July 2009 - The Police Association Victoria

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VOLUME 75 – ISSUE 7
July 2009
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THE POLICE ASSOCIATION
No. 1 Clarendon Street, East Melbourne 3002
Telephone: 03 9495 6899
Fax: 03 9495 6933
Freecall 1800 800 537 (outside metropolitan area only)
Email: [email protected]
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EXECUTIVE
President: Brian Rix
Senior Vice-President: Rod Brewer
Junior Vice-President: John Laird
Treasurer: Phil Pearson
Assistant Treasurer: Dean Thomas
EXECUTIVE MEMBERS
Mr Brian Rix – President
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Mr Rod Brewer (Yarrawonga Police Station)
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Mr John Laird (Fitzroy Police Station)
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Mr Phil Pearson (Fawkner)
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Mr Dean Thomas (Narre Warren CIU)
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Mr Dermot Avon (Properties Branch, Business Management)
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Mr John Carter (Frankston Police Station)
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Mr Karl David APM (Melbourne East Police Station)
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Mr Paul O’Connell (Doncaster Police Station)
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Mr Mark Rose (Werribee Police Station)
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Ms Diane Wilson (Boroondara Police Station)
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Executive members’ home phone numbers are available after
hours in strictly urgent cases only. Their numbers may be
obtained from the on-line supervisor at D24 on 9247 3222.
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Secretary: Greg Davies
Assistant Secretary: Bruce McKenzie
Legal Manager: Tony Walsh
Industrial Relations Manager: Chris Kennedy
Administration Manager: Bruce Watt
Communications Manager: Sandro Lofaro
Editor: Shirley Hardy-Rix
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Port Phillip
Numbers slashed
July
Features
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In Profile – Susan Knight
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Court success for workers
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Port Phillip resources slashed
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In Profile – Delegate Doug Bowles
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Regional Communications a disgrace
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Working with Defence
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ACTU Congress
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Police Equipment
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Education Scholarship recipients
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Tax Advice
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Police History – the Journal
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In Profile – Allan Miller
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Regional D24 fails on
Black Saturday
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President’s Message
Secretary’s Message
Legal News
IR News
Word Puzzle
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Letters
Minutes
Member Classifieds
Association Delegates
The Police Association Journal July 2009
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President’s Message
By Brian Rix
Stun guns
Despite the unfortunate
circumstances involving the death
of a drug affected and highly
emotional person in Queensland,
conducted energy devices (CED),
or “Tasers” are still recognised
worldwide as an important tool for
modern day police agencies. With
appropriate training, policies and
understanding, Tasers have time
and again proven to save lives and
de-escalate volatile situations with
its unmatched field of effectiveness
of 94 per cent.
Unfortunately at present, Victoria is
out of step with the world, compared
to many other police agencies.
Where other police forces have
embraced less lethal options to deal
with volatile situations, the powers
that be in Victoria are prepared to
risk lives, particularly the lives of
highly emotional people who come
into contact with police. Not only
are members of the public put at
a greater than necessary risk but
police officers are being denied a
significant tool other than lethal force
to deal with dangerous situations
– a tool that has powerful in-built
accountability measures.
Consider these statistics – from
1998 to date 406,000 Taser CEDs
were provided to 14,200 law
enforcement, correctional services
and military organisations. Five
thousand of these organisations
equip all police officers with
conducted energy devices. This
figure increases almost monthly as
other police agencies recognise the
benefits of the Taser CED and make
them part of the patrol equipment.
The United Kingdom concluded
its 12 month “use of Taser” study
over ten police forces in England
and Wales with comprehensive
data kept on the drawing of and
use of “Tasers”. From 1st September
2007 to 31st August 2008 the total
number of ‘Taser’ incidents was
482 involving 495 subjects with 661
total uses. The figures indicate:•planned response Taser use; 73.
•Spontaneous use of Taser; 383.
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•Tasers were fired on only 102
occasions, which includes the
traditional firing;
•and 9 occasions of the ‘drive’
mode (or direct contact).
•Classifications of Arced, red dot,
aimed or just drawn accounted
for 559.
Surely this indicates the value
of Tasers in defusing potentially
violent situations.
A breakdown of injuries and
medical treatment was also
Based on this self commissioned
paper, Victoria Police has decided
to deny front line police access to
conducted energy devices.
The Victoria Police Force
owes it to public and Police
Association members to disclose
all material relied on to make the
momentous decision to deny Tasers
and appropriate training to front
line members – a decision that is out
of step with our contemporaries in
jurisdictions around the world.
The powers that be in
Victoria are prepared to risk
lives, particularly the lives of
highly emotional people who
come into contact with police.
included in the study. First aid
treatment was required on only 17
occasions. Ambulance or medical
treatment was required twice.
These figures are available
to the public on the UK Home
Office website under “Taser: Trial
evaluation publication No: 85/08.
An independent medical
advisory committee was formed to
examine implications of less lethal
options. After all this, Taser use
has been accepted in the United
Kingdom as a useful community
enforcement tool.
In contrast to the open and
transparent findings outlined
by the home office, the Victoria
Police Force commissioned a
paper prepared by a retired senior
officer. Unlike the home office, this
study has not been made public.
The level of consultation for this
paper must also be questioned.
To date The Police Association
has not been consulted, nor have
we been provided with a copy.
While it is always preferable
to develop a planned response
in any police interaction, it is
front line police, who deal with
spontaneous outbursts of violence.
Now, here in Victoria, they have to do
that without a proven policing tool.
There are very few ‘new’ things
in policing, even the much touted
training to teach officers to
‘talk softly’ to defuse situations
recently rolled out by our Chief
Commissioner. “Verbal judo” was
the jargonistically name put to that
almost 20 years ago. Street smart
police officers know these basics and
while training to brush up on these
skills is always welcome, despite the
media hype/spin, it is nothing new.
The Police Association
acknowledges that conducted
energy devices are not the whole
solution. But it is our view that
the current stance taken by the
Victoria Police Force is bordering on
negligence to the people of Victoria
and to our members.
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Secretary’s Message
By Greg Davies
Budgets deliver boost to police
everywhere – except Victoria
For the fifth year in a row the
Productivity Commission recently
revealed Victoria as the leastresourced police force in the country
both in terms of dollars spent and
numbers of police per capita.
Regrettably, this dubious status
is unlikely to change anytime soon
following an assessment of various
government budgets delivered
across the country over the past few
weeks for the next financial year,
2009/10.
Mindful of the heightened law
and order challenges brought
about by tough economic times,
most governments have responded
in the appropriate manner,
making policing a key priority by
substantially increasing funding
commitments to urgently boost
their police numbers and upgrade
equipment. Unfortunately,
consistent with our ‘wooden spoon’
status Victoria was the notable
exception. No new commitment
to urgently bolster much-needed
police numbers (just more shifting
of deck chairs dressed up as 50
more transit police), no stun guns,
no semi-automatic firearms for
at least another year (what’s
another year when we’ve already
waited an eternity?), and no
upgrade of antiquated country
police communications systems
in the wake of Black Saturday; a
miserable and irresponsible policing
budget, totally out of step with
community priorities.
Symbolizing the increasing
contempt with which the Brumby
Government hold police in this
state, the word ‘police’ did not
feature in the Treasurer’s budget
speech – not once!
When it comes to policing,
budgets delivered by other states
have put Victoria and its Anti-Police
Minister, Bob Cameron to shame.
The New South Wales government
showed courage in its budget by
standing up for their police and
committing to a rollout of stun
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guns to all frontline police officers.
This announcement further isolates
Victoria from the rest of Australia
and the industrialized world when
it comes to this issue.
Queensland, whose police
budget is now almost on a par with
Victoria’s despite having a million
attention at the time, even the
policing component of the federal
government’s budget shows up
impressively and even more so
when lined up against Victoria’s,
with the ‘Feds’ to receive 500 extra
police. Not bad for a workforce of
under 3,000.
...governments across the
country, with the shameful
exception of Victoria, are
acknowledging and acting
on important law and order
challenges facing their
communities by affording
policing the high priority
it deserves.
fewer people, has committed to
grow its force by 600 over the next
three years to keep pace with
population growth. In contrast,
Victoria continues to place its
2006 pre-election commitment
to increase numbers by 350 in
severe jeopardy.
South Australia has also budgeted
for substantial increases in frontline
numbers and for an allocation of
more police to enforce its tough
new laws on bikies, joining Western
Australia in adopting a lowtolerance approach to the activities
of anti-social gangs. In contrast the
Victorian government continues to
do what it do what it does best on
policing issues – nothing.
While it received scant media
Again, it seems that governments
across the country, with the
shameful exception of Victoria, are
acknowledging and acting on the
important law and order challenges
facing communities by affording
policing the high priority it deserves.
Meanwhile back in Melbourne,
our government fiddles while Rome
burns, presiding over policy on the
run and a thin veil of media spin.
Unfortunately, policing in
Victoria has not only become the
laughing stock of Australian law
enforcement, but (as recently
evidenced on Indian television
reports) is now experiencing
international condemnation.
Thanks Mr Brumby, for making
Victoria: “The Place To Be…a Crook!”
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Legal News
Members Obligations
to “Coercive” Interviews
The Police Association’s Legal/Discipline Section receives many enquiries from
members seeking clarification of their obligations when subjected to coercive
interviews by the Ethical Standards Department (‘ESD’) or, members assigned
investigations by the ESD who are delegated to undertake such investigations.
T
he ESD investigators and
appropriately delegated
investigators have a statutory
authority under Section 86Q of
the Police Regulation Act 1958,
which empowers them to require
a member to answer questions,
furnish information and/or produce
any document .
On the face of this authority,
members may consider that
they have a lawful obligation to
answer any question, produce
any document or furnish any
information. However, this is not
strictly the case. Section 86Q is
specific in its application in that the
obligation of the member who is
subjected to the provision may be
directed to provide any document,
furnish information or answer any
questions provided that:
(a) Is for the purposes of an
investigation into a complaint
concerning a breach of
discipline; and
(b) The document or information
sought and question asked
is relevant to the breach of
discipline being investigated.
It can be seen by the very
wording of the provision that its
application is not designed to allow
investigators a broad power to
secure a wide range of information,
documents or responses.
As the subject of the interview,
a member is compelled under the
provision, to answer all relevant
questions, furnish any relevant
information and produce any
relevant documentation.
It is presumed that the
investigator, in exercising his/
her power, would be doing so in
relation to any matter of relevance.
Nevertheless, if as a member being
interviewed, you are unsure of the
relevance, you should enquire of the
investigator, the relevance of what
is being sought. In order to establish
relevance, it is important to know
what the ‘possible’ breach of
discipline is that the power is being
utilised for.
