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Police Administration Act 1978
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94 Inability or disciplinary appeals
(1) A member aggrieved by:
(a) the action of the Commissioner under section 78;or
(b) the action under section 84E(3) by a member; or
(c) the action under section 81(2)(d) or 84D by the Commissioner
or a prescribed member; or
(ca) a direction of the Commissioner under section 84G that the
member not be paid salary during the period of the member's
suspension under section 76A or 80; or
(d) a direction, action or intention under section 89 by or of the
Commissioner; or
(e) a decision or opinion as a result of which such an action was
taken, direction given or intention made,
may, within 14 days after being notified of the action, direction or
intention (or, in a case referred to in paragraph (b), within 14 days
after being notified of the action taken as a result of a review under
section 84E(3)), and in the prescribed manner and form:
(f) in the case of an action referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or
a decision or opinion relating to such action – appeal to a
Disciplinary Appeal Board against the action; or
(fa) in the case of a direction referred to in paragraph (ca) –
appeal to a Disciplinary Appeal Board against the direction; or
(g) in the case of a direction, action or intention referred to in
paragraph (d) or a decision or opinion relating to such
direction, action or intention – appeal to an Inability Appeal
Board against the direction, action or intention.
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(2) For the purposes of this section, an Appeal Board shall be
constituted by the following persons appointed by the
Commissioner:
(a) a Chairman, who shall be appointed from a panel approved for
that purpose by the Minister on the advice of the
Commissioner given after consultation by the Commissioner
with the Police Association;
(b) a person nominated by the Police Association; and
(c) one other person, who shall be from a panel approved for that
purpose by the Minister on the advice of the Commissioner.
(3) Nothing in this Act prevents more than one Disciplinary or Inability
Appeal Board (to deal with different matters under this Part) being
in existence at the one time.
(4) The Chairman and members of a Disciplinary or Inability Appeal
Board hold office:
(a) for 3 years; and
(b) subject to the terms and conditions determined by the
Minister.
(5) The person appointed to be Chairman must:
(a) be a lawyer who has been admitted to the legal profession for
at least 5 years; or
(b) have other qualifications or experience which, in the opinion of
the Minister, are suitable for the office of Chairman.
(6) In determining an appeal, a Disciplinary or Inability Appeal Board
may:
(a) disallow the appeal; or
(b) allow the appeal in whole or in part and direct the
Commissioner or member to take such action under
sections 78, 81(2)(d), 81(3), 83 or 89 as the Appeal Board
considers necessary.
(7) In this section, for the purpose of enabling an appeal under
subsection (1) against the dismissal of a member from the Police
Force to be made, member includes a former member.
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