New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
Reprint as at 1 February 2011
| Public Act | 1988 No 2 |
| Date of assent | 10 March 1988 |
| Commencement | see section 1(2) |
Act name: substituted, on 29 November 2007, by section 5(1) of the Independent Police Conduct Authority Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 38).
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.
1 Short Title and commencement
Independent Police Conduct Authority
4 Independent Police Conduct Authority established
5B Appointment of Judge as member of Authority
6 Power to remove or suspend members
8 Deputy Police Complaints Authority [Repealed]
9 Salaries and allowances [Repealed]
11 Superannuation or retiring allowances
11A Funds of Authority [Repealed]
11B Bank accounts [Repealed]
11C Accounts and audit [Repealed]
11CA Crown entity [Repealed]
11D Investment of money [Repealed]
13 Duty of Commissioner to notify Authority of certain incidents involving death or serious bodily harm
15 Duty of Commissioner to notify Authority of complaints
16 Duty of Authority to notify Commissioner of complaints
17 Action upon receipt of complaint
18 Authority may decide to take no action on complaint
19 Subsequent powers in relation to complaint
20 Duty of Commissioner to report to Authority on Police investigation of complaint
21 Commissioner to provide information and assistance at request of Authority
22 Power of Police to investigate complaints and other matters
24 Powers of Authority in relation to investigations
25 Protection and privileges of witnesses, etc
26 Disclosure of certain matters not to be required
Procedure on completion of investigation
27 Procedure after investigation by Authority
28 Procedure after investigation by Police
29 Implementation of recommendations of Authority
30 Parties to be informed of progress and result of investigation
32 Authority and staff to maintain secrecy
34 Publication of reports by Authority and by Commissioner
35 Annual report [Repealed]
36 Delegation of powers by Authority [Repealed]
38 Money to be appropriated by Parliament for purposes of this Act [Repealed]
38A Crimes of Torture Act 1989 not limited
39 Amendments to other Acts [Repealed]
40 Complaints made to Police Complaints Authority
41 Police Complaints Authority is chairperson
42 Deputy Police Complaints Authority is member of Authority
43 Employees and officers transferred to Authority
44 References to Police Complaints Authority
45 Proceedings to which Police Complaints Authority party
46 Assets and liabilities vest in Authority
47 Authority must arrange annual report and accounts
48 Obligations and rights concerning Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct unchanged
An Act to make better provision for the investigation and resolution of complaints against the Police by establishing the Independent Police Conduct Authority
Title: amended, on 29 November 2007, by section 4 of the Independent Police Conduct Authority Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 38).
