sch 1 (cll 20—24 & 53)—4.9.2017 (Gazette 29.8.2017 p3794)
Statutes Amendment (South Australian Employment Tribunal) Act 2016
8.12.2016
Pt 17 (ss 122—127)—1.7.2017 (Gazette 16.5.2017 p1221)
Police (Drug Testing) Amendment Act 2017
28.11.2017
1.4.2019 (Gazette 21.3.2019 p928)
Statutes Amendment (Terror Suspect Detention) Act 2017
12.12.2017
Pt 5 (s 27)—26.2.2018 (Gazette 13.2.2018 p733)
Statutes Amendment and Repeal (Budget Measures) Act 2021
25.2.2021
Pt 9 (ss 18 to 39) & Pt 15 (ss 56 to 64)—10.10.2022 (Gazette 29.9.2022 p6255)
Provisions amended
New entries appear in bold.
Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.
Provision
How varied
Commencement
Long title
amended under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002
Pt 1
substituted by 5/2021 s 18(1)
member of SA Police
amended by 5/2021 s 18(2)
minor misconduct
deleted by 60/2016 Sch 1 cl 20(2)
Police Disciplinary Tribunal
deleted by 60/2016 Sch 1 cl 20(3)
Police Ombudsman
Police Complaints Authority amended to read Police Ombudsman by 52/2012 Sch 3 cl 60
deleted by 60/2016 Sch 1 cl 20(4)
police security officer
inserted by 5/2021 s 18(3)
SAET
inserted by 63/2016 s 122
Pt 2
s 9
amended by 5/2021 s 19
s 10
s 10(1)
amended by 5/2021 s 20
s 11
s 11(1)
amended by 5/2021 s 21(1)
s 11(2)
amended by 5/2021 s 21(2)
Pt 4
s 27
s 27(2)
substituted by 49/2013 s 4(1)
s 27(3)
amended by 49/2013 s 4(2)
s 27(4)
deleted by 49/2013 s 4(3)
s 27(7) and (8)
inserted by 49/2013 s 4(4)
Pt 6
amended by 49/2013 s 5
substituted by 60/2016 Sch 1 cl 21
Pt 6 Div 1 before deletion by 60/2016
inserted by 49/2013 s 6
s 37
s 37(2)
amended by 49/2013 s 7(1)—(3)
s 38
s 38(1a)
inserted by 52/2012 Sch 3 cl 61
s 38(2)
amended by 52/2012 Sch 3 cl 60
s 40
s 40(1)
amended by 49/2013 s 8(1)
s 40(2)
inserted by 49/2013 s 8(2)
Pt 6 Div 1
deleted by 60/2016 Sch 1 cl 22
Pt 6 Div 2
inserted by 49/2013 s 9
amended by 5/2021 s 22
s 41A
s 41A(1)
critical incident
amended by 5/2021 s 23(1)—(3)
drug screening test
inserted by 48/2017 s 4(1)
oral fluid analysis
substituted by 48/2017 s 4(2)
s 41B
s 41B(1)
amended by 48/2017 s 5
amended by 5/2021 s 24(1)
s 41B(2)
amended by 5/2021 s 24(2)—(6)
s 41C
s 41C(1)
amended by 48/2017 s 6
s 41C(2)
amended by 5/2021 s 25(1), (2)
s 41D
s 41D(2)
amended by 5/2021 s 26
s 41E
s 41E(1)
amended by 5/2021 s 27(1), (2)
Pt 6 Div 3 before deletion by 60/2016
inserted by 49/2013 s 10
s 42
s 42(1)
amended by 49/2013 s 11(1)
s 42(1a)
inserted by 49/2013 s 11(2)
s 42(2)
amended by 49/2013 s 11(3)
Pt 6 Div 3
deleted by 60/2016 Sch 1 cl 23
Pt 7
s 45
s 45(2)
substituted by 51/2004 s 9
Pt 8
s 48
s 48(1)
amended by 63/2016 s 123(1)
s 48(1a)
inserted by 5/2021 s 28
s 48(2)
substituted by 63/2016 s 123(2)
s 48(3)
amended by 63/2016 s 123(3)
ss 49 and 50
deleted by 63/2016 s 124
s 51 before deletion by 63/2016
s 51(2)
amended by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 31(a))
1.6.2000
s 51(3)
deleted by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 31(b))
1.6.2000
s 51
deleted by 63/2016 s 124
s 52
s 52(1)
amended by 63/2016 s 125(1)
s 52(1a)
inserted by 5/2021 s 29
s 52(2)
substituted by 63/2016 s 125(2)
s 52(3)
amended by 63/2016 s 125(3)
s 52(4)
amended by 63/2016 s 125(4)
s 53
s 53(1)
prescribed promotional position
amended by 5/2021 s 30(1)
s 53(3)
inserted by 5/2021 s 30(2)
s 55
s 55(1)
substituted by 49/2013 s 12
