POLICE ACT 1892 - SECT 142

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POLICE ACT 1892 - SECT 142

142 . Commencement of Act

This Act shall come into force on 1 April 1892.

[Heading deleted: No. 19 of 2010 s. 42(3).]

[The First Schedule omitted under the Reprints Act 1984 s. 7(4)(f).]

[The Second Schedule deleted: No. 70 of 2004 s. 72.]

[The Third Schedule deleted: No. 30 of 1983 s. 5.]

Notes

This is a compilation of the Police Act 1892 and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation, and for information about any reprints, see the compilation table.

Compilation table

Short title

Number and year

Assent

Commencement

The Police Act 1892 ³

1892 (55 Vict. No. 27)

18 Mar 1892

1 Apr 1892 (see s. 142)

The Police Act Amendment Act 1893 (No. 1)

1893 (56 Vict. No. 10) (as amended by No. 15 of 1952 s. 7(1))

13 Jan 1893

13 Jan 1893

The Police Act 1892 Amendment Act 1894 (No. 2)

1894 (58 Vict. No. 26) (as amended by No. 15 of 1952 s. 7(1))

23 Nov 1894

23 Nov 1894

Police Act Amendment Act 1898

1898 (62 Vict. No. 21) (as amended by No. 15 of 1952 s. 7(1))

28 Oct 1898

28 Oct 1898

Criminal Code Act 1902 s. 3(2)

1902 (1 & 2 Edw. VII No. 14)

19 Feb 1902

1 May 1902 (see s. 2)

Justices Act 1902 s. 2

1902 (2 Edw. VII No. 11)

18 Nov 1902

18 Nov 1902

Police Act Amendment Act 1902

1902 (2 Edw. VII No. 31) (as amended by No. 15 of 1952 s. 7(1))

20 Dec 1902

20 Dec 1902

Police Act Amendment Act 1907

10 of 1907 (7 Edw. VII No. 10) (as amended by No. 15 of 1952 s. 7(1))

20 Dec 1907

20 Dec 1907

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1912 s. 2

33 of 1912 (3 Geo. V No. 14)

10 Oct 1912

10 Oct 1912

Police Act Amendment Act 1915

13 of 1915
(5 Geo. V No. 40)
(as amended by No. 15 of 1952 s. 7(1))

18 Feb 1915

18 Feb 1915

Ministers’ Titles Act 1925 s. 2

8 of 1925 (16 Geo. V No. 8)

24 Sep 1925

24 Sep 1925

Police Offences (Drugs) Act 1928 s. 2

11 of 1928
(19 Geo. V No. 11)
(as amended by No. 15 of 1952 s. 7(1))

23 Nov 1928

23 Nov 1928

Police Act Amendment Act 1933

19 of 1933 (24 Geo. V No. 19)

13 Nov 1933

13 Nov 1933

Police Act Amendment Act 1940

19 of 1940 (4 Geo. VI No. 19)

29 Nov 1940

29 Nov 1940

Police Act Amendment Act 1945

5 of 1945 (9 Geo. VI No. 5)

27 Nov 1945

27 Nov 1945

Police Act Amendment Act 1902 Amendment Act 1945

6 of 1945
(9 Geo. VI No. 6) (as amended by No. 15 of 1952 s. 7(1))

27 Nov 1945

27 Nov 1945

Police Act Amendment Act 1952

15 of 1952 (1 Eliz. II No. 15)

7 Nov 1952

19 Jun 1953 (see s. 2 and Gazette 19 Jun 1953 p. 1225)

Reprint of the Police Act 1892 approved 23 Mar 1953 in Volume 6 of Reprinted Acts (includes amendments listed above except those in the Police Act Amendment Act 1952 )

Police Act Amendment Act 1953

28 of 1953 (2 Eliz. II No. 28)

18 Dec 1953

1 Jan 1955 (see s. 2 and Gazette 26 Feb 1954 p. 304)

Police Act Amendment Act 1954

6 of 1954 (3 Eliz. II No. 6)

25 Aug 1954

25 Aug 1954

Police Act Amendment Act (No. 2) 1954

25 of 1954 (3 Eliz. II No. 25)

20 Oct 1954

18 Mar 1955 (see s. 2 and Gazette 18 Mar 1955 p. 517)

Betting Control Act 1954 s. 5

63 of 1954 (3 Eliz. II No. 63)

30 Dec 1954

1 Aug 1955 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 29 Jul 1955 p. 1767)

Police Act Amendment Act 1955

8 of 1955 (4 Eliz. II No. 8)

19 Oct 1955

19 Oct 1955

Police Act Amendment Act 1956

20 of 1956 (5 Eliz. II No. 20)

19 Nov 1956

19 Nov 1956

Licensing (Police Force Canteen) Act 1958 Pt. III

40 of 1958 (7 Eliz. II No. 40)

11 Dec 1958

18 Jul 1959 (see s. 2 and Gazette 10 Jul 1959 p. 1829)

Police Act Amendment Act 1959

10 of 1959 (8 Eliz. II No. 10)

25 Sep 1959

25 Sep 1959

Totalisator Agency Board Betting Act 1960 s. 20

50 of 1960 (9 Eliz. II No. 50)

28 Nov 1960

31 Dec 1960 (see s. 2 and Gazette 23 Dec 1960 p. 4073)

Police Act Amendment Act 1961

71 of 1961 (10 Eliz. II No. 71)

28 Nov 1961

28 Nov 1961

Reprint of the Police Act 1892 approved 26 Jun 1962 (not in a Volume) (includes amendments listed above)

