| Legislation The functions of the Police Complaints Authority are defined by three South Australian Acts. These Acts can be viewed by clicking on the highlighted Act names below. Alternatively, you can also find these Acts on the web site of the South Australain Parliament. Police Complaints In 1985 the State Government passed the Police (Complaints and Disciplinary Proceedings) Act (1985) SA which governs the Police Complaints Authority's primary role. Freedom of
Information Under the Freedom of Information Act (1991) SA the
Police Complaints Authority is the designated external review agency for the Police. This legislation came into existence on 1 July
1992, and in recent years applications for external review have averaged about 12 a year. Telecommunications
Legislation The Police Complaints Authority has also been given the
function of monitoring and auditing the records of police use of telecommunications
interceptions under the Telecommunications (Interception) Act (1988) SA. As required by legislation, written reports are
made to the Attorney-General on a 6 monthly basis. |
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Last updated: 23 October 2002 |