amended by 5/2021 s 31(1)
s 55(2)
amended by 5/2021 s 31(2)
s 55(3)
amended by 5/2021 s 31(3)
s 56
s 56(1)
amended by 5/2021 s 32
Pt 9
s 59
substituted by 49/2013 s 13
s 61
s 61(2)
substituted by 49/2013 s 14
s 61(3) and (4)
inserted by 49/2013 s 14
Pt 9A
inserted by 5/2021 s 33
Pt 10
s 65
substituted by 49/2013 s 15
1.7.2014
s 65(1)
amended by 5/2021 s 34(1)
s 65(2)
amended by 5/2021 s 34(2)
s 65(3)
amended by 5/2021 s 34(3), (4)
s 65(4)
amended by 5/2021 s 34(5), (6)
s 65(5)
amended by 5/2021 s 34(7)—(9)
s 67
s 67(1)
amended by 5/2021 s 35(1), (2)
s 67(2)
amended by 5/2021 s 35(3), (4)
s 67(3)
amended by 52/2012 Sch 3 cl 62
amended by 5/2021 s 35(5), (6)
s 67(4)
amended by 5/2021 s 35(7), (8)
s 67(5)
substituted by 5/2021 s 35(9)
s 67(6) and (7)
s 69
s 69(4)
inserted by 5/2021 s 36
s 70
s 70(1)
amended by 60/2016 Sch 1 cl 24
s 70(2)
substituted by 49/2013 s 17(1)
s 70(4)
amended by 49/2013 s 17(2)
s 70(5)
amended by 49/2013 s 17(3)
s 70(6)
inserted by 49/2013 s 17(4)
s 71A
inserted by 5/2021 s 37
s 74
s 74(1)
amended by 5/2021 s 38(1), (2)
s 74(2)
amended by 5/2021 s 38(3)
s 74(3)
amended by 5/2021 s 38(4)
s 74(4)
police security property
inserted by 5/2021 s 38(5)
police security uniform
inserted by 5/2021 s 38(5)
s 74A
inserted by 19/2012 s 10
12.7.2012
s 74B
inserted by 69/2017 s 27
26.2.2018
s 75
s 75(1)
amended by 5/2021 s 39
s 76
s 76(2)
amended by 27/2013 s 3
Sch 1
cl 1
cl 1(2)—(7)
deleted by 49/2013 s 18(1)
cl 1A
inserted by 49/2013 s 18(2)
deleted by 63/2016 s 126
cl 1B
inserted by 49/2013 s 18(2)
cl 2
substituted by 49/2013 s 18(2)
Sch 2
cl 1
Sch 3
Transitional etc provisions associated with Act or amendments
Statutes Amendment (Police) Act 2013, Sch 1
1—Transitional provisions
(1) Section 27 of the Police Act 1998, as amended by Part 2 of this Act, applies to an appointment—
(a) made on or after the commencement of this clause; or
(b) made prior to the commencement of this clause if the period of probation for the appointment has not ended before that commencement.
(2) Section 55 of the Police Act 1998, as amended by Part 2 of this Act, applies to a selection process conducted after the commencement of this clause.
Statutes Amendment (South Australian Employment Tribunal) Act 2016
127—Transitional provisions
(1) In this section—
principal Act means the Police Act 1998;
relevant day means the day on which this Part comes into operation;
SAET means the South Australian Employment Tribunal.
(2) A decision, direction or order of the Police Review Tribunal under Part 8 Division 1 or 2 of the principal Act in force immediately before the relevant day will, on and from the relevant day, be taken to be a decision, direction or order of SAET.
(3) A right to apply to the Police Review Tribunal under Part 8 Division 1 or 2 of the principal Act in existence before the relevant day (but not exercised before that day) will be exercised as if this Part had been in operation before the right arose, so that the relevant proceedings may be commenced before SAET rather than the Police Review Tribunal.
(4) Any proceedings before the Police Review Tribunal under Part 8 Division 1 or 2 of the principal Act immediately before the relevant day will, subject to such directions as the President of SAET thinks fit, be transferred to SAET where they may proceed as if they had been commenced before SAET.