We suggest that you simply
enquire of the investigator as to
what the breach of discipline is,
that has caused the investigation to
be undertaken.
There will be, on some occasions
that the member upon who the
power is being applied, is the
subject of the complaint or a
possible breach of discipline.
However, the exercise of the
provision is necessary to ensure
that a thorough investigation is
undertaken and that the most
appropriate and correct outcome
is achieved.
The provisions of Section 86Q can
be exercised by a delegated member
of the Victoria Police Force or, a
delegated Officer of the Office of
Police Integrity.
The 86Q provisions do not
extend an authority upon the
possessor of the power to demand
a member’s attendance at a
particular location for the purposes
of interviews.
If members are the subject of
the exercise of the Section 86Q
Police Regulation Act provision
and are unsure of their rights and
obligations, always remember
that you should contact The Police
Association’s Legal/Discipline
Section for assistance.
POLICE CHAPLAINS
n Chaplains provide pastoral and spiritual
support as well as religious services
where required n The services of the
chaplains are available to all sworn and
unsworn members and their families n
Confidentiality is assured.
A full listing of chaplains is available on the
Victoria Police Intranet. SEARCH (Chaplains).
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Enquiries please contact:
Senior Police Chaplain
Reverend Dr. John Broughton
Level 2, 128 Jolimont Road,
East Melbourne 3002
(03) 9301 6900
Mobile 0439 225 160
(24 hours)
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IR News
Don’t demonise
the sick and injured
There is no denying that there has been an increase in the number of members on
sick leave in recent months – but does not justify over the top claims that members
are bludgers.
T
he Police Association believes
that Force Command and
the State Government’s
claims that members are taking
illegitimate ‘sickies’ are unfair and
disingenuous. They are using these
claims to cover up for the massive
problems that are brought about by
under-resourcing.
The facts show that there are
three key factors that have led
to an increase in sick leave.
Resourcing
The facts show that staff shortages
place stress on members which, in
turn, lead to sick leave. Analysis
from the Kennett era on police
show that sick leave rises as the
operational size of the Force
shrinks. The 2008 Productivity
Commission shows that Victoria
has the fewest operation police per
head of population of any state in
Australia.
There is ample evidence from the
Association’s own audits of many
24-hour police stations that the
availability of members rostered for
duty is at its lowest point in years
– for many reasons independent
of sick leave. This under-resourcing
puts members under extreme
pressure and at risk of ‘falling over’.
A three-year longitudinal
study of Victorian and South
Australian police concluded last
year. Conducted by Associate
Professor Maureen Dollard from
the University of South Australia’s
Department of Work and Stress
Research concluded that the high
level of psychological distress among
members are strongly linked to
resource shortages at the workplace.
Increased work intensity
The number of positions being
stripped out of police stations and
vacancies not being filled leads to
increased workloads. This can lead
to increased stressed on members,
which in turn leads to members
taking sick-leave.
Carers Leave
In recent times the Force has
begun categorising carers leave
together with sick leave as
personal leave. Predictably this has
caused a statistical blip, showing a
rise in ‘sick’ leave, when in fact the
rise isn’t that high because carers
and sick leave is now also being
included.
The Victoria Police Force must
stop demonising our underresourced members who have
to take sick leave because of
the increasing pressures and
workloads they are being placed
under in the workplace.
Perhaps Force Command would
be better off congratulating
the members who are keeping
police stations open 24 hours
a day through their dedication
to duty and good-will rather
than condemning those who are
sick. Many police stations are
only providing a service to their
communities because the members
are prepared to work longer hours,
extra shifts and do their corro in
their own time so their community
is safe and getting the service
it deserves.
Staff Assistance Program (SAP)
free & confidential counselling service for Members and their immediate family.
Provided by the Police Association, the SAP is able to assist Members and
their families with a range of personal and work-related issues that are
faced by most people from time to time, including:
The Police Association has contracted IPS Worldwide®, an independent
Company, to provide the SAP. All counselling within the SAP is
private and confidential and is conducted by professional, registered
psychologists.
• Marital/Relationship
• Stress
• Emotional
• Legal and financial worries
• Work-related
• Family
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Alcohol/drugs
• Grief and loss
For more information, or to make a counselling
appointment, contact
IPS Worldwide® on 1300 366 789
or visit www.www.eap.com.au
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The Staff Assistance Program is wholly
funded by The Police Association(Victoria)
Benefit Fund (as administered by
Foresters Friendly Society)
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In profile
New Staff member for IR Section
Susan Knight brings a wealth of
experience to The Police Association
where she has taken up a position in the
Industrial Relations Section.
F
or almost 10 years, Susan worked with the
Department of Employment and Workplace
Relations. During this time she worked as an
inspector, investigating breaches of the Workplace
Relations Act. If resolution wasn’t achieved those
breaches would be recommended for prosecution.
Susan worked closely with solicitors and employers,
explaining the intricacies of the legislation and
interpreting awards. The Association believes this
experience is invaluable to our Industrial team.
Before joining the Department, Susan worked with
the Victorian State Government in the field of industrial
relations.
Susan has a Bachelor of Arts with Honours, a graduate
diploma in Industrial and Employee Relations and a
Bachelor of Law. She worked as an industrial relations
lawyer in Queensland.
When working with the Department, Susan was
the CPSU delegate in her workplace and it was this
interest and experience in workplace relations from the
viewpoint of the workers that brought her to The Police
Association. She has a broad general knowledge of the
legislation and a special interest in women’s and parttime issues.
Susan balances her work at the Association with
raising her three sons, nine-year-old Ryan, six-year-old
Bailey and seven-month-old Joel.
Susan Knight.
Order your Angela
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T
he exquisite Angela Taylor Rose, the living
memorial to Constable Angela Taylor is
available now and stocks are limited. If you
don’t have one in your garden now is the time to
remedy that situation.
Angela’s parents, Marilyn and Arthur selected
this magnificent rose as a tribute to their
courageous daughter who died from the injuries she
received when a massive car bomb exploded outside
the Russell Street Police Complex on March 27, 1986.
The Angela Taylor rose is only available online through Garden Express. You can purchase
a rose for just $16.95. And there is a terrific gift
pack available for $24.90. This pack includes one
rose, two rose planting tabs, one ‘Digadoo’ plant
marker and one coir of ‘mulch’n feed’, a must
in these days of drought. Postage and handling
is $10.90 on each order. To place your order contact
www.gardenexpress.com.au.
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IR News
Court confirms policing is 24/7
The outcome of a recent court case strengthens the argument that you’re a police
officer around the clock from the moment you’re sworn in until you hand in your badge.
A
Police Association member
(Jane*) was recently provided
legal representation by The
Association over a tragic incident
where she intervened in a domestic
incident at her home, unsuccessfully
attempting to prevent her adult
brother from stabbing her father to
death.
“Jane” went into ‘police mode’
after the incident, preserving the
scene for forensic evidence. She later
made a statement at her local police
station, which also happened to be
her place of work.
Returning to work, “Jane” found
that she was unable to carry out
a number of her normal duties
and she was diagnosed with Post
Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Because the incident had occurred
when she was off duty, Victoria
Police rejected her WorkCover claim.
“Jane” was advised to pursue the
matter through the courts. The case
centred around whether “Jane” was
acting as a police officer during the
domestic incident, or whether she
was simply a member of the public.
If acting as a police officer, “Jane”
would be covered by WorkCover
benefits regarding her PTSD.
There have been several court
cases in recent years, and several
more in the pipeline, that relate
to the issue of whether a police
officer is actually on-duty if they
are injured as a result of stepping
forward to help in a situation while
they are off-duty.
Paragraph 5.1 of the Victoria Police
Manual states a “sworn employee
is always liable for duty whether
in uniform or plain clothes… not
engaged in specific duties… (or)
on leave or not”. Furthermore, it
states a police officer “is bound to
act in the execution of their duty…
whenever circumstances demand
such action”.
The oath that every member
of the Victoria Police Force swears,
binds you “from this date, and until
I am legally discharged”.
This was backed up by the
evidence given by Police Association
which confirmed that being on-call
24 hours a day, 7 days a week was
inherent in the nature of police work.
In this case, the fact that the
magistrate found “Jane” to have
a psychological injury that was
contributed to by her work, and
said that trying to separate the
injury between a domestic and work
issue was “like trying to unscramble
an egg”.
“Jane” was found to have acted
appropriately and professionally
on the day of the domestic incident,
and that she exercised statutory
rights independent of contract –
being a police officer was not as
simple as clocking on and off, and
working an eight-hour day.
Section 11 of the Police Regulation
Act 1958 notes that police officers
have the “powers and privileges” to
be “liable to all such duties as any
constable duly appointed now has
or hereafter may have either by the
common law or by virtue of any
acts of parliament now or hereafter
to be in force in Victoria”.
The court decision means that
whether you are formally rostered
on duty or not, you are always
a police officer if you decide to
intervene.
This ruling will benefit police
officers in the future, who may find
themselves in a situation where
they want to intervene in an official
capacity but are concerned whether
they will be covered by the Force
and WorkCover.
If you do decide to get involved,
you do so knowing that you will be
protected with the same rights and
responsibilities as if you were on
rostered duty.
Steve Walsh, the author, is a partner
at Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, who
acted for “Jane”.
(*Jane, is not the member’s real
name).
How do I gain Legal Assistance?
Rule 75(d) of
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The Constitutio
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At the discretion of The Executive, members may be granted legal assistance when the members make application
under Article 69(d). Except in urgent cases, ALL addresses pursuant to Article 69(d) will be heard on the FIRST
Tuesday of each month. Because of the requirement of presenting personally before The Executive for 69(d)
applications, and that The Executive meet regularly on the FIRST Tuesday, time has been allocated on these Tuesdays.
Should you wish to make such an application, please write to the Secretary outlining the reasons for your request and
include any supportive documents and statements so that proper deliberations may ensue. You will be advised of the time
of your appointment with The Executive.
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MORE FRONTLINE
JOBS SLASHED
When will it end?
South Melbourne Police Station.
The Force has announced the slashing of 14 positions in the Port Phillip PSA and
again it is claiming that these jobs are going as part of the HR changes and won’t
actually mean a reduction in the police numbers in the busy area.
H
ow can that be, when one of
the major stations in the PSA,
St Kilda, has no vacancies
at the moment? The next five
members to leave St Kilda will not
be replaced, which means fewer
police available to drive the van,
man the watch house and protect
the community. South Melbourne
has several vacancies and is in
desperate need for more members.
Seven positions are going from
South Melbourne uniform, five
from St Kilda uniform, one from the
crime desk and one from the TMU.
