1 Title

2 Commencement

3 Purpose

4 Interpretation

5 Status of examples

6 Act binds the Crown

7 New Zealand Police

8 Principles

9 Functions of Police

10 Roles of others acknowledged

11 Effect of sections 8 to 10

12 Appointment of Commissioner

13 Appointment of Deputy Commissioners

14 Appointment process

15 Appointment of acting Commissioner

16 Responsibilities and independence of Commissioner

17 Delegation of powers, functions, or duties of Commissioner

18 Commissioner may appoint Police employees

19 Undertaking by new Police employees

20 Code of conduct

21 Form of, and communication of, code of conduct

22 Police employee becomes constable by taking constabulary oath

23 Further provisions relating to constables

24 Authorised officers

25 Powers conferred on Police employee authorised to perform policing role

26 Provisions relating to powers conferred on authorised officers

27 Power to amend Schedule 1 by Order in Council

28 General instructions

29 Communication of general instructions

30 Command and control

31 Commissioner may take charge of policing operation

32 Identifying details

33 Storage, etc, of person’s identifying details on Police information recording system

34 Temporary closing of roads

35 Care and protection of intoxicated people

36 Power to require name and address for suspected offence of killing or injuring Police dog

37 General searches of people in custody

38 Searchers

39 Property taken from people in custody

40 District Court Judge may determine title to certain property

41 Unclaimed property

42 Unclaimed money, and proceeds of sale of unclaimed property

43 Execution of court processes

44 Protection of Police employees acting under court processes

45 Police employee may appear in Court by another employee

46 Police dogs may accompany Police dog handlers

47 Gaining employment with Police by false representations

48 Personation and representing vehicle, etc, as Police vehicle

49 Use of term Police or New Zealand Police in operating name

50 Unlawful possession of Police property

51 Failing to help Police employee

52 Unlawful dealings with prisoners

53 Killing or injuring Police dogs

54 Interpretation

55 Application of Employment Relations Act 2000

56 Application of Privacy Act 1993 to assessment for suitability for employment

57 Employment principles

58 Appointments on merit

59 Obligation to notify vacancies

60 Obligation to notify appointments

61 Review of appointments

62 Acting appointments

63 Power to transfer employees within Police

64 Power to temporarily assign, second, and locate employees and other persons within Police

65 Consultation with, and participation by, State Services Commissioner

66 Referral of negotiations for terms and conditions of employment applying to constables to arbitration procedure

67 State services superannuation schemes

68 Unlawful strikes and lockouts involving constables

69 Removal of Police employees

70 Removal from employment of person convicted of gaining employment with Police by false representations

71 Commissioner to prescribe standards of physical, medical, and psychological health

72 Compulsory retirement or disengagement

73 When employee compulsorily retired or disengaged ceases to be employee

74 Voluntary disengagement

75 Commissioner must consult Government Superannuation Fund, etc, before nominating medical practitioners and psychologists if employee is member of scheme

76 Entitlement to allowances, etc

77 Restriction on resignation by constable

78 Interpretation

79 Prospective Police employees may be required to provide bodily sample and biometric information

80 Police employees and associates may voluntarily provide bodily sample and biometric information

81 Use of staff biometric information restricted

82 Sample to be destroyed once profile derived and stored

83 Staff biometric information to be deleted or destroyed if prospective employee not employed, or subject asks

84 Interpretation

85 Jurisdiction over Police and civilian employees overseas

86 Powers of arrest and detention

87 Breach of code of conduct

88 Saving of jurisdiction

89 Interpretation and application

90 Trial in New Zealand for crimes committed outside New Zealand

91 Arrest and detention of offender

92 Breach of code of conduct

93 Saving of jurisdiction

94 Evidence of Police identity and authority

95 When policing powers cease

96 Evidentary provisions

97 Police involvement in elections

98 Scope of review by States Services Commissioner

99 Annual report

100 Regulations

101 Disciplinary matters

102 Agreements under section 67 of Police Act 1958

103 Collective agreements under section 75 of Police Act 1958

104 Individual employment agreements

105 Continuation of process for agreement underway under section 67 of Police Act 1958

106 Existing members of Police to be treated as Police employees

107 Terms relating to Police in other enactments

108 References to constables in other enactments

109 Amendments to Employment Relations Act 2000

110 New sections 100F and 100G inserted

111 Schedule 1 amended

112 New Schedule 1C inserted

113 Amendment to Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act 2004

114 Amendments to Land Transport Act 1998

115 Amendment to State Sector Act 1988

116 Amendment to Summary Offences Act 1981

117 Interpretation

118 Resisting Police, prison, or traffic officer

119 Amendment to Hazardous Substances (Classes 1 to 5 Controls) Regulations 2001

120 Consequential amendments and repeals