sec.7Compliance with Act by police officers

### sec.7 Compliance with Act by police officers It is Parliament’s intention that police officers should comply with this Act in exercising powers and performing responsibilities under it. For ensuring compliance with Parliament’s intention, a police officer who contravenes this Act may be dealt with as provided by law. A minor contravention, for example, forgetting to make an entry in a register, may amount to a ground for disciplinary action, other than misconduct, under the Police Service Administration Act 1990 for which a police officer may be dealt with under that Act, including by correction by way of counselling. A contravention, for example, a police officer maliciously strip-searching a suspect in a public place, may amount to misconduct under the Police Service Administration Act 1990 . A contravention, for example, a police officer improperly disclosing to a criminal information obtained through the use of a listening device, may amount to corrupt conduct under the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 . A contravention, for example, a police officer deliberately holding a person in custody for questioning several hours after the end of a detention period with no intention of applying under this Act for an extension of the detention period, may amount to an offence of deprivation of liberty under the Criminal Code , section 355 . s 7 amd 2001 No. 69 s 378 sch 1 ; 2014 No. 21 s 94 (2) sch 2 ; 2019 No. 32 s 32 sch 1 (sec.7-ssec.1) It is Parliament’s intention that police officers should comply with this Act in exercising powers and performing responsibilities under it. (sec.7-ssec.2) For ensuring compliance with Parliament’s intention, a police officer who contravenes this Act may be dealt with as provided by law. A minor contravention, for example, forgetting to make an entry in a register, may amount to a ground for disciplinary action, other than misconduct, under the Police Service Administration Act 1990 for which a police officer may be dealt with under that Act, including by correction by way of counselling. A contravention, for example, a police officer maliciously strip-searching a suspect in a public place, may amount to misconduct under the Police Service Administration Act 1990 . A contravention, for example, a police officer improperly disclosing to a criminal information obtained through the use of a listening device, may amount to corrupt conduct under the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 . A contravention, for example, a police officer deliberately holding a person in custody for questioning several hours after the end of a detention period with no intention of applying under this Act for an extension of the detention period, may amount to an offence of deprivation of liberty under the Criminal Code , section 355 . - 1 A minor contravention, for example, forgetting to make an entry in a register, may amount to a ground for disciplinary action, other than misconduct, under the Police Service Administration Act 1990 for which a police officer may be dealt with under that Act, including by correction by way of counselling. - 2 A contravention, for example, a police officer maliciously strip-searching a suspect in a public place, may amount to misconduct under the Police Service Administration Act 1990 . - 3 A contravention, for example, a police officer improperly disclosing to a criminal information obtained through the use of a listening device, may amount to corrupt conduct under the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 . - 4 A contravention, for example, a police officer deliberately holding a person in custody for questioning several hours after the end of a detention period with no intention of applying under this Act for an extension of the detention period, may amount to an offence of deprivation of liberty under the Criminal Code , section 355 .