“The rationale is that if the
vacancies are not filled you don’t
need them,” says local Association
Delegate Acting Sergeant Doug
Bowles. “As economic times worsen
crime escalates. That is a foregone
conclusion. We are losing people at
possibly the worst possible time.”
Things are so tight at South
Melbourne it only takes one
member so go sick to throw the shift
into chaos. At times the only way
they can put the van on the road
is to put the shift’s supervisor on
the road.
Members are working night shifts
with the minimum break. Time to
complete corro is virtually nonexistent. Weekends off are very rare,
except when members are on days
off after a seven-night night shift.
One member was seeing his children
so rarely his wife brought them in
to station for dinner one evening.
Morale is starting to crumble.
“Members have had enough,” said
one South Melbourne veteran. “They
don’t feel like they are valued.”
At St Kilda members bemoan the
little support they get. One member
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Association Delegates Doug Bowles and Chris Spillane.
Bar owner Roger Wyndham.
told The Police Association Journal
that St Kilda is a dynamic station
with a very heavy workload. Like
South Melbourne corro time is at
a premium. The last roster had
only seven or eight corro shifts
and there are 62 o/rs on the roster.
Members can go for months without
a corro shift.
Members at St Kilda work
minimum break night shifts but
many go on to excessive night
shift penalties because of the
station’s commitment to the
Street Safe project.
“If we didn’t have such a young
and motivated workforce we would
have problems. For members in
St Kilda there is not a great work/
life balance. While we try and
accommodate members’ requests
for days off everyone knows that
if you get a weekend off someone
else has to work an extra weekend
to cover the shift,” says a member
working at St Kilda.
“When resources are high morale
is soaring. When numbers fall so
does morale, but because it is so
busy, we don’t often have time
to whinge!”
A decade ago St Kilda had 72 o/rs
plus up to 20 PCETs. Now the
PCETs are included in the station
strength, can make up to half of
the 62 o/rs on the roster and many
of them don’t even have a licence
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to drive the div van. And now the
station is going to lose another
five positions.
“Losing five members will mean
losing 50 shifts a fortnight which
will pose an incredible burden on
everyone,” said an experienced
St Kilda member. “It will mean
more pressure on corro days and
no ability for targeted operations.
With less members we will have to
look at roster reforms to facilitate
other functions and this will include
taking one of the vans off the road
during less busy times.”
At times it is as busy in the
St Kilda station as it is on the
van. There will be people queued
up at the counter, the phones
ringing off the hook and drunks
in the cells that need a lot of
supervision. If someone goes sick
here another member will be asked
to work a double shift and that is a
huge imposition.
Port Phillip has hundreds of
licensed premises and many of
trade well into the early hours of the
morning. Roger Wyndham is the
owner of Robarta, a late night bar
on Fitzroy Street, St Kilda. He has
his own security but also depends
St Kilda Police Station.
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on the regular police patrols and
fought long and hard to get them.
“We argued for the last three
years through the liquor licence
accord for an increase in police
presence on the street at night.
We didn’t see a significant
increase until the ‘lock-out’
was introduced. The regular
patrols really started during the
last quarter of last year. Since
then, for the first time in many
years, we have regular police
patrols on Fitzroy Street on Friday
and Saturday nights. The irony
was we had to fight to get them,”
says Roger.
“We have devoted teams
patrolling the street and it is an
absolute luxury. It was unheard
of. The management of late
night precincts is dependent on
police visibility. A successful venue
is partly about safety. The women
love the patrols. They love to feel
safe. A police presence creates calm
and that makes it more enjoyable
for the punter.”
Roger says that for years there
was a grossly inadequate police
presence in the area and he doesn’t
want to see a return to those days.
He has vowed to fight through
the local licence accord to keep
the patrols.
South Melbourne Publican
Billy McKenzie and Megan
Davey endorse the Save
Our Streets petition.
Police working at St Kilda and South
Melbourne are highly motivated
and enjoy working at the busy
stations – but they are getting tired
of the stations running because of
their goodwill.
“This is not a sleepy hollow,”
says Assistant Delegate Detective
Sergeant Chris Spillane. “Members
get burnt out working here.”
The members at Port Phillip say
that just because they have lived
without the unfilled vacancies
it doesn’t mean they don’t need
them. They were looking forward
to the day the vacancies would
be filled and the extra names on
the roster would take some of the
pressure off. That isn’t likely to
happen in the near future. The
members know that a reduction in
numbers will put community safety
at risk.
One member put it succinctly.
“At the end of the Kennett era
we were culled ruthlessly – is it
happening again?”
Save Our Streets Petition
South Melbourne publican, Billy
McKenzie from The George Hotel
is happy to support the Save Our
Streets petition and has one in his
main bar.
“We have noticed the shortage of
police in this area. There are just no
street patrols anymore,” says Billy.
“It is an up and coming area but
there is still a rough element here. We
do get the druggies walking around.”
The George Hotel is opposite the
South Melbourne Market and he
doesn’t even see foot patrols on
market day.
Recently Billy has had to approach
unsavoury characters that have
been looking into cars outside the
pub. While he doesn’t want to put
his or his staff safety at risk he feels
there is nothing else he can. “You
don’t know how’ll they react, but
there is nothing else I can do.”
“When we call the police it takes
them longer to get here than it
should. This is a cash business and
this is a real concern for us. For
them to be taking a long time to get
here when they are only 300 metres
away...but it isn’t their fault – there
just aren’t enough staff.”
We need at least 70,000 signatures
on our petition -– all you need to do
is ask your friends and associates to
support you and your colleagues by
signing the petition. Sign them up now!
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In profile 13
Doug Bowles as Murphy in Correlli.
Doug Bowles – A familiar face
When Doug Bowles joined the job nine years ago you could have been forgiven for
thinking his face looked familiar. Many people still pass Doug in the street and say
‘g’day’ thinking they know him, but they don’t.
D
oug Bowles was one of
Australia’s most respected
actors and still appears
regularly on the small screen.
Acting Sergeant Doug Bowles is a
dedicated policeman and one of the
Association’s most active delegates.
Stationed at South Melbourne,
Doug Bowles is passionate about
the basic rights.
“Just because you are an employee
it doesn’t mean you sign over your
rights as a human being to the
employer,” says Doug.
“I believe in collective bargaining.
You should be able to sort out a
problem through discussions and
the bargaining process.”
Doug joined The Police
Association when he began at the
academy. It didn’t take long before
he became actively involved with
the Association as an Occupational
Health & Safety Representative.
“Everyone has the right to go to
work and feel safe – as safe as they
can in this job.”
Since taking over as the Delegate
for Region One Division 3 Doug has
been very actively involved in all
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the campaigns conducted by the
Association including the current
Save Our Streets. He is prepared to go
the extra mile for the membership,
despite having his hands full as an
acting sergeant at a busy inner-city
station and a single parent.
Before joining the Force, Doug
was an active member of Actors’
Equity for 26 years. He was on the
initial actors’ committee for the
union going back 30 years. During
this time Actors’ Equity Boardroom
was bugged by the Federal Police
- “looking for the subversives, the
reds,” jokes Doug today.
Now Doug combines the two loves
of his life by taking acting jobs that
can be done on his rest days and
leave. He has recently completed
a role in the television series Rush
and has been in several high profile
advertising campaigns including
Ford and Yellow Pages.
Doug has taken on roles from
both sides of the criminal divide.
He played a sergeant in Bastard
Boys, the series about the infamous
waterfront dispute. Doug is still
recognised for his portrayal of
the “gay drug lord” Fergy in the
enormously successful ABC-TV
series Phoenix and the long-serving
criminal, Murphy in the series
Correlli. He also played Slattery in
the mini-series Sword of Honour.
It has been an illustrious career,
but not one that could take over
from his career as a police officer.
“I love the job too much to give it
up to go back to acting full-time,”
says Doug.
14
BENDIGO AND BALLARAT D24
A disgrace
The appalling standard
of the rural police
communication network
has come under scrutiny
at the Bushfire Royal
Commission, highlighting
the poor condition of the
antiquated system and
the chronic failures that
beset members working
on Black Saturday.
M
embers have told The
Police Association that the
system put police and the
public at risk when the horrific
bushfires raged across Victoria. The
antiquated analogue network could
not cope with the amount of traffic.
Members say they couldn’t get
through the ‘chatter’ to establish
the state of the fires in their area.
Because of the out of date
equipment and systems in place the
dispatchers couldn’t keep up with
the volume of calls.
One member told The Sunday Age
that he only found out about a fire
in his area when he was talking to
a member of the public. This is not
good enough.
One member who was
affected by the communication
problems and has made a
personal submission to the Royal
Commission, Leading Senior
Constable Ken Dwight from Woods
Point has been threatened with
disciplinary action for his trouble.
Members are too scared to
speak out about the poor working
conditions and out of date
technology they are being forced to
use at both Bendigo and Ballarat
D24. The old card system, that
hasn’t been used in the city for
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disgrace
years, is still being used in the
country. Calls are logged on cards
and then the jobs are put over
the air.
The shocking working conditions
at the Bendigo and Ballarat D24
do not only affect the members
working there.
“It is not only our members
attached to Bendigo and Ballarat
D24 who are suffering from
shocking working conditions,” says
Association Secretary Greg Davies.
“The risks involved for our
members on the road become
more evident when they are being
directly affected by overworked
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and under resourced
Communications Centres
which are literally falling down
around the ears of our members
at these work locations.”
Because of staff shortages,
it is often the case that less
experienced members, are
put in a position where they
are required to provide
communications support
without the necessary training
and there is little or no
oversight of their work because
workloads are high and
members overworked.
Ballarat D24 currently
operates out of an old
garage behind the Ballarat
Ambulance Station.
The conditions that our
members have to endure are
disgraceful.
Bendigo D24 is just as bad,
with our under resourced
and overworked members
operating out of the old
Bendigo Police Station which
is literally falling down
around their ears.
“It is an outrage that in
the 21st Century country D24
centres are operating on an
antiquated manual card
dispatch system without
proper IT support,” says
Greg Davies.
The conditions for our
members are so bad at these
centres, that Provisional
Improvement Notices
(PIN) have recently been
issued using legislation
that is aimed at maintaining safe
work places.
The PINs state that members
working in D24 are becoming
stressed and anxious due to a lack
of staff and adequate training
for those staff that are available
for shifts.
They also state that the members
relying on the services of D24 are at
risk because the operatives have not
been trained to perform their roles
effectively.
The PIN issued in relation to
Bendigo D24 has been accepted by
WorkSafe Victoria, but this decision
has been fought by the Victoria
Police Force to an extent where the
proceedings are to be deliberated
on in a VCAT appeal lodged by
the Force.
This PIN says members are not
able to get a meal or rest breaks
during an eight-hour shift while
their counterparts in the city
communications centre work for
one hour and then have a half
hour break.
