Queensland Numbered Acts

POLICE LEGISLATION (EFFICIENCIES AND EFFECTIVENESS) AMENDMENT ACT 2022 - SECT 17

17 Amendment of s 5A.2 (Definitions for pt 5A)

(1) Section 5A . 2, definition
"critical incident" —
omit.

(2) Section 5A .2—
insert—

"critical incident" means any of the following—

(a) an incident in which an officer on duty discharges a firearm—

(i) injuring a person; or

(ii) in circumstances in which a person could be injured;

(b) an incident in which a person in custody dies or suffers grievous bodily harm;

(c) a workplace incident at a police station or police establishment in which a person—

(i) dies or suffers grievous bodily harm; or

(ii) suffers injuries for which the person is admitted to hospital;

(d) an incident in which a person dies or suffers grievous bodily harm in the course of, or as a result of, police operations;

Examples of police operations—

• a vehicle pursuit

• an evacuation

(e) a vehicle pursuit in which a person suffers injuries for which the person is admitted to hospital.

"firearm" does not include a firearm loaded with a projectile that is not designed to cause death or grievous bodily harm.

Examples of a projectile that is not designed to cause death or grievous bodily harm—

beanbag round, 40mm impact round

"grievous bodily harm" see the Criminal Code, section 1.

"saliva analysing instrument" means an instrument, prescribed by regulation, for finding out whether a targeted substance is present in a person’s saliva by analysing a specimen of the person’s saliva.

"vehicle pursuit" means a police motor vehicle pursuit for the purpose of apprehending a person.

(3) Section 5A . 2, definition
"evidence" , after ‘urine’—
insert—
or saliva

(4) Section 5A . 2, definition
"targeted substance test" , after ‘urine’—
insert—
or saliva