Contravention of Act by police officers

In force

(1)

If a police officer contravenes a provision of this Act that is applicable to him or her as a police officer or as an authorised officer, the contravention is not punishable as an offence unless a penalty is expressly provided by this Act in relation to the contravention.

(2)

Subsection (1) does not apply to prevent a contravention of a provision of this Act by a police officer from—

(a)

being dealt with under the—

(i)

Australian Federal Police Act 1979 (Cwlth), part 5; or

(ii)

National Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2022 (Cwlth); or

(iii)

Ombudsman Act 1976 (Cwlth); or

(b)

constituting grounds for the institution of civil proceedings.

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