(5) SAET may—
(a) receive in evidence any transcript of evidence in proceedings before the Police Review Tribunal, and draw any conclusions of fact from that evidence that appear proper; and
(b) adopt any findings or determinations of the Police Review Tribunal that may be relevant to proceedings before SAET; and
(c) adopt or make any decision (including a decision in the nature of a determination), direction or order in relation to proceedings before the Police Review Tribunal before the relevant day (including so as to make a decision or determination, or a direction or order, in relation to proceedings fully heard before the relevant day); and
(d) take other steps to promote or ensure the smoothest possible transition from 1 jurisdiction to another in connection with the operation of this section.
Police Complaints and Discipline Act 2016, Sch 1 Pt 16—Transitional provisions
53—Certain orders of Commissioner etc under repealed Act taken to be valid
For the purposes of the law of the State, the following actions purportedly ordered or taken under section 40 of the Police Act 1998 or a corresponding previous enactment in respect of a member of SA Police will be taken to be valid, and always to have been valid:
(a) a reduction in rank of the member;
(b) a reduction in the seniority of the member.
Statutes Amendment and Repeal (Budget Measures) Act 2021, Pt 15—Savings and transitional provisions
56—Continuation of appointments of protective security officers
(1) An appointment of a person who was, immediately before the commencement of this section, a protective security officer under the Protective Security Act 2007 will, on the commencement of this section and subject to the Police Act 1998 (as amended by this Act)—
(a) continue in accordance with its terms; and
(b) be taken to be an appointment as a police security officer under Part 9A of the Police Act 1998; and
(c) be subject to the same conditions or limitations (including, to avoid doubt, limitations of duties or powers) as applied in relation to the person's appointment immediately before the commencement of this section.
(2) To avoid doubt, subsection (1) applies in relation to an appointment that is, immediately before the commencement of this section, suspended under the Protective Security Act 2007.
(3) The continuation of an appointment under this section will be taken not to amount to an interruption of service (however described).
(4) Any rights, entitlements or liabilities accrued by a person whose appointment is continued under this section will be taken not to be affected by the operation of this section.
57—Suspension of protective security officer to continue
(1) If the appointment of a protective security officer is, immediately before the commencement of this section, suspended under the Protective Security Act 2007, the suspension—
(a) will continue in accordance with its terms; and
(b) will be taken to be a suspension under Part 9A of the Police Act 1998.
(2) A determination of the Commissioner under section 36 of the Protective Security Act 2007 relating to a suspension referred in subsection (1)—
(a) will continue in accordance with its terms; and
(b) will be taken to be a determination of the Commissioner under section 70 of the Police Act 1998.
58—Identification of protective security officers taken to satisfy section 63I of Police Act 1998
An identity card issued to a protective security officer under section 32 of the Protective Security Act 2007 (being an officer whose appointment is continued under section 56) will be taken to be an identity card issued under, and to comply with, section 63I of the Police Act 1998.
59—Continuation of determinations of protected persons, places or vehicles
A determination made by the Minister under section 4 of the Protective Security Act 2007 and in force immediately before the commencement of this section—
(b) will be taken to be a determination made by the Minister under section 63B of the Police Act 1998.
60—Continuation of certain orders
A general or special order made by the Commissioner under section 9 of the Protective Security Act 2007 and in force immediately before the commencement of this section—
(b) will be taken to be a general or special order (as the case requires) made or given by the Commissioner under section 11 of the Police Act 1998.
61—Continuation of certain directions of Police Minister
A direction given by the Police Minister to the Commissioner under the Protective Security Act 2007 and in force immediately before the commencement of this section—
(b) will be taken to be a direction of the Minister given to the Commissioner under the Police Act 1998.
62—Continuation of determination of structure of ranks
A determination of the Commissioner under section 11 of the Protective Security Act 2007 and in force immediately before the commencement of this section—
(b) will be taken to be a determination of the Commissioner under section 63F of the Police Act 1998.
63—Continuation of certain directions of protective security officers
A direction given by a protective security officer under Part 4 of the Protective Security Act 2007 and in force immediately before the commencement of this section—
(b) will be taken to be a direction of a police security officer under Part 9A Division 4 of the Police Act 1998.
64—Continuation of custody of certain objects and substances
An object or substance detained under section 18 of the Protective Security Act 2007 and in the custody of a police officer immediately before the commencement of this section—
(a) may, on the commencement of this section, continue to be detained in the custody of the police officer; and
(b) will be taken to have been detained and handed over into the custody of the police officer under section 63R of the Police Act 1998.
Historical versions
Reprint No 1—1.6.2000