sec.7.4Grounds for disciplinary action

### sec.7.4 Grounds for disciplinary action The subject officer may be disciplined under this part if the subject officer has— committed misconduct; or been convicted— in Queensland of an indictable offence; or outside Queensland of an offence that, if it were committed in Queensland, would be an indictable offence; or performed the subject officer’s duties carelessly, incompetently or inefficiently; or been absent from duty without approved leave and without reasonable excuse; or contravened, without reasonable excuse— a provision of this Act or the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 ; or a code of conduct that applies to the subject officer; or a direction given to the subject officer by the commissioner under this Act or by a senior officer with authority to give the direction. For subsection (1) (b) , the subject officer is convicted if a court makes a finding of guilt, or accepts a plea of guilty, whether or not a conviction is recorded. s 7.4 amd 1997 No. 59 s 48 sch 1 ; 2001 No. 69 s 378 sch 1 ; 2009 No. 24 s 1605 ; 2014 No. 21 s 94 (2) sch 2 sub 2019 No. 32 s 9 (sec.7.4-ssec.1) The subject officer may be disciplined under this part if the subject officer has— committed misconduct; or been convicted— in Queensland of an indictable offence; or outside Queensland of an offence that, if it were committed in Queensland, would be an indictable offence; or performed the subject officer’s duties carelessly, incompetently or inefficiently; or been absent from duty without approved leave and without reasonable excuse; or contravened, without reasonable excuse— a provision of this Act or the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 ; or a code of conduct that applies to the subject officer; or a direction given to the subject officer by the commissioner under this Act or by a senior officer with authority to give the direction. (sec.7.4-ssec.2) For subsection (1) (b) , the subject officer is convicted if a court makes a finding of guilt, or accepts a plea of guilty, whether or not a conviction is recorded. - (a) committed misconduct; or - (b) been convicted— (i) in Queensland of an indictable offence; or (ii) outside Queensland of an offence that, if it were committed in Queensland, would be an indictable offence; or - (i) in Queensland of an indictable offence; or - (ii) outside Queensland of an offence that, if it were committed in Queensland, would be an indictable offence; or - (c) performed the subject officer’s duties carelessly, incompetently or inefficiently; or - (d) been absent from duty without approved leave and without reasonable excuse; or - (e) contravened, without reasonable excuse— (i) a provision of this Act or the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 ; or (ii) a code of conduct that applies to the subject officer; or (iii) a direction given to the subject officer by the commissioner under this Act or by a senior officer with authority to give the direction. - (i) a provision of this Act or the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 ; or - (ii) a code of conduct that applies to the subject officer; or - (iii) a direction given to the subject officer by the commissioner under this Act or by a senior officer with authority to give the direction. - (i) in Queensland of an indictable offence; or - (ii) outside Queensland of an offence that, if it were committed in Queensland, would be an indictable offence; or - (i) a provision of this Act or the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 ; or - (ii) a code of conduct that applies to the subject officer; or - (iii) a direction given to the subject officer by the commissioner under this Act or by a senior officer with authority to give the direction.