Police Amendment (Crime Reduction
and Reporting) Bill 2004

Explanatory note
This explanatory note relates to this Bill as introduced into Parliament.

Overview of Bill

The objects of this Bill are:

(a) to amend the Police Act 1990 to include as part of the functions of NSW
Police the reduction of crime and the active encouragement of the
reporting of all crime and incidents of public disorder in New South
Wales, and

(b) to include those matters in the performance criteria contained in the
contract of employment or any associated performance agreement
between the Commissioner of Police and the Minister for Police.

Outline of provisions

Clause 1 sets out the name (also called the short title) of the proposed Act.

Clause 2 provides for the commencement of the proposed Act on the date of
assent.

Clause 3 is a formal provision that gives effect to the amendments to the Police
Act 1990 set out in Schedule 1.

Schedule 1 Amendments
Schedule 1 [1] and [2] include as part of the police services to be provided by
NSW Police the reduction of crime and the active encouragement of the
reporting of all crime and incidents of public disorder in New South Wales. The
effect of this is to make these matters part of NSW Police functions.

Schedule 1 [3] requires the performance criteria contained in the Commissioner
of Police’s employment contract, or any associated performance agreement, to
include the reduction of crime and the active encouragement of the reporting of
all crime and incidents of public disorder in New South Wales.

Note: If this Bill is not modified, these Explanatory Notes would reflect the Bill as passed in the House. If the Bill has been amended by Committee, these Explanatory Notes may not necessarily reflect the Bill as passed.

 

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