Independant Police Conduct Authority

Question 1

When must the commissioner notify authority

Answer 1

When a police employee acting in the execution of their duty causes or appears to have caused death or serious bodily harm to any person

Question 2

What is serious bodily harm

Answer 2

Fracture
Deep laceration
Internal injury
Significant impairment of bodily function
Blow to head
Hospital admission

Question 3

Commissioner must notify authority

Answer 3

Of every complaint no later than 5 days after receiving

Question 4

What else is investigated by IPCA

Answer 4

Criminal offending or serious misconduct
Intentional firearm discharge
Adverse judicial comments against police
1X in police cell
Unintentional dog bite

Question 5

Key principles of police complaints

Answer 5

Fair, timely, and effective
Reasonable steps taken to investigate
Without bias or conflict of interest
Employee has right to know and respond

Question 6

When is the commissioner notified of a complaint

Answer 6

Immediately if a serious complaint

Question 7

What is a serious complaint

Answer 7

A complaint or issue of such significant public interest at it puts or is likely to place the police’s reputation at risk

Question 8

Examples of serious complaints

Answer 8

Likely to generate significant media coverage
Inspector or above or non-constabulary equivalent level senior managers
Complaints against executive Police employees
Any incident of a sexual nature

Question 9

What is a conflict of interest?

Answer 9

A conflict between a public duty and private and or personal interests

Question 10

Why is a conflict of interest reported?

Answer 10

It can threaten Police integrity because it can bring the organisations impartiality into question

Question 11

How do you report a conflict of interest?

Answer 11

Declare to a supervisor by way of appropriate declaration

Question 12

What is a perceived conflict of interest?

Answer 12

The perception of outside of observers that interest may interfere with their ability to be impartial objective and independent whether or not that is the case

Question 13

What is a potential conflict of

Answer 13

Situation where other interests have potential to interfere with official duties in the future

Question 14

What are other interests?

Answer 14

Interests and related to Police such as those of a personal family or financial nature

Question 15

What is considered a breach of professional boundaries?

Answer 15

When a police employee becomes over involved with a person they are dealing with through Work

Question 16

Steps to make yourself and others safe

Answer 16

Take responsibility for maintaining professional boundaries
Document all in NIA
Involve a support person
Keep colleagues and supervisor informed
Raise concerns with colleagues
Ask whose needs are being met