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Police Service Administration Act 1990
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### sec.7A.3 Procedure
Before making a disciplinary declaration against a former officer, the commissioner must do 1 or both of the following—
give the former officer a written notice stating the alleged ground for disciplinary action and asking the former officer to respond in writing within 28 days;
hold a disciplinary hearing in relation to the ground for disciplinary action after giving the former officer a notice asking the former officer to attend the hearing.
A notice under subsection (1) (b) must be given at least 28 days before the hearing.
The commissioner may take disciplinary action against the former officer after complying with subsection (1) whether or not the former officer responds in writing to the commissioner’s notice or attends the disciplinary hearing.
s 7A.3 ins 2009 No. 25 s 39
amd 2019 No. 32 s 12
(sec.7A.3-ssec.1) Before making a disciplinary declaration against a former officer, the commissioner must do 1 or both of the following— give the former officer a written notice stating the alleged ground for disciplinary action and asking the former officer to respond in writing within 28 days; hold a disciplinary hearing in relation to the ground for disciplinary action after giving the former officer a notice asking the former officer to attend the hearing.
(sec.7A.3-ssec.2) A notice under subsection (1) (b) must be given at least 28 days before the hearing.
(sec.7A.3-ssec.3) The commissioner may take disciplinary action against the former officer after complying with subsection (1) whether or not the former officer responds in writing to the commissioner’s notice or attends the disciplinary hearing.
- (a) give the former officer a written notice stating the alleged ground for disciplinary action and asking the former officer to respond in writing within 28 days;
- (b) hold a disciplinary hearing in relation to the ground for disciplinary action after giving the former officer a notice asking the former officer to attend the hearing.