Police Act Amendment Act 1962

29 of 1962 (11 Eliz. II No. 29)

4 Oct 1962

4 Oct 1962

Police Act Amendment Act 1963

42 of 1963 (12 Eliz. II No. 42)

25 Nov 1963

25 Nov 1963

Factories and Shops Act 1963 s. 4

44 of 1963 (12 Eliz. II No. 44)

3 Dec 1963

1 Jan 1964 (see s. 2 and Gazette 13 Dec 1963 p. 3836)

Police Act Amendment Act 1964

28 of 1964 (13 Eliz. II No. 28)

4 Nov 1964

4 Nov 1964

Police Act Amendment Act (No. 2) 1964

71 of 1964 (13 Eliz. II No. 71)

11 Dec 1964

1 Jul 1965 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Jun 1965 p. 1933)

Police Act Amendment Act 1965

22 of 1965

1 Oct 1965

1 Oct 1965

Decimal Currency Act 1965

113 of 1965

21 Dec 1965

Act other than s. 4-9: 21 Dec 1965 (see s. 2(1));
s. 4- 9: 14 Feb 1966 (see s. 2(2))

Police Act Amendment Act 1967

7 of 1967

5 Oct 1967

5 Oct 1967

Police Act Amendment Act (No. 2) 1967

52 of 1967

5 Dec 1967

5 Dec 1967

Reprint of the Police Act 1892 approved 15 Dec 1967 in Volume 21 of Reprinted Acts (includes amendments listed above)

Police Act Amendment Act 1968

26 of 1968

25 Oct 1968

25 Oct 1968

Police Act Amendment Act 1969

24 of 1969

16 May 1969

16 May 1969

Police Act Amendment Act 1970

1 of 1970

29 Apr 1970

29 Apr 1970

Police Act Amendment Act (No. 2) 1970

85 of 1970

30 Nov 1970

1 Jul 1971 (see s. 2 and Gazette 18 Jun 1971 p. 2147)

Police Act Amendment Act 1972

7 of 1972

25 May 1972

25 May 1972

Reprint of the Police Act 1892 approved 7 Jun 1972 (not in a Volume) (includes amendments listed above)

Metric Conversion Act 1972

94 of 1972
(as amended by No. 19 of 1973 s. 3)

4 Dec 1972

Relevant amendments (see First Sch. ⁴) took effect on 1 Jul 1973 (see s. 4(2) and Gazette 18 May 1973 p. 1261)

Police Act Amendment Act 1974

41 of 1974

15 Nov 1974

15 Nov 1974

Police Act Amendment Act 1975

18 of 1975

13 May 1975

13 May 1975

Police Act Amendment Act (No. 2) 1975

91 of 1975

20 Nov 1975

1 Mar 1976 (see s. 2 and Gazette 23 Jan 1976 p. 111)

Police Act Amendment Act 1976

146 of 1976

13 Dec 1976

14 Jan 1977 (see s. 2 and Gazette 14 Jan 1977 p. 49)

Police Act Amendment Act 1977

50 of 1977

18 Nov 1977

18 Nov 1977

Police Act Amendment Act 1978

6 of 1978

11 May 1978

11 May 1978

Reprint of the Police Act 1892 approved 11 Jul 1978 (includes amendments listed above)

Sunday Entertainments Act 1979 s. 4

17 of 1979

30 Aug 1979

8 Feb 1980 (see s. 1(2) and Gazette 1 Feb 1980 p. 283)

Police Act Amendment Act 1979

29 of 1979

21 Sep 1979

21 Sep 1979

Police Act Amendment Act (No. 3) 1979

83 of 1979

11 Dec 1979

15 Jul 1980 (see s. 2 and Gazette 4 Jul 1980 p. 2114)

Police Amendment Act 1980

71 of 1980

26 Nov 1980

24 Dec 1980 (see s. 2)

Act Amendment (Misuse of Drugs) Act 1981 Pt. V

57 of 1981
(as amended by No. 8 of 1982)

13 Oct 1981

1 Sep 1982 (see s. 2 and Gazette 20 Aug 1982 p. 3250)

Acts Amendment (Lotto) Act 1981 Pt. III

103 of 1981

2 Dec 1981

18 Dec 1981 (see s. 2 and Gazette 18 Dec 1981 p. 5163)

Police Amendment Act 1981

107 of 1981

4 Dec 1981

4 Dec 1981

Acts Amendment (Bail) Act 1982 Pt. IV

87 of 1982

17 Nov 1982

6 Feb 1989 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Jan 1989 p. 263)

Acts Amendment (Betting and Gaming) Act 1982 Pt. II

108 of 1982

7 Dec 1982

31 Dec 1982 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 1982 p. 4968)

Reprint of the Police Act 1892 approved 18 Apr 1983 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Acts Amendment (Bail) Act 1982 )

Acts Amendment (Trade Promotion Lotteries) Act 1983 Pt. III

21 of 1983

22 Nov 1983

22 Nov 1983

Police Amendment Act 1983

30 of 1983

1 Dec 1983

29 Dec 1983 (see s. 2)

Acts Amendment (Soccer Football Pools) Act 1984 Pt. II

22 of 1984

31 May 1984

13 Jul 1984 (see s. 2 and Gazette 6 Jul 1984 p. 2017)

Public Meetings and Processions Act 1984 s. 12

23 of 1984

31 May 1984

1 Dec 1984 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Nov 1984 p. 3945)

Acts Amendment and Validation (Casino Control) Act 1985 Pt. II

10 of 1985

25 Mar 1985

19 Feb 1985 (see s. 2)

Acts Amendment (Lotteries) Act 1985 Pt. IV

19 of 1985

19 Apr 1985

19 Apr 1985 (see s. 2(1))

Acts Amendment (Gaming and related provisions) Act 1985 Pt. IV

29 of 1985

24 Apr 1985

1 Jun 1985 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 May 1985 p. 1877)

Acts Amendment and Repeal (Gaming) Act 1987 Pt. VI

74 of 1987

26 Nov 1987

2 May 1988 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Apr 1988 p. 1292)

Acts Amendment (Events on Roads) Act 1988 Pt. 3

64 of 1988

8 Dec 1988

1 Feb 1991 (see s. 2 and Gazette 1 Feb 1991 p. 511)

Acts Amendment (Detention of Drunken Persons) Act 1989 Pt. 2

35 of 1989

21 Dec 1989

27 Apr 1990 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Apr 1990 p. 2089)

Lotteries Commission Act 1990 s. 33

16 of 1990

31 Jul 1990

1 Jan 1991 (see s. 2 and Gazette 28 Dec 1990 p. 6369)

Reprint of the Police Act 1892 as at 24 Apr 1992 (includes amendments listed above)

Criminal Law Amendment Act (No. 2) 1992 s. 16(1) and (3)

51 of 1992

9 Dec 1992

6 Jan 1993

Police Amendment (Graffiti) Act 1994

2 of 1994

11 Apr 1994

9 May 1994

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 1994 s. 4

73 of 1994

9 Dec 1994

9 Dec 1994 (see s. 2)

Acts Amendment (Fines, Penalties and Infringement Notices) Act 1994 Pt. 17

92 of 1994

23 Dec 1994

1 Jan 1995 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 30 Dec 1994 p. 7211)

Hospitals Amendment Act 1994 s. 18

103 of 1994

11 Jan 1995

3 Feb 1995 (see s. 2 and Gazette 3 Feb 1995 p. 333)

Police Amendment Act 1995

49 of 1995

6 Nov 1995

6 Nov 1995 (see s. 2)

Sentencing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1995 Pt. 65 and s. 147

78 of 1995

16 Jan 1996

4 Nov 1996 (see s. 2 and Gazette 25 Oct 1996 p. 5632)

Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 1996 s. 4

14 of 1996

28 Jun 1996

1 Jul 1996 (see s. 2(1))

Mental Health (Consequential Provisions) Act 1996 Pt. 15

69 of 1996

13 Nov 1996

13 Nov 1997 (see s. 2)

Reprint of the Police Act 1892 as at 31 Jan 1997 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Mental Health (Consequential Provisions) Act 1996 )

Sunday Observance Laws Amendment and Repeal Act 1997 s. 5

49 of 1997

10 Dec 1997

10 Dec 1997 (see s. 2)

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 1997 s. 96

57 of 1997

15 Dec 1997

15 Dec 1997 (see s. 2(1))

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act (No. 2) 1998 s. 59

10 of 1998

30 Apr 1998

30 Apr 1998 (see s. 2(1))

Police Amendment Act 1998 Pt. 2

47 of 1998

19 Nov 1998

5 Dec 1998 (see s. 2 and Gazette 4 Dec 1998 p. 6447)

Weapons Act 1999 s. 21

18 of 1999

16 Jun 1999

1 Mar 2000 (see s. 2(2))

Acts Amendment (Police Immunity) Act 1999 Pt. 2

42 of 1999

25 Nov 1999

25 Nov 1999 (see s. 2)

Court Security and Custodial Services (Consequential Provisions) Act 1999 Pt. 9

47 of 1999

8 Dec 1999

18 Dec 1999 (see s. 2 and Gazette 17 Dec 1999 p. 6175-6)

Reprint of the Police Act 1892 as at 1 Apr 2000 (includes amendments listed above)

Prostitution Act 2000 s. 64

17 of 2000

22 Jun 2000

29 Jul 2000 (see s. 2 and Gazette 28 Jul 2000 p. 3987)

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2000 s. 33 and 54

24 of 2000

4 Jul 2000

4 Jul 2000 (see s. 2)

Protective Custody Act 2000 s. 30

50 of 2000

28 Nov 2000

1 Jan 2001 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Dec 2000 p. 7903)

Reprint of the Police Act 1892 as at 12 Jan 2001 (includes amendments listed above) (correction: Gazette 27 Feb 2001 p. 1209)

Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Act 2002 Sch. 2 cl. 5

6 of 2002

4 Jun 2002

Sch. 2 cl. 5(1): 29 Jun 2002 (see s. 2 and Gazette 28 Jun 2002 p. 3037);
Sch. 2 cl. 5(2): 20 Nov 2002 (see s. 2 and Gazette 19 Nov 2002 p. 5505)

Police Amendment Act 2003 ⁵

7 of 2003

27 Mar 2003

s. 1 and 2: 27 Mar 2003;
Act other than s. 1 and 2: 27 Aug 2003 (see s. 2 and Gazette 26 Aug 2003 p. 3753)

Acts Amendment (Equality of Status) Act 2003 Pt. 48

28 of 2003

22 May 2003

1 Jul 2003 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Jun 2003 p. 2579)

Racing and Gambling Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2003 s. 175(2) and Pt. 10 ⁶

35 of 2003

26 Jun 2003

30 Jan 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Jan 2004 p. 397)

Sentencing Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2003 s. 85

50 of 2003

9 Jul 2003

15 May 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 14 May 2004 p. 1445)

Criminal Code Amendment Act 2004 s. 58

4 of 2004

23 Apr 2004

21 May 2004 (see s. 2)

Reprint 11: The Police Act 1892 as at 10 Sep 2004 (includes amendments listed above)

Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 s. 141

59 of 2004

23 Nov 2004

1 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7128)

State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 Pt. 2 Div. 109 Subdiv. 2 ⁷

55 of 2004

24 Nov 2004

1 Jan 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7130)

Criminal Law Amendment (Simple Offences) Act 2004 Pt. 3 ⁸

70 of 2004

8 Dec 2004

31 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 14 Jan 2005 p. 163)

Criminal Procedure and Appeals (Consequential and Other Provisions) Act 2004 s. 78 and 80

84 of 2004

16 Dec 2004

2 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7129 (correction: Gazette 7 Jan 2005 p. 53))

Reprint 12: The Police Act 1892 as at 1 Jun 2005 (includes amendments listed above)

Criminal Investigation (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 Pt. 12 ⁹

59 of 2006

16 Nov 2006

1 Jul 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 22 Jun 2007 p. 2838)

Financial Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2006 Sch. 1 cl. 130

77 of 2006

21 Dec 2006

1 Feb 2007 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 19 Jan 2007 p. 137)

Reprint 13: The Police Act 1892 as at 23 Nov 2007 (includes amendments listed above)

Police Amendment Act 2008 Pt. 2

8 of 2008

31 Mar 2008

1 Apr 2008 (see s. 2(1))

Legal Profession Act 2008 s. 692

21 of 2008

27 May 2008

1 Mar 2009 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 27 Feb 2009 p. 511)

Acts Amendment (Bankruptcy) Act 2009 s. 68

18 of 2009

16 Sep 2009

17 Sep 2009 (see s. 2(b))

Police Amendment Act 2009 Pt. 2

42 of 2009

3 Dec 2009

13 Mar 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 12 Mar 2010 p. 941)

Reprint 14: The Police Act 1892 as at 16 Apr 2010 (includes amendments listed above)

Standardisation of Formatting Act 2010 s. 42(3), 43(2), 44(3) and 51

19 of 2010

28 Jun 2010

11 Sep 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 10 Sep 2010 p. 4341)

Police Amendment Act 2011

12 of 2011

2 May 2011

s. 1 and 2: 2 May 2011 (see s. 2(a);
Act other than s. 1 and 2: 13 Jan 2018 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 12 Jan 2018 p. 115)

Industrial Relations Amendment Act 2018 s. 70

39 of 2018

12 Dec 2018

19 Dec 2018 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 18 Dec 2018 p. 4835)

Police Amendment (Medical Retirement) Act 2019 Pt. 2

19 of 2019

15 Aug 2019

30 Nov 2019 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 29 Nov 2019 p. 4133)

Family Violence Legislation Reform Act 2020 Pt. 7

30 of 2020

9 Jul 2020

6 Aug 2020 (see s. 2(1)(c) and SL 2020/125 cl. 2(a)(v))

Police Amendment (Compensation Scheme) Act 2021 Pt. 2

26 of 2021

13 Dec 2021

1 Jan 2022 (see s. 2(b) and SL 2021/222 cl. 2)

Workers Compensation and Injury Management Act 2023 Pt. 15 Div. 3 Subdiv. 13

21 of 2023

24 Oct 2023

1 Jul 2024 (see s. 2(d) and SL 2024/34 cl. 2)

Short title	Number and year	Assent	Commencement
The Police Act 1892 ³	1892 (55 Vict. No. 27)	18 Mar 1892	1 Apr 1892 (see s. 142)
The Police Act Amendment Act 1893 (No. 1)	1893 (56 Vict. No. 10) (as amended by No. 15 of 1952 s. 7(1))	13 Jan 1893	13 Jan 1893
The Police Act 1892 Amendment Act 1894 (No. 2)	1894 (58 Vict. No. 26) (as amended by No. 15 of 1952 s. 7(1))	23 Nov 1894	23 Nov 1894
Police Act Amendment Act 1898	1898 (62 Vict. No. 21) (as amended by No. 15 of 1952 s. 7(1))	28 Oct 1898	28 Oct 1898
Criminal Code Act 1902 s. 3(2)	1902 (1 & 2 Edw. VII No. 14)	19 Feb 1902	1 May 1902 (see s. 2)
Justices Act 1902 s. 2	1902 (2 Edw. VII No. 11)	18 Nov 1902	18 Nov 1902
Police Act Amendment Act 1902	1902 (2 Edw. VII No. 31) (as amended by No. 15 of 1952 s. 7(1))	20 Dec 1902	20 Dec 1902
Police Act Amendment Act 1907	10 of 1907 (7 Edw. VII No. 10) (as amended by No. 15 of 1952 s. 7(1))	20 Dec 1907	20 Dec 1907
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1912 s. 2	33 of 1912 (3 Geo. V No. 14)	10 Oct 1912	10 Oct 1912
Police Act Amendment Act 1915	13 of 1915 (5 Geo. V No. 40) (as amended by No. 15 of 1952 s. 7(1))	18 Feb 1915	18 Feb 1915
Ministers’ Titles Act 1925 s. 2	8 of 1925 (16 Geo. V No. 8)	24 Sep 1925	24 Sep 1925
Police Offences (Drugs) Act 1928 s. 2	11 of 1928 (19 Geo. V No. 11) (as amended by No. 15 of 1952 s. 7(1))	23 Nov 1928	23 Nov 1928
Police Act Amendment Act 1933	19 of 1933 (24 Geo. V No. 19)	13 Nov 1933	13 Nov 1933
Police Act Amendment Act 1940	19 of 1940 (4 Geo. VI No. 19)	29 Nov 1940	29 Nov 1940
Police Act Amendment Act 1945	5 of 1945 (9 Geo. VI No. 5)	27 Nov 1945	27 Nov 1945
Police Act Amendment Act 1902 Amendment Act 1945	6 of 1945 (9 Geo. VI No. 6) (as amended by No. 15 of 1952 s. 7(1))	27 Nov 1945	27 Nov 1945
Police Act Amendment Act 1952	15 of 1952 (1 Eliz. II No. 15)	7 Nov 1952	19 Jun 1953 (see s. 2 and Gazette 19 Jun 1953 p. 1225)
*Reprint of the Police Act 1892* approved 23 Mar 1953 in Volume 6 of Reprinted Acts** (includes amendments listed above except those in the Police Act Amendment Act 1952 )
Police Act Amendment Act 1953	28 of 1953 (2 Eliz. II No. 28)	18 Dec 1953	1 Jan 1955 (see s. 2 and Gazette 26 Feb 1954 p. 304)
Police Act Amendment Act 1954	6 of 1954 (3 Eliz. II No. 6)	25 Aug 1954	25 Aug 1954
Police Act Amendment Act (No. 2) 1954	25 of 1954 (3 Eliz. II No. 25)	20 Oct 1954	18 Mar 1955 (see s. 2 and Gazette 18 Mar 1955 p. 517)
Betting Control Act 1954 s. 5	63 of 1954 (3 Eliz. II No. 63)	30 Dec 1954	1 Aug 1955 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 29 Jul 1955 p. 1767)
Police Act Amendment Act 1955	8 of 1955 (4 Eliz. II No. 8)	19 Oct 1955	19 Oct 1955
Police Act Amendment Act 1956	20 of 1956 (5 Eliz. II No. 20)	19 Nov 1956	19 Nov 1956
Licensing (Police Force Canteen) Act 1958 Pt. III	40 of 1958 (7 Eliz. II No. 40)	11 Dec 1958	18 Jul 1959 (see s. 2 and Gazette 10 Jul 1959 p. 1829)
Police Act Amendment Act 1959	10 of 1959 (8 Eliz. II No. 10)	25 Sep 1959	25 Sep 1959
Totalisator Agency Board Betting Act 1960 s. 20	50 of 1960 (9 Eliz. II No. 50)	28 Nov 1960	31 Dec 1960 (see s. 2 and Gazette 23 Dec 1960 p. 4073)
Police Act Amendment Act 1961	71 of 1961 (10 Eliz. II No. 71)	28 Nov 1961	28 Nov 1961
*Reprint of the Police Act 1892* approved 26 Jun 1962 (not in a Volume)** (includes amendments listed above)
Police Act Amendment Act 1962	29 of 1962 (11 Eliz. II No. 29)	4 Oct 1962	4 Oct 1962
Police Act Amendment Act 1963	42 of 1963 (12 Eliz. II No. 42)	25 Nov 1963	25 Nov 1963
Factories and Shops Act 1963 s. 4	44 of 1963 (12 Eliz. II No. 44)	3 Dec 1963	1 Jan 1964 (see s. 2 and Gazette 13 Dec 1963 p. 3836)
Police Act Amendment Act 1964	28 of 1964 (13 Eliz. II No. 28)	4 Nov 1964	4 Nov 1964
Police Act Amendment Act (No. 2) 1964	71 of 1964 (13 Eliz. II No. 71)	11 Dec 1964	1 Jul 1965 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Jun 1965 p. 1933)
Police Act Amendment Act 1965	22 of 1965	1 Oct 1965	1 Oct 1965
Decimal Currency Act 1965	113 of 1965	21 Dec 1965	Act other than s. 4-9: 21 Dec 1965 (see s. 2(1)); s. 4- 9: 14 Feb 1966 (see s. 2(2))
Police Act Amendment Act 1967	7 of 1967	5 Oct 1967	5 Oct 1967
Police Act Amendment Act (No. 2) 1967	52 of 1967	5 Dec 1967	5 Dec 1967
*Reprint of the Police Act 1892* approved 15 Dec 1967 in Volume 21 of Reprinted Acts** (includes amendments listed above)
Police Act Amendment Act 1968	26 of 1968	25 Oct 1968	25 Oct 1968
Police Act Amendment Act 1969	24 of 1969	16 May 1969	16 May 1969
Police Act Amendment Act 1970	1 of 1970	29 Apr 1970	29 Apr 1970
Police Act Amendment Act (No. 2) 1970	85 of 1970	30 Nov 1970	1 Jul 1971 (see s. 2 and Gazette 18 Jun 1971 p. 2147)
Police Act Amendment Act 1972	7 of 1972	25 May 1972	25 May 1972
*Reprint of the Police Act 1892* approved 7 Jun 1972 (not in a Volume)** (includes amendments listed above)
Metric Conversion Act 1972	94 of 1972 (as amended by No. 19 of 1973 s. 3)	4 Dec 1972	Relevant amendments (see First Sch. ⁴) took effect on 1 Jul 1973 (see s. 4(2) and Gazette 18 May 1973 p. 1261)
Police Act Amendment Act 1974	41 of 1974	15 Nov 1974	15 Nov 1974
Police Act Amendment Act 1975	18 of 1975	13 May 1975	13 May 1975
Police Act Amendment Act (No. 2) 1975	91 of 1975	20 Nov 1975	1 Mar 1976 (see s. 2 and Gazette 23 Jan 1976 p. 111)
Police Act Amendment Act 1976	146 of 1976	13 Dec 1976	14 Jan 1977 (see s. 2 and Gazette 14 Jan 1977 p. 49)
Police Act Amendment Act 1977	50 of 1977	18 Nov 1977	18 Nov 1977
Police Act Amendment Act 1978	6 of 1978	11 May 1978	11 May 1978
*Reprint of the Police Act 1892* approved 11 Jul 1978** (includes amendments listed above)
Sunday Entertainments Act 1979 s. 4	17 of 1979	30 Aug 1979	8 Feb 1980 (see s. 1(2) and Gazette 1 Feb 1980 p. 283)
Police Act Amendment Act 1979	29 of 1979	21 Sep 1979	21 Sep 1979
Police Act Amendment Act (No. 3) 1979	83 of 1979	11 Dec 1979	15 Jul 1980 (see s. 2 and Gazette 4 Jul 1980 p. 2114)
Police Amendment Act 1980	71 of 1980	26 Nov 1980	24 Dec 1980 (see s. 2)
Act Amendment (Misuse of Drugs) Act 1981 Pt. V	57 of 1981 (as amended by No. 8 of 1982)	13 Oct 1981	1 Sep 1982 (see s. 2 and Gazette 20 Aug 1982 p. 3250)
Acts Amendment (Lotto) Act 1981 Pt. III	103 of 1981	2 Dec 1981	18 Dec 1981 (see s. 2 and Gazette 18 Dec 1981 p. 5163)
Police Amendment Act 1981	107 of 1981	4 Dec 1981	4 Dec 1981
Acts Amendment (Bail) Act 1982 Pt. IV	87 of 1982	17 Nov 1982	6 Feb 1989 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Jan 1989 p. 263)
Acts Amendment (Betting and Gaming) Act 1982 Pt. II	108 of 1982	7 Dec 1982	31 Dec 1982 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 1982 p. 4968)
*Reprint of the Police Act 1892* approved 18 Apr 1983** (includes amendments listed above except those in the Acts Amendment (Bail) Act 1982 )
Acts Amendment (Trade Promotion Lotteries) Act 1983 Pt. III	21 of 1983	22 Nov 1983	22 Nov 1983
Police Amendment Act 1983	30 of 1983	1 Dec 1983	29 Dec 1983 (see s. 2)
Acts Amendment (Soccer Football Pools) Act 1984 Pt. II	22 of 1984	31 May 1984	13 Jul 1984 (see s. 2 and Gazette 6 Jul 1984 p. 2017)
Public Meetings and Processions Act 1984 s. 12	23 of 1984	31 May 1984	1 Dec 1984 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Nov 1984 p. 3945)
Acts Amendment and Validation (Casino Control) Act 1985 Pt. II	10 of 1985	25 Mar 1985	19 Feb 1985 (see s. 2)
Acts Amendment (Lotteries) Act 1985 Pt. IV	19 of 1985	19 Apr 1985	19 Apr 1985 (see s. 2(1))
Acts Amendment (Gaming and related provisions) Act 1985 Pt. IV	29 of 1985	24 Apr 1985	1 Jun 1985 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 May 1985 p. 1877)
Acts Amendment and Repeal (Gaming) Act 1987 Pt. VI	74 of 1987	26 Nov 1987	2 May 1988 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Apr 1988 p. 1292)
Acts Amendment (Events on Roads) Act 1988 Pt. 3	64 of 1988	8 Dec 1988	1 Feb 1991 (see s. 2 and Gazette 1 Feb 1991 p. 511)
Acts Amendment (Detention of Drunken Persons) Act 1989 Pt. 2	35 of 1989	21 Dec 1989	27 Apr 1990 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Apr 1990 p. 2089)
Lotteries Commission Act 1990 s. 33	16 of 1990	31 Jul 1990	1 Jan 1991 (see s. 2 and Gazette 28 Dec 1990 p. 6369)
*Reprint of the Police Act 1892* as at 24 Apr 1992** (includes amendments listed above)
Criminal Law Amendment Act (No. 2) 1992 s. 16(1) and (3)	51 of 1992	9 Dec 1992	6 Jan 1993
Police Amendment (Graffiti) Act 1994	2 of 1994	11 Apr 1994	9 May 1994
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 1994 s. 4	73 of 1994	9 Dec 1994	9 Dec 1994 (see s. 2)
Acts Amendment (Fines, Penalties and Infringement Notices) Act 1994 Pt. 17	92 of 1994	23 Dec 1994	1 Jan 1995 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 30 Dec 1994 p. 7211)
Hospitals Amendment Act 1994 s. 18	103 of 1994	11 Jan 1995	3 Feb 1995 (see s. 2 and Gazette 3 Feb 1995 p. 333)
Police Amendment Act 1995	49 of 1995	6 Nov 1995	6 Nov 1995 (see s. 2)
Sentencing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1995 Pt. 65 and s. 147	78 of 1995	16 Jan 1996	4 Nov 1996 (see s. 2 and Gazette 25 Oct 1996 p. 5632)
Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 1996 s. 4	14 of 1996	28 Jun 1996	1 Jul 1996 (see s. 2(1))
Mental Health (Consequential Provisions) Act 1996 Pt. 15	69 of 1996	13 Nov 1996	13 Nov 1997 (see s. 2)
*Reprint of the Police Act 1892* as at 31 Jan 1997** (includes amendments listed above except those in the Mental Health (Consequential Provisions) Act 1996 )
Sunday Observance Laws Amendment and Repeal Act 1997 s. 5	49 of 1997	10 Dec 1997	10 Dec 1997 (see s. 2)
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 1997 s. 96	57 of 1997	15 Dec 1997	15 Dec 1997 (see s. 2(1))
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act (No. 2) 1998 s. 59	10 of 1998	30 Apr 1998	30 Apr 1998 (see s. 2(1))
Police Amendment Act 1998 Pt. 2	47 of 1998	19 Nov 1998	5 Dec 1998 (see s. 2 and Gazette 4 Dec 1998 p. 6447)
Weapons Act 1999 s. 21	18 of 1999	16 Jun 1999	1 Mar 2000 (see s. 2(2))
Acts Amendment (Police Immunity) Act 1999 Pt. 2	42 of 1999	25 Nov 1999	25 Nov 1999 (see s. 2)
Court Security and Custodial Services (Consequential Provisions) Act 1999 Pt. 9	47 of 1999	8 Dec 1999	18 Dec 1999 (see s. 2 and Gazette 17 Dec 1999 p. 6175-6)
*Reprint of the Police Act 1892* as at 1 Apr 2000** (includes amendments listed above)
Prostitution Act 2000 s. 64	17 of 2000	22 Jun 2000	29 Jul 2000 (see s. 2 and Gazette 28 Jul 2000 p. 3987)
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2000 s. 33 and 54	24 of 2000	4 Jul 2000	4 Jul 2000 (see s. 2)
Protective Custody Act 2000 s. 30	50 of 2000	28 Nov 2000	1 Jan 2001 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Dec 2000 p. 7903)
*Reprint of the Police Act 1892* as at 12 Jan 2001** (includes amendments listed above) (correction: Gazette 27 Feb 2001 p. 1209)
Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Act 2002 Sch. 2 cl. 5	6 of 2002	4 Jun 2002	Sch. 2 cl. 5(1): 29 Jun 2002 (see s. 2 and Gazette 28 Jun 2002 p. 3037); Sch. 2 cl. 5(2): 20 Nov 2002 (see s. 2 and Gazette 19 Nov 2002 p. 5505)
Police Amendment Act 2003 ⁵	7 of 2003	27 Mar 2003	s. 1 and 2: 27 Mar 2003; Act other than s. 1 and 2: 27 Aug 2003 (see s. 2 and Gazette 26 Aug 2003 p. 3753)
Acts Amendment (Equality of Status) Act 2003 Pt. 48	28 of 2003	22 May 2003	1 Jul 2003 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Jun 2003 p. 2579)
Racing and Gambling Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2003 s. 175(2) and Pt. 10 ⁶	35 of 2003	26 Jun 2003	30 Jan 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Jan 2004 p. 397)
Sentencing Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2003 s. 85	50 of 2003	9 Jul 2003	15 May 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 14 May 2004 p. 1445)
Criminal Code Amendment Act 2004 s. 58	4 of 2004	23 Apr 2004	21 May 2004 (see s. 2)
*Reprint 11: The Police Act 1892* as at 10 Sep 2004** (includes amendments listed above)
Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 s. 141	59 of 2004	23 Nov 2004	1 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7128)
State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 Pt. 2 Div. 109 Subdiv. 2 ⁷	55 of 2004	24 Nov 2004	1 Jan 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7130)
Criminal Law Amendment (Simple Offences) Act 2004 Pt. 3 ⁸	70 of 2004	8 Dec 2004	31 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 14 Jan 2005 p. 163)
Criminal Procedure and Appeals (Consequential and Other Provisions) Act 2004 s. 78 and 80	84 of 2004	16 Dec 2004	2 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7129 (correction: Gazette 7 Jan 2005 p. 53))
*Reprint 12: The Police Act 1892* as at 1 Jun 2005** (includes amendments listed above)
Criminal Investigation (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 Pt. 12 ⁹	59 of 2006	16 Nov 2006	1 Jul 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 22 Jun 2007 p. 2838)
Financial Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2006 Sch. 1 cl. 130	77 of 2006	21 Dec 2006	1 Feb 2007 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 19 Jan 2007 p. 137)
*Reprint 13: The Police Act 1892* as at 23 Nov 2007** (includes amendments listed above)
Police Amendment Act 2008 Pt. 2	8 of 2008	31 Mar 2008	1 Apr 2008 (see s. 2(1))
Legal Profession Act 2008 s. 692	21 of 2008	27 May 2008	1 Mar 2009 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 27 Feb 2009 p. 511)
Acts Amendment (Bankruptcy) Act 2009 s. 68	18 of 2009	16 Sep 2009	17 Sep 2009 (see s. 2(b))
Police Amendment Act 2009 Pt. 2	42 of 2009	3 Dec 2009	13 Mar 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 12 Mar 2010 p. 941)
*Reprint 14: The Police Act 1892* as at 16 Apr 2010** (includes amendments listed above)
Standardisation of Formatting Act 2010 s. 42(3), 43(2), 44(3) and 51	19 of 2010	28 Jun 2010	11 Sep 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 10 Sep 2010 p. 4341)
Police Amendment Act 2011	12 of 2011	2 May 2011	s. 1 and 2: 2 May 2011 (see s. 2(a); Act other than s. 1 and 2: 13 Jan 2018 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 12 Jan 2018 p. 115)
Industrial Relations Amendment Act 2018 s. 70	39 of 2018	12 Dec 2018	19 Dec 2018 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 18 Dec 2018 p. 4835)
Police Amendment (Medical Retirement) Act 2019 Pt. 2	19 of 2019	15 Aug 2019	30 Nov 2019 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 29 Nov 2019 p. 4133)
Family Violence Legislation Reform Act 2020 Pt. 7	30 of 2020	9 Jul 2020	6 Aug 2020 (see s. 2(1)(c) and SL 2020/125 cl. 2(a)(v))
Police Amendment (Compensation Scheme) Act 2021 Pt. 2	26 of 2021	13 Dec 2021	1 Jan 2022 (see s. 2(b) and SL 2021/222 cl. 2)
Workers Compensation and Injury Management Act 2023 Pt. 15 Div. 3 Subdiv. 13	21 of 2023	24 Oct 2023	1 Jul 2024 (see s. 2(d) and SL 2024/34 cl. 2)

Other notes

^1M Under the Cross-border Justice Act 2008 section 14, in order to give effect to that Act, this Act must be applied with the modifications prescribed by the Cross-border Justice Regulations 2009 Part 3 Division 14 as if this Act had been altered in that way. If a modification is to replace or insert a numbered provision, the new provision is identified by the superscript 1M appearing after the provision number. If a modification is to replace or insert a definition, the new definition is identified by the superscript 1M appearing after the defined term.

¹Footnote no longer applicable.

² Part IIIA commenced 1 Apr 2008.

³ Now known as the Police Act 1892 ; short title changed (see note under s. 3).

⁴ The Schedule to the Metric Conversion Act 1972 was redesignated as the First Schedule by the Metric Conversion Act Amendment Act 1973 s. 3.

⁵ The Police Amendment Act 2003 s. 9 is a transitional provision that is of no further effect.

⁶ The Racing and Gambling Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2003 s. 178 is a savings provision that is of no further effect.

⁷ The State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 Pt. 5, the State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004 s. 167 and 169, and the State Administrative Tribunal Regulations 2004 r. 28 and 42 deal with certain transitional issues some of which may be relevant for this Act.

⁸ The Criminal Law Amendment (Simple Offences) Act 2004 Pt. 3 Div. 2 is a transitional provision that is of no further effect.

⁹ The Criminal Investigation (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 Pt. 12 Div. 2 reads as follows:

Division 2 — Transitional provisions

68. Existing special constables’ appointments terminated

(1) If immediately before the commencement of section 63 a person holds an appointment as a special constable made under the Police Act 1892 Part III, then on the commencement of section 63 the person ceases to be a special constable.

(2) Subsection (1) does not prevent the appointment of a person to whom it applies as a special constable under the Police Act 1892 Part III as inserted by section 63.

69. Search warrants and related matters

(1) In this section —

repeal day means the day on which section 64 comes into operation.

(2) This section does not limit the operation of the Interpretation Act 1984 Part V.

(3) If immediately before repeal day a warrant issued under the Police Act 1892 section 70 is in force but not executed, then, subject to the terms of the warrant, the warrant may be executed on or after repeal day and, if any thing is seized under it —

(a) despite section 70 and the warrant, the thing must not be taken before a Justice; and

(b) the Criminal and Found Property Disposal Act 2006 applies to and in respect of the thing.

70. Embargo notices

(1) In this section —

repeal day means the day on which section 65 comes into operation.

(2) If immediately before repeal day any property is subject to an embargo notice granted under the Police Act 1892 section 90B, whether the property was seized under Part V of that Act or under an Act that refers to that section, then on and after repeal day sections 90B and 90C of that Act apply to and in respect of the notice as if they had not been repealed.

Defined terms

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined term Provision(s)
Account 39A
AIDS 33ZY(1)
APLO 38A
appellant 33K, 33ZB
approved permanent impairment assessor 33ZS(1)
assessor 33ZZ(1), (5)
Board 33A
Chairman 33A
charitable organisation 39E
Chief Commissioner 33K, 33ZB
close relative 138(5)
commencement day 33Z(1), 33ZQ(1), 39N(1)
Commission 33ZL
Commissioner 33A, 34, 38A, 38F
compensable medical condition 33ZS(1)
contract 39A
degree of permanent impairment 33ZW(1)
Department 39A, 39E, 138AA(1)
designated person 135(1)
disease 33ZS(1)
disputed decision 33ZB, 33ZI(2)
entitlement day 33ZS(1)
entitlement financial year 33ZS(1)
event 39E
family violence 135(1)
government-sponsored event 39E
industrial Commissioner 33K, 33ZB, 33ZZA(1)
IR Act 33ZS(1)
IR regulations 33ZS(1)
lodgment period 33ZZB(2), (5)
major event 39E, 39F
medical condition 33ZS(1)
medically retired member 33ZS(1)
medically unfit 33ZB
medical practitioner 33ZB
member 33A, 33K, 33ZB, 33ZS(1)
member of the Police Force 136(1)
member’s prescribed amount 33ZV(2)
new evidence 33R(11), 33ZK(1)
noise induced hearing loss 33ZX(1)
Permanent Impairment Guidelines 33ZS(1)
police auxiliary officer 38F
police clothing 16(1)
Police Commissioner 33ZB, 33ZS(1)
police officer 34, 38A, 38F
police property 39A
police services 39E
prescribed amount 33ZS(1), (2)
qualifies for compensation 33ZZ(1), (7)
removal action 33K
removal from office 33K
retire 33ZB
retirement day 33ZB, 33ZS(1)
Senior Commissioner 33K, 33ZB
special constable 34
the claimant 138(1)
the defendant 138(1)
Treasury 39A
Tribunal 33ZS(1), 33ZZA(2)
vocational rehabilitation amount 33ZV(4)
WAIRC 33K, 33ZB, 33ZZA(1)
WCIM Act 33ZS(1)

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