At Ballarat sworn members don’t
get rest or meal breaks during
eight hour shifts, yet their civilian
counterparts work 12-hour shifts
and get a half hour break after one
hour and a half hours.
The Association calls for
appropriate staffing levels for
the regional communication
centres and adequate training
and supervision for all staff at
the centres. Members must not be
required to work without rest or
meal breaks.
It is perhaps only a matter of time
before one or more of our members
falls seriously ill as a result of the
pressure at work, or alternatively,
our members on the road are placed
at risk because the communications
facility in country D24s are clearly
inadequate.
All of this is happening while a
big white elephant that is designed
to handle country communications
for all emergency services, sits
idle at Ballarat. Members have
dubbed the Emergency Services
Telecommunications Authority
building the ‘Taj Mahal’.
Funding to move the police D24
into the new complex was not
received in the 2009-2010 state
budget. A Victoria Police Force
spokesperson told the Ballarat Courier
that discussions are continuing with
the State Government about the
regional D24s.
It is a serious dereliction of its
duty and, the Government, has in
successive years failed to fund the
further development of this stateof-the-art communications facility.
This establishment currently houses
the CFA and SES communications.
However, police and ambulance
communication remains the
responsibility of local management.
Despite many calls on the
Victorian Government to provide
the necessary funding, this facility
remains empty and idle. Meanwhile
the Force’s ‘most important
resource’ is working in third world
conditions at these outdated
communications facilities.
“We were the first police force
in the world to have radios in
cars, and we now have radios
and systems out of date,” says
Greg Davies.
This situation must be fixed
immediately.
16 In profile
From Sergeant to
Sergeant Major
Tony Chamberlain - working with the Army
On the 1st of January 2009 The Australian Army
officially raised the Domestic Policing Unit (DPU)
to provide a dedicated, modern, progressive and
professional garrison police force to the Army. They
asked Sergeant Tony Chamberlain from Wangaratta to
fill the position as the Sergeant Major when they were
unable to fill the position from the Regular Army.
T
he DPU is under command
of Provost Marshal – Army
who is responsible to the
Chief of the Army for the national
tasking for all garrison policing
and minor criminal investigation
in the Army. Garrison policing
had lacked over the past 15 years
because of the operational focus for
Military Police.
Prior to joining Victoria Police
force in 1989 Tony had spent four
years in the Army before rejoining
the Army Reserve a few months
later and has been an active
member ever since.
At present, there are five
sections based at key training
establishments in Canberra,
Singleton, Puckapunyal, Bandiana
and Kapooka, with the DPU HQ
located in Canberra. The 19 current
personnel will expand to 78 Regular
and 48 Reservists by 2013 and will
Tony with Corporals Ryan Lock and Robert Hillard.
include MPs in Darwin, Brisbane
and Townsville by the end of
next year.
In Victoria DPUs have already
been established at Puckapunyal and
Albury/Wodonga. Watsonia’s DPU
should be up and running in 2012.
With the implementation of the
DPU being a five year roll out, Tony
Chamberlain is only with the unit,
on military leave from the Victoria
Police Force, for the first 12 months.
When the MPs graduate from
the Defence Police Training Centre
(DPTC) at Holsworthy and are
posted to the DPU along with the
personnel that are currently posted
to the DPU, Tony has to ensure they
complete the necessary courses as
members of Australian’s Defence
Forces are paid according to their
qualifications. As his MPs complete
a course, Tony then has to ensure
their pay is aligned to their level
of expertise. He also deals with
disciplinary and morale issues.
With the DPU establishing a
police station at every barracks
and these will be much like a police
station in any community. The
MPs, like a general duties member,
will investigate burglaries and the
like while more serious crimes will
be dealt with by the Australian
Defence Force Investigation Service
(ADFIS), much like the CIU.
“The Chief of Army is pleased
the MPs are back in the barracks
and there is a visible law
enforcement presence,” explains
Sergeant Major Tony Chamberlain.
Tony from his office in Canberra.
“The Commanders are happy
because there is an increase in the
reporting of crime, with personnel
more inclined to report crime to
their local MP than having to make
the report to someone that may not
be from their area and unaware
of the local issues. “And there has
been an increase in the detection
of crime because of the MP patrols.
Everyone wants a visible police
presence and military personnel
and their families are no different.”
The DPU is the visible police
presence every community yearns for.
And the MPs themselves are
happy. They join the MPs to do
policing and that is just how their
skills are being utilised and they are
already having success. Two AWOL
soldiers were recently tracked down.
“We grabbed them and they didn’t
want to be grabbed.”
Tony Chamberlain’s experience
in the military and Victoria Police
Force have been invaluable in
setting up the DPU. He is also
gaining enormous managerial
experience and will bring those
skills back to the Force when he
returns in January next year.
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Police Association President
Brian Rix was among
representatives of the Police
Federation of Australia at
the 2009 ACTU Congress in
Brisbane last month.
W
hilst there were a range
of key national issues
discussed affecting the wider
Australian workforce, two issues
that we have a very keen interest
in were major topics of discussion.
They were the –
•Harmonisation of OH&S Laws
•The Northern Territory
Emergency Response & in
particular the police role in
that response
OH&S:
In respect to OH&S the key
underpinning principle was that
all workers have the right to go
to work and come home safely.
Congress strongly affirmed that
all Australian workers should have
the same level of protection when
it comes to their health and safety,
regardless of the jurisdiction they
work in.
The Congress developed a
substantive OH&S Policy that was
unanimously endorsed. In that
Policy it identified a number of
issues that must be addressed to
ensure that the harmonisation
process results in the highest OHS
standards and that no worker is
worse off. As a result that Congress
called on the Federal, State and
Territory governments to enter into
genuine and detailed negotiations
to address these matters as a
priority. The priority issues relate to:
•The requirement for genuine
consultation with workers on
OHS issues and rights for elected
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health and safety representatives
(HSRs), including access to
training, support, powers and
protection;
•The right for injured workers
and their unions to initiate
prosecutions where the relevant
authorities have failed to do so;
•A risk management approach to
OHS laws;
•Employers to bear the onus of
proof in prosecutions;
•The right for union officials to
enter workplaces; and
•A genuinely tripartite approach to
OHS matters at the Federal, State
and Territory level, which must be
enshrined in legislation.
The Northern Territory
Emergency Response & in
particular the police functions
in that response:
PFA President Vince Kelly was asked
to second the motion endorsing this
policy and addressed the Congress.
His speech received a number
of spontaneous bouts of applause
when he honed in on issues where
both previous Northern Territory
and Federal governments had failed
to act appropriately and had not
provided police and other workers
with the appropriate resources to
undertake their roles.
The key elements of the Policy
affecting policing stated –
“Congress believes that one of
the corner stones of community life
is safety. Under the NTER law and
order needs to be addressed by a
coordinated multi-agency response.
Services need to be provided in a
whole-of-government coordinated
manner, with police officers in
each community supported and
having access to a community
facilitator who can provide dispute
resolution, cultural empowerment,
and facilitation services. In turn, the
police officers can provide a secure
environment for communities and
other government officials.
Dedicated police services in
each community allow for trusting
relationships to be formed, a consistent
policing approach to law and order
issues, and provide community stability
in which other government agencies
can safely provide services. Evidence
suggests the best way to police remote
Aboriginal communities is to have a
permanent police presence within the
communities”.
Vince Kelly told the Congress
that police must build long-term
relationships with the indigenous
communities.
“We must build a bond with the
aboriginal communities so we can
work together to help build better
lives. We can’t do that without
links to the community. You cannot
build those links on a three month
rotation,” Vince said.
“When authorities identify a
need for police in these remote
communities they must appoint
permanent, professional and wellresourced police.”
18 Advertorial
NEW DEVICE PROVIDES PROTECTION
BEYOND DOUBT
Tony Creanor has spent years protecting members of the public, but his career,
even his life can be threatened in a split second.
A
nd if he is alone when an
incident occurs, it’s his word
against the defendant’s.
According to Tony the nature of
his work means it happens all
too frequently. “I am constantly
subjected to false allegations,
threats and potentially damaging
claims,” he says, “which can take
months to finalise.”
Now a state-of-the-art device the
Vidmic gives law-enforcement proof
- beyond doubt. For police this is
particularly good news. The Vidmic
is a fully operational mic that
attaches to your existing radio.
It requires no extra equipment
or battery packs and boasts a
full colour digital video recorder,
still photo camera and digital
audio recorder.
According to Tony it can help
instantly diffuse a potentially
dangerous situation. “At a recent
public event, I was threatened
by an irrational, vocally abusive
person,” says Tony. “When
informed he was being recorded the
aggression subsided immediately.”
Tony says the simple fact that
video/audio proof exists can also
prevent a matter reaching court.
“Since using the Vidmic, I have
avoided countless unnecessary
investigations, because indisputable
evidence exists,” says Tony.
Hayden Stafford from SASAA,
exclusive distributors of the device
says the Vidmic is ideal in public
security work but particularly
beneficial for police. “Members
can avoid weeks, even months
on suspension waiting for court
outcomes,” he says.
Hayden who has 20 years security
industry experience and holds
a Diploma in Security and Risk
Management says the Vidmic is
the best recording device he has
seen. “With no extra components
it is less bulky and does not impede
movement,” he says.
The Vidmic normally retails for
$990 (inc GST), however SASAA is
offering Victoria Police Association
members a special price of $900
(inc GST). Your integrity and career
are priceless – Call now.
For more information on
the Vidmic call Hayden Stafford
on 0419 003 702 or visit
www.vidmic.com.au.
NB – this story was prepared
by Vidmic and not The Police
Association Journal editorial team
Reminder: Drink driving charges
Members are reminded that only in exceptional circumstances will
those members charged with drink driving of any vehicle (including Police
vehicles) be entitled to legal assistance through The Police Association.
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Education Scholarships 19
Congratulations to these
young recipients of our
education scholarships
Haydn Olle.
The Police Association is proud to announce this year’s
winners of the three education scholarships awarded to
children of members.
T
he two-year Graham Davidson
Scholarship carries an allowance
of $300 per years and this year
it is awarded to Haydn Olle from
Aspendale Gardens.
Hayden is currently in Year 7 at
Parkdale Secondary College where
he enjoys the maths and science
based subjects. Hayden is a keen
sportsman and loves to play cricket.
He fills in the winter weekends with
golf and Australian Rules football.
Hayden is also a keen distance
runner and is representing his
school in cross country running at
zone level.
Each year there are two
scholarships awarded to honour
the memory of Constable Angela
Taylor, the young policewoman
killed when a car bomb exploded
outside the Russell Street Police
Complex 23 years ago. These
scholarships are valued at $250.00
each. This year’ Angela Taylor
Scholarships go to Letitia Roberts
Letitia Roberts.
from Bacchus Marsh and Loni Jeffs
from Korumburra.
