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Police Service Administration Act 1990
sec.11.46Validation of affected referrals and subsequent action
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### sec.11.46 Validation of affected referrals and subsequent action
An affected referral, and anything else done under this Act or another law in relation to the referral ( subsequent action ), is, and is taken to have always been, as valid as it would be or would have been if the referral had been properly made.
starting a disciplinary proceeding
accepting a proposed disciplinary sanction under section 7.21
imposing a disciplinary sanction or professional development strategy
Subsection (1) applies for all purposes, including a legal proceeding started before the commencement.
To remove any doubt, it is declared that—
an affected referral and subsequent action is taken to have had effect from the day the referral or action would have had effect if the referral had been properly made; and
subject to this division, a disciplinary proceeding related to the affected referral may be commenced, continued or concluded under part 7; and
a disciplinary sanction, or professional development strategy, imposed on the subject officer because of the affected referral is, and is taken to have always been, as valid as it would be or would have been if the referral had been properly made.
No compensation is payable to a person because of the operation of this section.
s 11.46 ins 2023 No. 21 s 61
(sec.11.46-ssec.1) An affected referral, and anything else done under this Act or another law in relation to the referral ( subsequent action ), is, and is taken to have always been, as valid as it would be or would have been if the referral had been properly made. starting a disciplinary proceeding accepting a proposed disciplinary sanction under section 7.21 imposing a disciplinary sanction or professional development strategy
(sec.11.46-ssec.2) Subsection (1) applies for all purposes, including a legal proceeding started before the commencement.
(sec.11.46-ssec.3) To remove any doubt, it is declared that— an affected referral and subsequent action is taken to have had effect from the day the referral or action would have had effect if the referral had been properly made; and subject to this division, a disciplinary proceeding related to the affected referral may be commenced, continued or concluded under part 7; and a disciplinary sanction, or professional development strategy, imposed on the subject officer because of the affected referral is, and is taken to have always been, as valid as it would be or would have been if the referral had been properly made.
(sec.11.46-ssec.4) No compensation is payable to a person because of the operation of this section.
- • starting a disciplinary proceeding
- • accepting a proposed disciplinary sanction under section 7.21
- • imposing a disciplinary sanction or professional development strategy
- (a) an affected referral and subsequent action is taken to have had effect from the day the referral or action would have had effect if the referral had been properly made; and
- (b) subject to this division, a disciplinary proceeding related to the affected referral may be commenced, continued or concluded under part 7; and
- (c) a disciplinary sanction, or professional development strategy, imposed on the subject officer because of the affected referral is, and is taken to have always been, as valid as it would be or would have been if the referral had been properly made.