Police Force Act 2004 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 9 · Auxiliary Police Forces
95. Discipline of auxiliary police officers
Feedback & supportSubject to subsection (2), an auxiliary police officer accused of any of the offences specified in the Auxiliary Police Forces Regulations may, instead of being punished by the imposition of any of the disciplinary punishments specified in those Regulations, be prosecuted in court, and in such event shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
auxiliary police officer
“auxiliary police officer” means a person appointed as such under Part 9;
Every auxiliary police officer who deserts shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both, in addition to any lesser disciplinary punishment authorised under the Auxiliary Police Forces Regulations.
Auxiliary Police Forces Regulations
“Auxiliary Police Forces Regulations” means regulations made under section 104;
For the purposes of this section, a person deserts if he or she —
leaves or fails to attend at his or her place of duty in his or her Auxiliary Police Force with the intention of remaining permanently absent from duty without lawful authority, or, having left or failed to attend at his or her place of duty in the Force, thereafter forms the like intention; or
absents himself or herself without leave with intent to avoid service in the Auxiliary Police Force or mobilised service.
Any police officer may arrest without warrant any person where the police officer believes or suspects, on reasonable grounds, that the person is committing or has committed a service offence under subsection (2).
police officer
“police officer” means any member of the Police Force and includes a temporary constable;
An auxiliary police officer may appeal against any finding or disciplinary punishment under this section to the Commissioner within 30 days from the date of the finding or punishment.
Commissioner
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Police appointed under section 6(1);
In every case where an appeal has been lodged under subsection (5) against any punishment awarded, the punishment is suspended pending the determination of the appeal.
The decision of the Commissioner on an appeal under subsection (5) is final.