Letitia Roberts is 14 years old and
is in Year 9 at Mowbray College.
She has been a part of Mowbray’s
athletics teams since Year 7. Letitia
is also a member of Bacchus Marsh
Little Athletics. She also does
dancing at Abstars Commercial
Dance Studio and enjoys swimming
and riding her bike. When Letitia
finishes school she would like to
become a paediatrician.
Loni Jeffs is a Year 9 student at
Korumburra Secondary College
where she enjoys maths, English
and history. Loni also enjoys
reading. When she is not pursuing
the academic interest, Loni spends
time playing basketball and netball
and is a keen guitarist.
The Police Association
congratulates the recipients of this
year’s scholarships and wishes
these young people all the best with
their future endeavours.
Loni Jeffs.
Please note – it is not permitted to defer your
Police Association membership if you are on
leave other than leave without pay.
Your request for deferment must be forwarded in
writing stating your name, address and include
your deferment dates and signed with your
registered number. Your membership cannot be
deferred retrospectively.
Please contact Sue Thorley or Tracey
Mangan at The Police Association on
9495 6899 or 1800 800 537 for more
information about deferment of your
membership.
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If you are going on unpaid maternity leave, leave
without pay or are on an ESSS pension your
Police Association membership can be deferred.
THE POL
Are You Taking Unpaid Leave?
C T O RIA
20 Tax Time
Make sure you claim all your
entitlements in your tax return this year
The end of the financial year is here again, which means it’s time to start thinking
about getting your tax return organised.
T
o help you with your tax return,
the Tax Office has produced
a publication specifically
for police officers. In includes
information police officers need to
know when claiming work-related
expenses. It also contains other
useful tips to help complete your
tax return and ensure you claim all
your entitlements.
The ATO suggests members use
the guide along with the TaxPack
to get your deduction claims right.
When you sign your tax return,
you are declaring that everything
you have told us is true and that
you have or you can get the written
evidence you need to prove your
claims. You are responsible for this
proof even if you use a registered
tax agent. The complete guide
to police officers can be found
at http://www.ato.gov.au/
individuals/content.asp?doc=/
content/00135448.htm
Here are some of the deductions
covered in the ATO guide.
Ammunition: A deduction is
allowable for the cost of additional
ammunition used for work-related
or training purposes
Bank fees: A deduction is
allowable, as a work-related
expense, for Financial Institutions
Duty that relates to the direct
depositing of salary and wages into
a police officer’s bank account(s).
A deduction is not allowable
for any other bank fees as a
work‑related expense
Briefcases: A deduction is
allowable for depreciation on the
cost of a briefcase for a police officer
to the extent of its work-related use
Bulletproof jackets/vests or body
armours: A deduction is allowable
for the cost of bulletproof jackets/
vests or body armours
Child care: A deduction is not
allowable for child care expenses
Clothing, uniforms and footwear:
A deduction is allowable for the
cost of buying, hiring or replacing
clothing, uniforms or footwear
(‘clothing’) if these items are:
(a) protective;
(b) occupation specific;
(c) compulsory and meet the
requirements of Taxation
Ruling IT 2641;
(d) non-compulsory and entered
on the Register of Approved
Occupational Clothing or
approved in writing by the
ATO before 1 July 1995. These
transitional arrangements
cease to have effect from 1
July 1995. A deduction will not
be allowable for expenditure
incurred after 30 June 1995 in
relation to clothing approved
under the transitional
arrangements; or
(e) conventional, but satisfy the
deductibility tests as explained
in Taxation Ruling TR 94/22.
Expenditure on clothing,
uniforms and footwear must satisfy
the deductibility tests in subsection
51(1) of the Act and must not be
private or domestic in nature
Expenditure on shoes, socks
and stockings may give rise to a
deduction where they form an
integral part of a compulsory and
distinctive uniform, the components
of which are set out by the employer
in its expressed uniform policy or
guidelines. The employer’s uniform
policy or guidelines should stipulate
the characteristics of the shoes,
socks and stockings that qualify
them as being a distinctive part
of the compulsory uniform, e.g.,
colour, style, type, etc. The wearing
of the uniform must also be strictly
and consistently enforced with
breaches of the uniform policy
giving rise to disciplinary action.
These latter factors reflect the fact
that image is of critical importance
to the particular employer
Club membership fees: A
deduction is not allowable for
club membership fees as they are
expenses of a private nature
Computers and software:
A deduction is allowable for
depreciation on the cost of
computers and software,
if purchased together, that are
used for work-related purposes.
If the software is bought separately
from the computer, a deduction
is allowable in full in the year of
purchase. The deduction must be
apportioned between work-related
and private use
Conferences, seminars and
training courses: A deduction is
allowable for the cost of attending
conferences, seminars and training
courses to maintain or increase a
police officer’s knowledge, skills or
ability to perform his or her duties.
There must be a relevant nexus with
the current work activities of the
police officer (paragraphs 82 to 89).
Depreciation of tools and
equipment: A deduction is
allowable for depreciation on the
cost of tools and equipment to the
extent of the work-related use of
tools and equipment. An item of
equipment bought on or after 1 July
1991 can be depreciated at a rate of
100% if its cost is $300 or less or its
effective life is less than three years
Driver’s licence: A deduction
is not allowable for the cost of
acquiring or renewing a driver’s
licence. A deduction is allowable for
the cost of a premium that is paid
in addition to the cost of a standard
licence required for work purposes
Fines: A deduction is not
allowable for fines imposed under a
law of the Commonwealth, a State,
a Territory, a foreign country, or by
a court
First aid courses: A deduction
is allowable if it is necessary for
a police officer, as a designated
first aid person, to undertake first
aid training. If the cost of the
course is met by the employer, or is
reimbursed to the police officer, no
deduction is allowable.
Gauntlets, holsters, hand
grips, handcuffs, holders,
pouches, utility belts, etc.: These
items are normally supplied and
replaced by the Police Department.
cost of additional and/or more
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sophisticated equipment
used for work-related
purposes.
Glasses/contact lenses: A
deduction is not allowable for the
cost of buying prescription glasses
or contact lenses. The cost of safety
glasses is an allowable deduction
Guard dogs and security
systems: A deduction is not
allowable for expenses incurred
in maintaining guard dogs or
installing security systems for the
protection of police officers and
their families
Guns and related equipment:
These items are normally supplied
and replaced by the Police
Department. A deduction is
allowable for the cost of additional
and/or more sophisticated
equipment used for income-earning
purposes
Gun cleaning materials: These
items are normally supplied and
replaced by the Police Department.
cost of additional gun cleaning
materials used for income-earning
purposes.
Home office expenses:
Private study: A deduction is
allowable for the running expenses
of a private study to the extent that
the private study is used for workrelated activities
Place of business: A deduction
is allowable for a portion of the
running and occupancy expenses of
a home if an area of the home has
the character of a place of business
Informant expenses: A deduction
is allowable for payments made to
informants by police officers during
the course of their duties, which
have not been reimbursed by the
Police Department
Laundry and maintenance of
clothing, uniforms and footwear:
cost of laundry and maintenance
of supplied or purchased clothing,
uniforms or footwear if these items
are of a kind described under
Clothing, uniforms and footwear
Licences and certificates: A
deduction is allowable for the cost
of renewing licences and certificates
held by a police officer in respect of
his or her employment. A deduction
obtaining the initial licence or
certificate.
Overtime meal expenses: A
deduction is allowable for the cost
of meals bought while working
overtime if an award overtime meal
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allowance is received.
Special substantiation
rules apply
Parking fees and tolls:
A deduction is allowable
for parking fees and tolls paid
by a police officer while travelling
in the course of employment, e.g.,
between work places
Pistol club membership fees:
membership fees paid to the Federal
Police pistol clubs. A deduction is
not allowable for membership fees
paid to other pistol clubs
Police Academy: A deduction
is allowable for self education
expenses incurred in attending
training courses held at the Police
Academy
Police Legacy scheme:
donations of $2 or more to all State
Police Legacy schemes except in
Tasmania.
Police Widows scheme:
donations of $2 or more to the
Victorian Police Widows scheme.
Protective equipment: A
deduction is allowable for the
cost of safety equipment such as
gloves, safety glasses, goggles and
breathing masks etc., A deduction
sunglasses, sunhats, sunscreens and
wet weather gear that are worn or
used to provide protection from the
natural environment
Relocation expenses: A deduction
is not allowable for storage, removal
and depreciation expenses incurred
by police officers when transferring
from one district to another
Self education: A deduction
is allowable for the cost of self
education if there is a direct
connection between the self
education and the police officer’s
current income-earning activities.
Self education costs can include
fees, travel, books and equipment.
If self education expenses are
allowable but also fall within
the definition of ‘expenses of self
education’ in section 82A of the Act,
the first $250 is not an allowable
deduction (paragraphs 182 to 185).
Stationery: A deduction is
allowable for the cost of stationery,
diaries etc., to the extent to which
they are
used for incomeearning purposes.
Technical or professional
publications: A deduction is
allowable for the cost of buying or
subscribing to journals, periodicals
and magazines that have a content
specifically related to police officers
and are not general in nature
Telephone, answering machine,
mobile phone, pager, beeper
and other telecommunications
equipment expenses: A deduction
is not allowable where these items
are supplied by the employer. If
they are not supplied, a deduction
is allowable for the rental cost or for
depreciation on the purchase price
to the extent of the work-related use
of the item.
Cost of calls: A deduction is
allowable for the cost of workrelated calls
Installation or connection costs:
A deduction is not allowable for the
cost of installing or connecting a
telephone, etc.,
Rental costs: A deduction is
allowable for a proportion of
telephone/ equipment rental costs
if the police officer can demonstrate
that he or she is ‘on call’, or required
to telephone their employer on a
regular basis
Silent telephone numbers:
A deduction is not allowable for the
cost of obtaining a silent telephone
number (paragraph 198).
Transport expenses: Transport
expenses include public transport
fares and the running costs
associated with using motor
vehicles, motor cycles, bicycles, etc.,
for work-related travel. They do not
include accommodation, meals and
incidental expenses. The treatment
of transport expenses incurred by
a police officer when travelling is
considered below:
Travel between home and work: A
deduction is not allowable for the
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22 Association History
A paper they can call their own:
The beginnings of The Police Journal
“It has come to be a recognised fact that an association or society of any standing requires
a newspaper to represent its views. With that idea before it, the executive of the Victorian
Police Association has decided to possess a paper of its own … If the members of the
Association will do all they can to assist in forwarding items and personal paragraphs they
will greatly aid the paper, which they can call their own.
