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Police Service Administration Act 1990
sec.7.14Examination by medical practitioner
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### sec.7.14 Examination by medical practitioner
This section applies if—
a prescribed officer is considering starting disciplinary action against the subject officer; and
the disciplinable conduct involves absence from duty.
The prescribed officer may—
appoint a medical practitioner to examine the subject officer and give the commissioner a written report on the subject officer’s mental or physical condition; and
direct the subject officer to submit to the examination.
The report on the medical examination must include the medical practitioner’s opinion as to whether the subject officer’s mental or physical condition was a cause of the subject officer’s absence from duty.
The commissioner must give the subject officer a copy of the report.
s 7.14 ins 2019 No. 32 s 9
(sec.7.14-ssec.1) This section applies if— a prescribed officer is considering starting disciplinary action against the subject officer; and the disciplinable conduct involves absence from duty.
(sec.7.14-ssec.2) The prescribed officer may— appoint a medical practitioner to examine the subject officer and give the commissioner a written report on the subject officer’s mental or physical condition; and direct the subject officer to submit to the examination.
(sec.7.14-ssec.3) The report on the medical examination must include the medical practitioner’s opinion as to whether the subject officer’s mental or physical condition was a cause of the subject officer’s absence from duty.
(sec.7.14-ssec.4) The commissioner must give the subject officer a copy of the report.
- (a) a prescribed officer is considering starting disciplinary action against the subject officer; and
- (b) the disciplinable conduct involves absence from duty.
- (a) appoint a medical practitioner to examine the subject officer and give the commissioner a written report on the subject officer’s mental or physical condition; and
- (b) direct the subject officer to submit to the examination.