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Police Administration Act 1978
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16 Commissioner may appoint or promote members
(1) Subject to this Act, the Commissioner may do any of the following:
(a) appoint a person eligible for appointment to the Police Force
to be a member with the rank of Constable;
(ab) appoint a person who previously retired from the Police Force
under section 22, and who is eligible for appointment to the
Police Force, to be a member with a rank that is not above the
rank last held by the person before their retirement;
(ac) in the circumstances mentioned in section 17, appoint a
person who was previously a member, other than a member
who retired under section 22, and who is eligible for
appointment to the Police Force, to be a member with a rank
that is above the rank of Constable;
(b) promote a member, being a member who is qualified for
promotion, to the rank next above the rank which that member
held on the day immediately preceding the day on which the
promotion was made.
(2) An appointment or promotion by the Commissioner under
subsection (1) shall not be made so as to appoint a person or
promote a member to the rank of Commissioner, Deputy
Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner.
(3) The Commissioner may promote a qualified member to a relevant
rank if the Commissioner is satisfied there is no other member
holding a rank next below the relevant rank:
(a) who is qualified for promotion to the relevant rank; and
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(b) who has superior merit for the promotion.
(4) In subsection (3):
qualified member means a member who is qualified for promotion
to a relevant rank.
relevant rank, in relation to a qualified member, means a rank that
is 2 ranks above the rank the member holds on the day immediately
preceding the day of promotion to the relevant rank.