To improve the status and uphold the dignity of the Police Force, to protect the rights of
the members as citizens, and to maintain discipline and give necessary information will be
the chief object of “The Police Journal”.
The Police Journal, Volume 1, Number 1, 1 July 1918.
T
hese few sentences, taken
from the editorial in the
inaugural issue of The Police
Journal, effectively launched
the journal as the first ‘Official
Organ of the Victorian Police
Association’. Until then the
fledgling Association, formed
on 10 May 1917, did not
have an effective means of
communicating with its more
than 1300 members spread
throughout Victoria nor did
the Victoria Police Force have
a similar publication of its own
that might have assisted with
that purpose.
Created by statute in
January 1853, the Victoria
Police Force relied upon the
weekly publication of the
Victoria Police Gazette, first
published on 30 December
1853, to communicate with
members but its contents
was largely restricted to
official police matters, such
as transfers, promotions
and government notices. It
was not until May1955 that
Chief Commissioner Selwyn
Porter initiated Police Life as
the official newspaper of the
Victoria Police and by then
The Police Journal had enjoyed a
fruitful and largely unbroken
publishing history spanning
almost four decades.
The somewhat lofty ‘chief
object’ aspired to by the
Association executive with the
publication of its own journal
might appear anachronistic
when contrasted with the
workings of modern police
unions but the stated aims of
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‘upholding dignity’ and
‘maintaining disciple’
were a clever strategy
that was well-founded
in 1918.
From the time that
moves to form an
Association were first
mooted in 1904, Chief
Commissioner Thomas
O’Callaghan and his
successor Alfred George
Sainsbury sought to
thwart the idea. And
even after its legitimate
formation in 1917,
Sainsbury reminded the
Association that it was
‘a social club only’ and
insisted that it provide
him with all its business
papers ‘before each
meeting’, so that he
might vet them before
they were ‘placed before
members’. Sainsbury’s
concerns reflected a
significant measure of
government unease
with the Association’s
existence and objectives,
which was exacerbated
when news broke
in August 1918 of a
massive protest by
striking police in London.
The tone of the Association’s
objectives for The Police Journal
were designed in part to placate
a nervous government and
Chief Commissioner but more
importantly they were a rallying
call to members and prospective
members that there was strength
in ‘Unity, Equity & Friendship’.
The Association’s commitment to
achieving benefits for its members
by organized constitutional
means paid dividends during the
1923 Victoria Police strike, when
those members who heeded the
Association’s call not to strike were
saved from immediate dismissal or
discharge from the Victoria Police.
The first editor of The Police Journal
was the Association’s Honorary
Secretary, Constable Frederick
Charles Murphy, of the Little Bourke
Street Police Station. A former clerk,
Murphy joined the Victoria Police
on 8 January 1901 and served as
both a mounted trooper and foot
constable at a range of country and
metropolitan stations, including
Russell Street, Murtoa, Heidelberg,
Dookie, Macarthur and Gordon.
From its inception Murphy had
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been actively involved in forming
the Association and was well
regarded by his peers for his work
in that regard. Though some years
later he ran foul of his colleagues
when he was convicted for being
drunk on duty and was much
despised when, after promotion to
Senior Constable in 1923, he worked
as a Special Supervisor or ‘spook’ in
the weeks immediately preceding
the police strike.
The original format of The Police
Journal proved extremely popular
with members and endured for
many years. It was an informative
mix of Association news and views,
personal news and notices, case
law notes, letters, poems, items
of general interest and a detailed
listing of financial members of the
Association. In a display of catholic
tastes, the first paid full page
advertisement in the journal was
the now-famous Carlton brewery
poster depicting miner Sam Griffin
announcing ‘I allus has wan at
eleven’, which competed for page
space with notices announcing that
Association meetings would be held
in the Temperance Hall, Russell
Street, Melbourne.
A very early and popular
initiative of the journal,
which it could be argued
should have been the
responsibility of police
command, was the
publication of recent case
law decisions and sample
questions and answers
for police promotion
examinations. There each
month to test aspiring
examination candidates
were such gems as:
for Officers, ‘Three
constables who presented
themselves at the last
police examination got
1513 marks between
them. Casey gets four as
often as Doolan gets five
and Doolan gets six as
often as Ryan gets seven.
How many marks did
each get?’ And for Subofficers, ‘The distances
from Melbourne to Mildura
is 28,080 chains. It takes a
motor car 11 hours and 42
minutes to do the journey.
How many miles per hour
does it travel?’
The Police Journal was
supplied free to financial
members of the Association
and proved immediately popular
with the membership, especially
those men stationed in remote
country areas. Constable F. A.
Rawlings, who was stationed in
the isolated mountain town of
Walhalla, expressed the views of
many men when he wrote to the
Editor, ‘I cannot let this occasion
pass without a word of praise to the
management for publishing a paper
in connection with the Association.
I am sure it will do a lot of good by
bringing us in touch with our city
comrades, as you can imagine we
in the back parts seldom meet the
city men. As for myself, I seldom
come in contact with adjoining
stations. My nearest neighbour is
some 26 miles distant, through bad
roads and hilly country. I wish the
Association every success’.
It was early days for the
Association and The Police Journal,
and troubled times loomed ahead
for both, but in the long-term
Rawlings’ wish was granted and
both the Association and the Journal
prospered into the twenty-first
century.
Robert Haldane
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AWARD WINNING WORK AT
WARRNAMBOOL POLICE STATION
The 2009 joint winner of the Victorian Aboriginal Young Achiever Award
works at Warrnambool police.
T
he State Government
award honours
Allan Miller for his
widespread involvement
in Aboriginal affairs in
the town and beyond.
Warrnambool police
praise him for creating
a vast improvement in
their relationship with the
indigenous community.
“We are reducing conflict
on the front line between
police and the Aboriginal
community.”
That statement comes
from Acting Senior
Sergeant Shane Keogh, the
Police Aboriginal Liaison
Officer at Warrnambool
and he attributes that
achievement to Allan
Miller.
Allan is Warrnambool
Allan Miller with his daughter Jaynaya.
Police’s Aboriginal
Community Liaison Officer, an
afford to be seen by the Aboriginal
unsworn member who works side by
community as a police officer. It
side with Shane.
could be detrimental. My job is the
It was Shane who lobbied for
ultimate balancing act.”
the position to be created and the
His job description could also
result was the appointment of Allan
read “role model”. At the age of 25,
in early 2008. Shane has never
he has a job of responsibility, is a
looked back.
husband and father of two children
“We are breaking down the barriers.
aged two and five. He has made a
They trust him a little bit more,” he
success story out of leaving school
says, describing Allan’s ability to
at the end of Year 10. He came to
act as an intermediary between
his current job via a cabinet maker
police and indigenous people.
apprenticeship and working at an
Allan is often the one who makes
Aboriginal health services co-op
initial contact with people to whom
in Warrnambool.
police need to talk or, perhaps,
Allan’s achievement in
serve papers such as interim
establishing community harmony
intervention orders. This act of
is just one aspect of a body of work
diplomacy has had results.
that led to his award. The latest
“When police turn up at the door,
project is an initiative he and Shane
it can get fiery,” says Allan. “It puts
worked on which has resulted in
shame on the household. But I can
five Aboriginal young people, aged
act as a conduit. It saves police
between 17 and 24, being hired for
resources, it saves shame on the
a year to work as administration
street, it stops confrontation before
trainees at Colac, Warrnambool
it happens.”
and Portland police stations. A sixth
His job never allows Allan to
person has got a job as a mentor
go out in the van to the scene of
support officer.
trouble, however. “The Aboriginal
Shane’s aim is for it to result in a
Community Liaison Officer can’t
first for Warrnambool. “I’d love one
or two to go on and join
the police force,” he says.
While his office is at the
police station, Allan is also
on the board of directors
of the Gunditjmara
Aboriginal Co-Op and on
the East Warrnambool
Football Club committee.
He visits schools, helps
organise the annual Law v.
Lore cricket match between
police and Aborigines
and takes children on
camps with police officers,
where they “exchange
cultures”. He’s involved
in an upcoming family
violence public awareness
campaign.
Believing “education is
power” he plans to spend
the $5000 bursary he
received as his award on
taking a diploma course in
frontline management. His passion
for education has also inspired him
to try and change a pattern that he
believes is hindering the positive
development of Aboriginal children.
“I’m all for getting the kids who
are in school, doing the right thing,
getting some recognition. These
are the kids I take away on camps,
for instance. I’ve seen kids who’ve
been before the courts getting bikes
and guitars. The kids at school are
seeing these people not putting in,
getting things for free.
“It’s not what we want.”
The special significance about the
award to Allan is its link to a friend
of his, who died tragically.
At the age of 21, Ricci Marks was
killed in a single vehicle car crash
in 2004. A cultural officer at an
Aboriginal centre in Halls Gap
and a highly regarded footballer,
Marks had been driving in the early
hours of the morning and fatigue
was deemed a factor in his death.
Marks himself was an Aboriginal
Young Achiever winner and after
he died, the award was renamed
in his honour.
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Allen & Unwin ‘Thriller Of The Month’
Word Search Puzzle
There are 20 words hidden in this Word-Search puzzle. All you have to do is find all
the words and you could win a copy of Barry Maitland’s latest novel – Dark Mirror.
Barry Maitland,
nominated by The
Australian as one of the
top five crime writers in
the world, returns with
a vengeance in Dark
Mirror.
When Marion
Summers – redhaired, beautiful and
mysterious – collapses
and dies in the rarefied
surrounds of the
London Library, DI
Kathy Kolla and DCI
David Brock are sent to
head the investigation.
Kathy finds a reluctant kinship with the feisty Marion,
who had, like Kathy, left a difficult home life when
young and struck out to London for independence.
Marion’s research on the intriguing, adulterous circle
of artists, wives, lovers and muses around Victorian
artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti seems irrelevant until the
use of arsenic arises. As Brock and Kolla get closer to
the truth, another victim dies an excruciating death by
poison in a library, and it looks like a serial poisoner is
on the loose.
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Mark the words that you find and send the completed
puzzle to The Police Association Allen & Unwin ‘Thriller
of the Month’ Word-Search Puzzle, PO Box 76, Carlton
South 3053. The completed puzzles must arrive by
Friday, July 31 to be eligible for the prize draw. The first
neatest correct entry will be the winner. The judge’s
decision is final and no correspondence will be entered
into. The winner’s name will be published in The Police
Association Journal. Congratulations to Allen Redshaw
from Bairnsdale who won a copy of Robert Sims Tropic of
Death for successfully completing the May Word Puzzle.
