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Police Administration Act 1978
166BMembers engaging in business
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166B Members engaging in business
(1) Except with the written approval of the Commissioner, a member of
the Police Force shall not, whether within or outside the Territory,
engage in any remunerative employment, occupation or business
outside the Police Force.
(2) Subsection (1) does not prevent a member of the Police Force from
becoming a member or shareholder of a corporation or an
incorporated association but, except as provided by subsection (3),
a member of the Police Force shall not take any part in the conduct
of the business of the corporation or association otherwise than in
the exercise of his rights as a member or shareholder of the
corporation or association.
(3) A member of the Police Force may, with the written approval of the
Commissioner, act as a director of a co-operative society that is
registered under the law of a State or Territory of the
Commonwealth and which does not enter into contracts for the
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supply of goods or services to the Commonwealth or the Territory.
(4) The Commissioner may, at any time, withdraw an approval given