Police Service Administration Regulation 2016

For section 5.22 of the Act, the following affirmation is prescribed for a person to take and subscribe before beginning to perform duty as a protective services officer—‘I, A.B., do solemnly, sincerely and truly affirm and declare that I will well and truly serve His Majesty King Charles the Third and His heirs and successors according to law in the office of protective services officer or in such other capacity as I may be hereafter appointed, promoted, or may be reduced, without favour or affection, malice or ill-will, from this date and until I am legally discharged; and that while I shall continue to be a member of the Queensland Police Service I will to the best of my skill and knowledge discharge all the duties legally imposed upon me faithfully and according to law.’.

However, subsection (3) applies if the person’s first performance of duty as a member of the service is to be as a member of a rank other than the rank of protective services officer.

The affirmation prescribed for the person to take and subscribe before beginning to perform duty as a member of the service is the affirmation stated in subsection (1) subject to the words ‘protective services officer’ being replaced by the word or words stating the other rank.