Part 3Initial appointments

Part 3—Initial appointments 8—Selection processes and requirements for initial appointment (1) An application for initial appointment as an employee or police medical officer must be made in a manner approved by the Commissioner. (2) Applications for initial appointment as an employee or police medical officer will be assessed, and selections for appointment made— (a) in such manner; and (b) according to such standards relating to physical and other requirements genuinely and reasonably required for that employment, as may be approved by the Commissioner. (3) Despite subregulation (2)(b), the Commissioner may determine that any standards do not apply, or apply with such modifications as are specified by the Commissioner, to a particular applicant or position, or an applicant or position of a specified class. (4) The Commissioner may appoint a selection panel to advise the Commissioner on the suitability, or relative suitability, of applicants. (5) An applicant must, if required, attend for an interview before such a selection panel. (6) This regulation does not apply to an appointment to a position in SA Police of or above the rank of senior constable. 9—Appointment to certain ranks for specified term under section 23 Pursuant to section 23(2)(b) of the Act, a person who is not a member of SA Police may be appointed under section 23 to a position in SA Police of or above the rank of senior constable for a term specified under that section if applications for the position have been called for and an advisory committee formed to consider those applications has determined that there are no suitable applicants.