172Charges for services provided by NSW Police Force—the Act, s 208(2)

172 Charges for services provided by NSW Police Force—the Act, s 208(2)

172 Charges for services provided by NSW Police Force—the Act, s 208(2)

(1) The Commissioner is entitled to demand payment by a person of fees, of an amount determined by the Commissioner, for the following services provided to the person, at the person’s request, by a member of the NSW Police Force—

(a) processing penalty notices issued by or for the person,

(b) providing training services about the issuing of penalty notices,

(c) giving the person COPS event information about an insurance claim or a motor vehicle accident.

(2) The Commissioner is entitled to demand payment by an employer of fees, of an amount determined by the Commissioner, for a criminal charge notification service provided to the employer by the NSW Police Force.

(3) The Commissioner is entitled to demand payment by a person of fees, of an amount calculated in the way agreed between the Commissioner and the person, for a supplementary policing service if the service is provided—

(a) at the person’s request, and

(b) in accordance with any conditions agreed between the Commissioner and the person.

(4) In this section—

COPS event information means information relating to an event stored in the Computerised Operational Policing System database kept by the NSW Police Force.

criminal charge notification service means providing a check of criminal proceedings commenced against a person employed by an employer.

employer includes a person, public authority or local council that engages a person in any of the following capacities—

(a) as a paid or unpaid employee,

(b) as a self-employed person or as a contractor or subcontractor,

(c) as a volunteer.

penalty notice has the same meaning as in the Fines Act 1996.

supplementary policing service means a service provided by a police officer who would not otherwise be rostered for duty, other than a service described in the Act, section 208(1).