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Police Service Administration Act 1990
sec.9.3Application for review
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### sec.9.3 Application for review
A police officer who is aggrieved by a decision about—
the selection of an officer for appointment to a police officer position, whether on promotion or transfer, if the selection procedures mentioned in section 5 .2(2)(a) were required to be complied with; or
the selection of an officer for transfer to a police officer position, if the selection procedures mentioned in section 5 .2(2)(a) were not required to be complied with; or
suspension or standing down of the officer under section 6 .1; or
another decision prescribed by regulation as open to review under this part;
may apply to have the decision reviewed by a commissioner for police service reviews.
See the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 , chapter 5 , part 3 for review provisions relating to disciplinary decisions made under part 7 or 7A .
An application for the review of a decision mentioned in subsection (1) (a) may only be made by a person who properly applied for appointment to the position concerned and was unsuccessful.
An application for the review of a decision mentioned in subsection (1) (b) may only be made by a police officer who was transferred to the position concerned without applying for the transfer.
Authority is hereby conferred on a commissioner for police service reviews—
to hear and consider all applications for review under this part duly made;
to make recommendations relating to any matters relevant to a review under this part.
s 9.3 amd 1993 No. 77 s 5 ; 2009 No. 25 s 40 ; 2019 No. 32 s 16
(sec.9.3-ssec.1) A police officer who is aggrieved by a decision about— the selection of an officer for appointment to a police officer position, whether on promotion or transfer, if the selection procedures mentioned in section 5 .2(2)(a) were required to be complied with; or the selection of an officer for transfer to a police officer position, if the selection procedures mentioned in section 5 .2(2)(a) were not required to be complied with; or suspension or standing down of the officer under section 6 .1; or another decision prescribed by regulation as open to review under this part; may apply to have the decision reviewed by a commissioner for police service reviews. See the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 , chapter 5 , part 3 for review provisions relating to disciplinary decisions made under part 7 or 7A .
(sec.9.3-ssec.2) An application for the review of a decision mentioned in subsection (1) (a) may only be made by a person who properly applied for appointment to the position concerned and was unsuccessful.
(sec.9.3-ssec.3) An application for the review of a decision mentioned in subsection (1) (b) may only be made by a police officer who was transferred to the position concerned without applying for the transfer.
(sec.9.3-ssec.4) Authority is hereby conferred on a commissioner for police service reviews— to hear and consider all applications for review under this part duly made; to make recommendations relating to any matters relevant to a review under this part.
- (a) the selection of an officer for appointment to a police officer position, whether on promotion or transfer, if the selection procedures mentioned in section 5 .2(2)(a) were required to be complied with; or
- (b) the selection of an officer for transfer to a police officer position, if the selection procedures mentioned in section 5 .2(2)(a) were not required to be complied with; or
- (c) suspension or standing down of the officer under section 6 .1; or
- (d) another decision prescribed by regulation as open to review under this part;
- (a) to hear and consider all applications for review under this part duly made;
- (b) to make recommendations relating to any matters relevant to a review under this part.