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Police Service Administration Act 1990
sec.7.18Abbreviated process notice
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### sec.7.18 Abbreviated process notice
An offer under section 7 .16 must be made by giving the subject officer a written notice (an abbreviated process notice ) stating the following matters—
the date and details of the complaint and alleged ground for disciplinary action;
any further particulars necessary to identify the conduct alleged to constitute the ground for disciplinary action;
the disciplinary sanction or professional development strategy (the proposed sanction or strategy ) the prescribed officer proposes to impose;
that the proposed sanction or strategy will be imposed only if the subject officer accepts it;
the period within which, and how, the subject officer may accept the proposed sanction or strategy;
that the subject officer’s acceptance of the proposed sanction or strategy may be accompanied by a submission or other materials about the complaint or the proposed sanction or strategy;
that if a disciplinary sanction or professional development strategy is imposed under this division—
the sanction or strategy will be part of the subject officer’s disciplinary history; and
there is no right of review under this Act or the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 in relation to the imposition of the disciplinary sanction or professional development strategy;
that the subject officer may apply to QCAT under section 7 .24 for an order quashing the disciplinary proceeding in particular circumstances.
For subsection (1) (e) , the stated period must be a reasonable period of at least 21 days after the subject officer is given the abbreviated process notice.
s 7.18 ins 2019 No. 32 s 9
(sec.7.18-ssec.1) An offer under section 7 .16 must be made by giving the subject officer a written notice (an abbreviated process notice ) stating the following matters— the date and details of the complaint and alleged ground for disciplinary action; any further particulars necessary to identify the conduct alleged to constitute the ground for disciplinary action; the disciplinary sanction or professional development strategy (the proposed sanction or strategy ) the prescribed officer proposes to impose; that the proposed sanction or strategy will be imposed only if the subject officer accepts it; the period within which, and how, the subject officer may accept the proposed sanction or strategy; that the subject officer’s acceptance of the proposed sanction or strategy may be accompanied by a submission or other materials about the complaint or the proposed sanction or strategy; that if a disciplinary sanction or professional development strategy is imposed under this division— the sanction or strategy will be part of the subject officer’s disciplinary history; and there is no right of review under this Act or the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 in relation to the imposition of the disciplinary sanction or professional development strategy; that the subject officer may apply to QCAT under section 7 .24 for an order quashing the disciplinary proceeding in particular circumstances.
(sec.7.18-ssec.2) For subsection (1) (e) , the stated period must be a reasonable period of at least 21 days after the subject officer is given the abbreviated process notice.
- (a) the date and details of the complaint and alleged ground for disciplinary action;
- (b) any further particulars necessary to identify the conduct alleged to constitute the ground for disciplinary action;
- (c) the disciplinary sanction or professional development strategy (the proposed sanction or strategy ) the prescribed officer proposes to impose;
- (d) that the proposed sanction or strategy will be imposed only if the subject officer accepts it;
- (e) the period within which, and how, the subject officer may accept the proposed sanction or strategy;
- (f) that the subject officer’s acceptance of the proposed sanction or strategy may be accompanied by a submission or other materials about the complaint or the proposed sanction or strategy;
- (g) that if a disciplinary sanction or professional development strategy is imposed under this division— (i) the sanction or strategy will be part of the subject officer’s disciplinary history; and (ii) there is no right of review under this Act or the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 in relation to the imposition of the disciplinary sanction or professional development strategy;
- (i) the sanction or strategy will be part of the subject officer’s disciplinary history; and
- (ii) there is no right of review under this Act or the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 in relation to the imposition of the disciplinary sanction or professional development strategy;
- (h) that the subject officer may apply to QCAT under section 7 .24 for an order quashing the disciplinary proceeding in particular circumstances.
- (i) the sanction or strategy will be part of the subject officer’s disciplinary history; and
- (ii) there is no right of review under this Act or the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 in relation to the imposition of the disciplinary sanction or professional development strategy;