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Your Letters
Bushfire
I am writing to express my sincere
appreciation to Brian Rix and the
Association staff who supported the
Victoria Police members working
out of the Marysville CFA/SES in
those first few weeks after Black
Saturday. Brian Rix’s personal
visit and generous donation was
appreciated by all.
Thank you also for your donation
towards our function on the 22nd of
April, again very generous and very
well received by all.
Regards
Steve White
Detective Inspector
On behalf of members attached
to Taskforce Phoenix (Operation
Groove)
On behalf of the members attached
to Operation Winston (Gippsland
fires) of Taskforce Phoenix I would
like to thank you for the very kind
donation of $500 from The Police
Association.
On Thursday evening (22/4/09)
members celebrated the successful
conclusion to our deployment in
the field with a dinner at the Moe
RSL. The $500 donation was well
received by the members.
Again, on behalf of the members,
thank you.
Regards
Ken Ashworth
Detective Inspector
Phoenix Taskforce (Operation
Winston)
Churchill Fires Co-ordinator
Retirement
It is with a tinge of sadness that
I write to you to notify The Police
Association of my resignation from
the Victoria Police Force effective
on the 6th June 2009. This, of
course, means that I must also
resign my membership of The Police
Association on that date as well.
I am very proud to have served as
a member of the Victoria Police for
a period in excess of 24 years and
have loved every minute of the job.
I have also been a proud member of
The Police Association during that
time and been very fortunate to
serve alongside some of the highest
quality people involved in policing
throughout the world.
Having been elected to The Police
Association Executive twice during
that time, I look back upon my
five years as an Executive member
with a large degree of pride. I also
hope I have managed to positively
influence the pay and conditions
of our members in some small way
during that time.
I leave as a result of being offered
an opportunity to further my career
in the private sector. I wish Brian Rix,
the Executive, Greg Davies, Bruce
McKenzie and the staff of The Police
Association all the best in the future.
Kind Regards
Craig Walsh
Inspector
Ill health retirement
This is to notify you that I am being
ill health retired from the Victoria
Police Force at the close of business
on Friday, June 5th 2009. (That is
how it was put to me in a letter from
Mobility Services.) I therefore have
to tender my resignation from the
Victoria Police Association. In over
30 years in the Force I have had to
use the services of the Association a
few times, the major one being after
a shooting incident I was involved
in in December 1992 which you
are well aware of. It was helpful
to know that the services of the
Association were just a phone call
away. I don’t know what the future
holds for me and my family, but I
know that there is a life after the
police force.
All the best for the future
Regards
Ian (Dizzy) Harris VA
Soon to be ex-Senior Constable 22154
Sporting thanks
On behalf of the members of the
Victoria Police Amateur Basketball
Association (VPABA), I would
like to take this opportunity to
thank The Police Association for its
contribution to the Victoria Police
Amateur Sports and Welfare Society
Inc. Our recent grant of $2,300 for
2008/2009 will greatly assist in
the administrative affairs of the
club and support our members in
attending the 31st Australasian
Police Basketball Championships
to be held in Perth in October, 2009.
The VPABA men’s and women’s
teams will attempt to defence their
titles won in Coffs Harbour in 2008.
May I again take this opportunity
to thank you. Your ongoing support
and contribution to the Society is
very much appreciated.
Scott Taylor
Victoria Police Amateur Basketball
Association
The Club President David Young,
Treasurer Peter Melick, Secretary
Katrina Hall and all members of the
Victoria Police Touch Club express
their sincere thanks to The Police
Association in donating funds to the
Victoria Police Sports and Welfare
Society which, in turn, offers grants
to various police sporting clubs.
The Victoria Police Touch Club was
allocated $1,800 for the 2008/2009
season.
During the past summer season
the club fielded four teams in
competitions at Fawkner Park,
Macedon Ranges and Albert Park.
All teams have performed well, with
the Albert Park mixed team in C
grade and the Fawkner Park team
both playing in the preliminary
finals. The club also fielded a mixed
team in the 2009 Victorian Police
and Emergency Services Games
with the team winning the gold for
the fourth year running.
The grant will be used for a
number of players to undertake
coaching and referee courses and to
assist funding a number of informal
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social functions promoting the club
to prospective new members and
the payment of affiliation fees.
We will again fielding three
teams in competitions at Fawkner
Park, Macedon Ranges and Albert
Park for the upcoming winter
season.
We again sincerely thank you for
your continued support and interest.
Yours faithfully
Katrina Hall
Secretary
On behalf of the committee of
management and members of
the Victoria Police Alpine Club
I am writing to thank The Police
Association for its contribution
towards the donations that make
up the annual grants to all Police
Sporting Clubs. These donations
which are administered by the
Victoria Police Amateur Sports and
Welfare Society greatly assist the
numerous police sporting clubs.
The grant supplied to use has once
again been able to assist VPAC in
much needed improvements to the
accommodation and club premises
new Mt Buller. As our premises
are available and used by police
members and their families all
year round the maintenance of our
premises is a full time job.
It is due to the donations made by
The Police Association and others
to the Police Amateur Sports and
Welfare Society that enables us to
maintain the high quality of our
club premises, its operation and
administration. The Victoria Police
Alpine Club is extremely grateful
for your assistance in making these
grants available.
Yours sincerely
John Blaikie
President
Victoria Police Alpine Club
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cost of travel
between
home and the
normal work place
as it is generally considered to be
a private expense. The fact that
travel is outside normal working
hours or involves a second or
subsequent trip does not change
this principle. This principle is
not altered by the performance of
incidental tasks en route
Travel between home and work
- transporting bulky equipment:
A deduction is allowable if
the transport expenses can be
attributed to the transportation
of bulky equipment rather than to
private travel between home and
work. A deduction is not allowable
if the equipment is transported to
and from work by the police officer
as a matter of convenience.
A deduction is not allowable if
a secure area for the storage of
equipment is provided at the work
place.
Travel between home and work
where home is a base of operations
and work is commenced at home:
transport expenses if they can be
attributed to travelling on work,
as distinct from travelling to work,
i.e., where the police officer’s home
is used as a base of operations and
his or her work has commenced
before leaving home
Travel between home and shifting
places of work: A deduction is
allowable for the transport
expenses incurred in travelling
between home and shifting places
of work, where the police officer is
required by the nature of the job
itself to do the job in more than
one place. The mere fact that a
police officer may choose to do
part of the job in a place separate
from that where the job is located,
is not enough
Travel between two separate work
places where there are two separate
employers involved: A deduction is
allowable for the cost of travelling
directly between two places of
employment
Travel from the normal work place
to an alternative work place while still
on duty and back to the normal work
place or directly home: A deduction
is allowable for the cost of travel
from
the normal
work place to other work places.
A deduction is also allowable for the
cost of travel from the alternative
work place back to the normal
work place or directly home. This
travel is undertaken in the course of
gaining assessable income and is an
allowable deduction
Travel from home to an alternative
work place for work-related purposes
and then to the normal work place
or directly home: A deduction is
allowable for the cost of travel
from home to an alternative work
place and then on to the normal
work place or directly home
Travel between two places of
employment or between a place of
employment and a place of business:
cost of travelling directly between
two places of employment or
a place of employment and a
place of business, provided that
the travel is undertaken for the
purpose of carrying out incomeearning activities
Travel expenses: A deduction
is allowable for travel expenses
(accommodation, fares, meals
and incidentals) incurred by a
police officer when travelling in
the course of employment, e.g.,
travel interstate to a meeting.
Special substantiation rules apply
(paragraphs 238 and 240).
Union/professional association
fees and levies: A deduction
is allowable for annual fees
paid to unions and professional
associations, although a deduction
is not allowable for joining fees.
A deduction is not generally
allowable for levies. A deduction is
not allowable for contributions to
staff social clubs or associations.
Watches: A deduction is
not allowable for the cost of
conventional watches. A deduction
is allowable for depreciation on
the cost of watches with special
characteristics used for workrelated purposes.
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Phil Pearson, John Carter, Paul O’Connell, Karl David, John Laird, Dean Thomas, Brian Rix, Dermot Avon, Gerard de Vries, Mark Rose, Rod Brewer, Diane Wilson
MINUTES OF THE VPA
FRIENDLY SOCIETY MEETING
HELD ON TUESDAY 3
march 2009 AT THE POLICE
ASSOCIATION BOARDROOM,
1 CLARENDON STREET, EAST
MELBOURNE, COMMENCING AT
11.46 AM
Present:
BK Rix
(Chairperson)
R Brewer
JC Laird
PJ Pearson
DJ Thomas
D Avon
KM David, APM
GJ de Vries
D Wilson
JR Carter
GJ Davies Secretary Designate
BI McKenzie Assistant Secretary
P O’Connell Absent at Cost Fund
Application Hearing
M Rose
Absent at Cost Fund
Application Hearing
Apologies:
PR Mullett Secretary
1.
CONFIRMATION OF
MINUTES
“THAT THE MINUTES OF 2
December 2008 BE CONFIRMED.”
2.
ADOPTION OF THE
ORDER OF BUSINESS
“THAT THE ORDER OF BUSINESS
BE ADOPTED.”
3.
APPLICATIONS TO JOIN
VPA FRIENDLY SOCIETY
“THAT THE 84 APPLICATIONS
LISTED BE ACCEPTED.”
4.
STAFF ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM QUARTERLY REPORT
On behalf of the Executive, the
President thanked those who had
worked during the recent bushfires.
The President advised that Inspector
Josh Maxwell of the New South
Wales Police Force was handing
over a further $9,000 to the bushfire
appeal, making a total of $18,000
for our members’ Support Fund
being donated by New South Wales
police officers deployed for Black
Saturday.
1.
“THAT THE
MEMORANDUM FROM THE
SECRETARY DESIGNATE TO THE
DIRECTORS OF THE VPA FRIENDLY
SOCIETY AND ATTACHED
QUARTERLY REPORT OF IPS
WORLDWIDE FOR THE PERIOD
1 NOVEMBER 2008 to 31 JANUARY
2009, BE RECEIVED.”
2.
“THAT copies of THE
IPS WORLDWIDE QUARTERLY
REPORT FOR THE PERIOD
1 november 2008 to 31 january
2009 BE FORWARDED TO THE
CHIEF COMMISSIONER, DEPUTY
COMMISSIONERS, ALL ASSISTANT
COMMISSIONERS, THE EMPLOYEE
SUPPORT SERVICES AND THE
EQUITY AND DIVERSITY UNIT.”
5.
FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT REPORT
“THAT THE FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT REPORT
BE RECEIVED.”
The meeting closed at 12.01 pm.
