This Act is administered in the Department of Justice.
Title
1 Short Title and commencement
2 Interpretation
3 Act to bind the Crown
Police Complaints Authority
4 Police Complaints Authority
4A Crown entity
4AB Independence
5 Term of office of Authority
6 Power to remove or suspend Authority
7 Filling of vacancy
8 Deputy Police Complaints Authority
9 Salaries and allowances [Repealed]
10 Staff [Repealed]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11A Funds of Authority [Repealed]
11B Bank accounts [Repealed]
11C Accounts and audit [Repealed]
11CA Crown entity [Repealed]
11D Investment of money [Repealed]
11E Exemption from income tax
Functions of Authority
12 Functions of Authority
13 Duty of Commissioner to notify Authority of certain incidents involving death or serious bodily harm
14 Mode of complaint
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
Proceedings of Authority
23 Proceedings of Authority
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
31 Adverse comment
Miscellaneous provisions
32 Authority and staff to maintain secrecy
33 Proceedings privileged
34 Publication of reports by Authority and by Commissioner
35 Annual report [Repealed]
36 Delegation of powers by Authority [Repealed]
37 Offences
38 Money to be appropriated by Parliament for purposes of this Act [Repealed]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39 Amendments to other Acts [Repealed]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 Savings and transitional
An Act to make better provision for the investigation and resolution of complaints against the Police by establishing an independent Police Complaints Authority
BE IT ENACTED by the Parliament of New Zealand as follows: