Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE REGULATIONS 2018 (F2018L01121) - REG 8

                   For the purposes of paragraph 40J(1)(a) of the Act, the Commissioner may, in writing, suspend an AFP employee from duties:

                     (a)  if the Commissioner believes on reasonable grounds that the AFP employee:

                              (i)  has, or may have, engaged in conduct that contravenes the AFP professional standards; or

                             (ii)  has, or may have, engaged in corrupt conduct; or

                     (b)  to allow the employee to contest an election to a non-parliamentary body; or

                     (c)  if both of the following apply:

                              (i)  the AFP employee is charged with having committed a summary or indictable offence against a law of the Commonwealth, a State, a Territory or another country;

                             (ii)  the Commissioner believes on reasonable grounds that, because of the nature of the offence, the employee should not continue to perform the employee's duties until the charge has been resolved.