20DOfficial warnings

### 20D Official warnings > [*\[Section 20D Inserted by No. 39 of 2007, s. 7, Applied:21 Nov 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-11-21/act-2007-039#GS7@EN) [*\[Section 20D Repealed by No. 31 of 2017, Sched. 1, Applied:05 Sep 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-09-05/act-2017-031#JS1@Ja1@GC1@EN) > > > (1)  A commissioned police officer, if satisfied that it is desirable to do so in furtherance of the objects of this Division, may authorise a convicted offender to be given a notice in writing (an ***official warning***) specifying that – > > > > > > (a) another convicted offender, named in the notice, is a convicted offender; and > > > > > > > (b) it is an offence to consort with the convicted offender within 5 years after having been given an official warning in relation to the offender; and > > > > > > > (c) the person may, within 28 days of receiving the notice, request under [section 20D(3)](#GS20D@Gs3@EN) of this Act, a review of the decision to authorise the official warning to be given to the person. > > > (2)  A police officer may, in person, give an official warning to a person to whom the official warning was authorised under [subsection (1)](#GS20D@Gs1@EN) to be given. > > > (3)  A person to whom an official warning has been given under [subsection (2)](#GS20D@Gs2@EN) may, within 28 days, by notice to the Commissioner, request a review of the decision to authorise the official warning to be given to the person. > > > (4)  The Commissioner must, as soon as practicable after receiving from a person a notice under [subsection (3)](#GS20D@Gs3@EN) in relation to an official warning, require a police officer, who is of a higher rank than the commissioned police officer who authorised the official warning to be given, to review the decision to authorise the official warning to be given. > > > (5)  A police officer who is, under [subsection (4)](#GS20D@Gs4@EN) , required by the Commissioner to review a decision to authorise an official warning to be given must, as soon as practicable, review the decision. > > > (6)  A police officer must, as soon as practicable after carrying out, in accordance with [subsection (5)](#GS20D@Gs5@EN) , a review of a decision to authorise an official warning to be given to a person, give to the person – > > > > > > (a) a notice in writing – > > > > > > > > > > (i) specifying that the police officer has conducted a review of the decision to authorise the giving of an official warning to the person; and > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) specifying that the police officer is of the opinion that the decision to authorise the giving of the official warning was appropriate; and > > > > > > > > > > > (iii) advising the person that the person may, within 28 days of receiving the notice, apply to a magistrate under [section 20E(1)](#GS20E@Gs1@EN) for a review of the decision to authorise the giving of the official warning; or > > > > > > > (b) a notice in writing – > > > > > > > > > > (i) specifying that the police officer has conducted a review of the decision to authorise the giving of an official warning to the person; and > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) revoking the official warning.