Chapter 3 - Staff Management

Question 1

The term professional conduct relates to the expectation of the commissioner and is underpinned by what? (2)

Answer 1

1. Code of conduct

2. Police Values

Question 2

The National manager police professional conduct team is responsible for the oversight of what?(2)

Answer 2

All investigations into complaints about conduct of all police employees.

All incidents involved in incidents notifiable under section 13 IPCA 1998
Or under the MOU with police.

Question 3

What incidents are notifiable under section 13 IPCA act 1998?
And MOU.

Answer 3

Incidents involving death or serious bodily harm.

Any serious misconduct or neglect of duty constructing a criminal offence or anything that puts the reputation of police at risk.

Question 4

Minor complaints are generally actioned by whom and over seen by whom ?

Answer 4

General managers managing the work place

District Professional Police conduct manager.or HR advisor

Question 5

When received by the IPCA who manages complaint investigations notifiable under section 13 and MOU and who over sees them ?

Answer 5

DPPC manager

Overseen by National PPC

Question 6

Who should generally be advised(reported) at the first stage when a staff member observes misconduct or serious deficiency or error in the execution of a police duty or function ?.

Answer 6

Immediate supervisor

Question 7

What should Police employees do once they have challenged improper behaviour particularly sexual inappropriate behaviour?

Answer 7

Report to their manager.

Question 8

Once reported if it is suspected there is criminal offending who should it be reported to?

Answer 8

District commander

Question 9

Integrity reporting requires an on duty member to report any incomplete enforcement action any attempt to evade law enforcement process who should be advised?

Answer 9

District commander

Question 10

Serious bodily harm required to be reported under section 13 IPCA act 1988 is described as what types of injuries?

Answer 10

Fracture deep lacerations internal organ damage, impairment of bodily fuction-blow to head that causes severe concussion admission to hospital-sexual assaults

Question 11

Section 15 requirements of the commissioner to report to the IPCA Every complaint received by police within how long after receiving the complaint

Answer 11

ASAP or within 5 days after the complaint was received

Question 12

The commissioner must advise the IPCA after the completion of an investigation the result within what time frame?

Answer 12

ASAP-2 months

Question 13

Should a custody self harm resulting in no serious injury be reported to IPCA under MOU.

Abuse of force that does not result in serious injury that is of significant public interest

Answer 13

yes

Yes if it is likely to put police reputation at risk

Question 14

Who must Districts notify in relation to complaints

Answer 14

National PPC manager

Question 15

Are districts able to notify IPCA directly

Answer 15

No

Question 16

When a serious complaint is made against a police employee that may have huge repercussions for police who should be notified and when ?

Answer 16

Commissioner—immediately

Question 17

What is considered serious?

Answer 17

An incident that may place police reputation at risk

Question 18

Complaints that may be considered not serious normally should be reported from what rank and employee equivalent upwards?

Answer 18

Inspector

Question 19

If a serious incident occurs the employee (supervisor)receiving information must advise their whom and how quickly?

Answer 19

• District PCC manger, District commander service centre manager.
• Immediately

Question 20

Investigation updates .
District commanders must actively manage the investigations and should update the National manager PPC how regularly and how often should the NMPPC update the commissioner in significant matters?

Answer 20

Weekly

Monthly

Question 21

Integrity reporting and speaking up:

Under our principle what are supervisors responsible for doing if an employee speaks up?

Answer 21

Ensure they are safe from retaliation and have the necessary support.

Question 22

What are we required to do if we have been involved in and incident?

Answer 22

Self reporting to your supervisor

Question 23

Confidentiality and anonymity cannot always be guaranteed what does the person having the complaint against them have the right to know?

Answer 23

Who made the allegation.

What the allegation is

Question 24

When should you challenge inappropriate behaviour

Answer 24

The should be challenged directly. Or if circumstance don’t permit as soon as possible it can be reported using one of the speak up options.

Question 25

Tiers of Support level1

If the supervisor is not deemed suitable
what is the term given to the the person receiving the delegated authority?

Answer 25

Support Supervisor

Question 26

At Tier two when the employee is being harassed who should you put them in touch with?

Answer 26

District welfare officer and advise EAP and harassment support officers.

EAP employment assistance programme

Question 27

Tier 3

People group PNHQ with your approval refer your case to whom?

Answer 27

Executive leadership board Subcommittee Harrasment officer

Question 28

Once someone has self reported to their supervisor what must the supervisor do?

Answer 28

Forward to DPCC manager or in case of service centre PNHQ PCC national manager.

Question 29

Early Intervention Policy:

Is early intervention disciplinary?
Can it be used in performance matter or appraisals?

Answer 29

No -No

Question 30

If a self referral or peer referral is made in relation to early intervention what should the supervisor do?

Answer 30

Report to the District lead EI or the national EI team

Question 31

There is an exception in relation to EI when a member is looking to be removed from police what are police able to do?

Answer 31

Look at the history to get a complete understanding of the employee disciplinary history. Possibly criminal issue.

Question 32

Conflict of interest:conflicts can be actual and what other two options?

Answer 32

• Perceived,

- potential

Question 33

When identifying conflicts what 3 tests should we apply?

Answer 33

How would others perceive our actions
Would you act differently if you didn’t have interests
Would you stand scrutiny friends, public,media

Question 34

It is essential investigations are independent IPCA internal investigations Cat 1 -2. declaration of CoI do or don’t they have to have one regardless of a CoI

Answer 34

Do have to

Question 35

Cat 4-5 have to have a CoI when

Answer 35

When actual or percieved

Question 36

When writing personal reference you must have no indication of police what do you also have to get and from whom?

Answer 36

District Commander or National manager.