When a police officer dismissed under s 136(1)(f) of the Victoria Police Act 2013 seeks reappointment under s 136(3) after their conviction is set aside, the Chief Commissioner retains a broad discretion and is entitled to consider the conduct underlying the quashed conviction in assessing character and reputation. The [name withheld] presumption — that statutory consequences of conviction cease when the conviction is set aside — does not apply to discretionary reappointment powers. Characterising a statutory provision as 'beneficial' does not assist the interpretive task where the beneficial purpose is stated at too high a level of generality.
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