Interpretation

In force

In this Act—

Assistant Commissioner means awn Assistant

Commissioner of Police appointed under

Part

Code means—

(a)

in relation to police security officers—the code of conduct for the maintenance of professional standards by police security officers established under the Police Complaints and Discipline Act 2016, as in force from time to time;

(b)

in any other case—the code of conduct for the maintenance of professional standards by designated officers established under the

Police Complaints and Discipline

Act 2016, as in force from time to time;

Commissioner means the Commissioner of Police appointed under Part

community constable means a person appointed under Part

4 to be a community constable, and community police means community constables as a group;

Deputy Commissioner means the Deputy

Commissioner of Police appointed under

Part

member of SA Police means the Commissioner, the

Deputy Commissioner or an Assistant Commissioner or any person appointed under

Part

4, but does not include a police cadet, police medical officer, special constable or police security officer;

merit, in relation to selection processes for filling positions, means—

(a)

the extent to which each of the applicants has a record of good conduct and integrity; and

(b)

the extent to which each of the applicants has abilities, aptitude, skills, qualifications, knowledge, experience (including community experience), potential for development and personal qualities relevant to the carrying out of the duties in question; and

(c)

the manner in which each of the applicants carried out any previous employment or occupational duties or functions;

officer means a member of SA Police of or above the rank of inspector;

police cadet means a person appointed under

Part

5 to be a police cadet;

Police Review Tribunal means the Police Review

Tribunal established under

Schedule 1;

police security officer means a person appointed under Part

9A as a police security officer;

SAET means the South Australian Employment

Tribunal established under the South

Australian Employment Tribunal Act 2014;

South Australia Police or SA

Police see section 4;

selection processes means processes by which applications are sought and applicants selected for the purpose of filling a position;

special constable means a person appointed under

Part

9 to be a special constable.

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