MINUTES OF THE VPA
FRIENDLY SOCIETY MEETING
HELD ON TUESDAY 7 APRIl
2009 AT THE POLICE
MELBOURNE, COMMENCING AT
3:31pm
Present:
BK Rix
(Chairperson)
R Brewer
PJ Pearson
D Avon
KM David, APM
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P O’Connell
M Rose
JR Carter
GJ Davies Secretary
Apologies:
JC Laird
DJ Thomas
D Wilson
GJ de Vries
1.
ADOPTION OF THE
ORDER OF BUSINESS
BE ADOPTED.”
2.resignation of paul
redmond mullett as the
secretary of the vpa
friendly society
“THAT THE resignation of paul
redmond mullett as vpa
friendly society secretary
be effective 18 march 2009,
be ACCEPTED.”
3.appointment
of gregory john davies
as the secretary of the
vpa friendly society
“THAT THE appointment of
gregory john davies as vpa
friendly society secretary
be effective 19 march 2009,
be endorsed.”
The meeting closed at 3:42pm.
VICTORIA POLICE BRANCH
OF THE POLICE FEDERATION
OF AUSTRALIA MINTUES OF
MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY
5 May 2009 AT THE POLICE
MELBOURNE, COMMENCING
AT 8:07 AM
Present:
BK Rix
R Brewer
(President)
(Snr Vice President)
(present from 8:13am)
JC Laird
(Junior Vice President)
PJ Pearson (Treasurer) (present
from 8:23am)
DJ Thomas (Assistant Treasurer)
D Avon
KM David, APM
P O’Connell
D Wilson
JR Carter
GJ Davies Chief Executive Officer
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“THAT THE amendments to
the police federation of
australia rules as tabled,
be adopted.”
BI McKenzie Executive Officer
Apologies:
GJ de Vries
M Rose
Observers:
(Delegates)
Matthew Cocks (R4,D2 B)
Darren Murphy (R4,D4)
1.
CONFIRMATION OF
MINUTES
“that the minutes of 7 aPRIL
2009 be confirmed.”
2.
ADOPTION OF ORDER
OF BUSINESS
as amended, BE ADOPTED.”
3.
STRATEGIC
3.1
REVIEW OF STRATEGIC
AND KEY FOCUS AREAS
3.2
REVIEW OF RISKS
3.2.1 CORPORATE RISKS
3.2.1.1 Police Registration
Board
The President advised of a
teleconference on 28 April 2009
authorising the National Police
Registration Scheme proposal. The
document has now been signed
off by all branches of the PFA.
A copy of the ‘PFA Framework for a
National Police Registration Scheme’
paper would be included with the
June Executive papers.
3.2.2 EMERGING RISKS
3.2.2.1 Senior Sergeant
and Sergeant Rotations
The Assistant Secretary advised
that he and the Industrial Relations
Manager met on 30 April 2009
with a group of Senior Sergeants
attached to the two divisions where
the pilot rotations are proposed.
The meetings were well attended
and held at the Fawkner Police
Station and the Knox Police Station
with senior representatives from
HRD present and were chaired by
an independent mediator.
3.2.2.2 Rostering
The Association will attend
at Hastings in relation to the
Industrial Relations Commission
full bench outcome.
A public rally at Hastings has
been planned by the local MP for
Thursday 14 May at 11:00am. The
Secretary and Communications
Manager will be present.
3.3
POLICY MATTERS FOR
CONSIDERATION
3.3.1 EXECUTIVE
3.3.1.1 Police Federation of
Australia Rule Amendments
4.
OPERATIONAL
4.1
Airport Uniform
Police
It was reported that there have been
considerable delays in backfilling
positions at workplaces from where
members have been seconded to
perform duties with the Australian
Federal Police at Melbourne Airport.
A letter would be sent to D/C Walshe
in regard to this issue.
The President declared the meeting
closed at 9:17am.
MINUTES of THE EXECUTIVE
MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY
5 MAY 2009 AT THE POLICE
MELBOURNE, COMMENCING
AT 9.18 AM
Present:
BK Rix
(President)
R Brewer
(Senior Vice President)
JC Laird
(Junior Vice President)
PJ Pearson (Treasurer)
DJ Thomas (Assistant Treasurer)
D Avon
KM David, APM
P O’Connell
M Rose
(present from 9:28am)
D Wilson
JR Carter
GJ Davies Secretary
Apologies:
GJ de Vries
Observers:
(Delegates)
Matthew Cocks (R4,D2 B)
Darren Murphy (R4,D4)
1.
CONFIRMATION OF
MINUTES
“THAT THE MINUTES OF 7 APRIL
2009 BE CONFIRMED.”
2.
ADOPTION OF ORDER
OF BUSINESS
BE ADOPTED.”
3.
STRATEGIC
3.1
REVIEW OF STRATEGIC
AND KEY FOCUS AREAS
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3.1.1 Campaign “Save
Our Streets” for a Properly
Resourced Victoria Police
Force
3.1.1.1 Attrition Rates
The President advised that to
date, 42,000 signatures have been
collected for the petition. The
President encouraged Executive
members to promote the petition
at every opportunity.
3.1.2 Direct Engagement
and Education of Delegates/
Membership
The President advised that he
recently travelled to Mildura to
meet with the delegate/assistant
delegate to consider ways of
improving communication within
the delegates network. The
President intends to meet with as
many delegates/assistant delegates
as possible in the coming months.
3.1.2.1 Police Residences at
Balmoral & Speed and Police
Station at Mortlake
The Assistant Secretary advised
that the Association has received
assurances that the Balmoral Police
Station and residence will be rebuilt.
The police stations at Mortlake and
Macarthur remain in need of urgent
attention.
3.1.2.2 40km/h Speed
Limit Around Stationary
Emergency Service Vehicles
and Emergency Service
Vehicles Pre-emption at
Traffic Lights (70021/66808)
It was reported that since
distribution of the Executive
Agenda, a response has been
received from the Minister for Police
and Emergency Services in relation
to this issue. A copy of this
correspondence will be included
with the June Executive material.
Following receipt by the Executive
of full documentation, the President
suggested that a motion come
from the Executive meeting with
a recommendation to a future
Emergency Services Federation
meeting requesting joint action on
the issue.
The meeting adjourned for lunch at
12:05pm and resumed at 12:50pm. All
Executive members present as before
lunch with the exception of Ms Wilson
and Mr Laird who left the meeting
following lunch.
3.1.3 Administration
3.1.3.1 The Police
Association 2009 – Annual
Company Statement
1.
“THAT THIS MEETING
OF THE POLICE ASSOCIATION
EXECUTIVE CONFIRMS THE
ANNUAL COMPANY STATEMENT,
WHICH INCLUDES THE NAMES
AND DETAILS OF ALL CURRENT
COMPANY OFFICERS.” (AS PER
ATTACHMENT).
2.
“THAT THE EXECUTIVE
RESOLVES THAT AFTER
REVIEWING THE RESULT OF THE
COMPANY FOR THE PREVIOUS
YEAR, REVIEWING THE CASH
FLOW BUDGETS FOR THE ENSUING
YEAR AND CONSIDERING THE
ABILITY OF THE COMPANY TO
REALISE ASSETS, THAT THE
COMPANY WOULD BE ABLE
TO PAY ITS DEBTS AS AND WHEN
THEY FALL DUE.”
3.
“THAT THE PRESIDENT
AND THE SECRETARY BE
AUTHORISED TO SIGN THE
ANNUAL COMPANY STATEMENT
FOR LODGING WITH ASIC
NO LATER THAN SATURDAY
31 MAY 2009.”
3.1.3.1 Coldstream Property
“That the memorandum
from the Secretary dated
29 april 2009, advising the
status of obtaining an
up-to-date report from a
registered town planner
and property valuation from
a licensed valuer as per the
7 April meeting motions, be
received.”
4.
OPERATIONAL
4.1
SECRETARY’S REPORT
“THAT THE SECRETARY’S REPORT
BE RECEIVED.”
4.2
FINANCE REPORTS
4.2.1 Financial
Management Report
“THAT THE FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT REPORT BE
RECEIVED.”
The Assistant Secretary advised that
the Administration is in the process
of preparing the budget for the next
financial year.
4.3
MEMBERSHIP OF THE
POLICE ASSOCIATION
“THAT THE 47 APPLICATIONS
LISTED BE ACCEPTED FOR
MEMBERSHIP OF THE POLICE
ASSOCIATION.”
5.
MAINTENANCE
5.1
ITEMS FOR
INFORMATION ONLY
5.1.1 Correspondence
“THAT THE CORRESPONDENCE
BE RECEIVED.”
The President declared the meeting
closed at 1:55pm.
Changing Banks or Bank Accounts?
Then you may need to change your direct debiting arrangements.
Please contact The Police Association and we will
send you a new Direct Debit Authority form. Please
complete and return to The Police Association. We
will do the rest. Please do this BEFORE you change
accounts to enable continuity of deductions.
Going on Maternity Leave, L.W.O.P. or an ESSS
Temporary Pension? You can defer your subscription
payments for the period of unpaid leave.
Contact Sue Thorley or Tracey Mangan at The
Police Association on 9495 6899.
Look At Your Account Statements
It is YOUR responsibility to ensure your subscriptions
are paid each fortnight. Check your statements to
make sure payments are being debited.
Subscriptions are not deducted from your pay by the
Pay Branch, but deducted from the Police Credit
Co-op, Bank, Building Society or Credit Union
account nominated by you. If you fall behind, you
will be required to pay the arrears in order to retain
your membership of the Association.
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Member Classifieds
Holiday House for rent –
Cowes
As near new 4 bedroom
contemporary home with 2 north
facing living areas, which opens
up to a magnificent weather proof
entertainment deck, which serves as
an extension to the internal living
area. Optional for 3 or 4 bedrooms.
2 double bed bedrooms and bunks/
single in 2 other bedrooms Gas
wood fired heater and reverse cycle
heating/cooling. Can sleep up to 10.
Large enclosed rear yard. No pets.
Located at the end of a quiet court
near the RSL and Police Association
units. Rates commencing at $450
per week off season. October Grand
Prix weekend available.
For more information and
bookings contact Gerry on 0427
707 419
Makeup Artist
Available for Weddings, Fashion
Parades, Television, Black & White/
Colour Photography, Glamour
& Fashion, Specific Feature
Contouring, School Formals and
Debs. I have 14 years experience
in the cosmetic and fashion
industry. Makeup lessons are also
available, private or with a group
of friends!! South Eastern Suburbs.
Good discounts for Police members,
partners & family.
Contact Geraldine 0437 103 823
Photography
Weddings, families, babies, cars,
motorbikes…Anything! Whatever
your photography needs I can
help. Natural, no fuss photography
at affordable prices. Contact
Steve 0417 586700 / www.
stevebillsphotography.com.au
ALTONA MEADOWS OSTEOPATHY
& HEALTHCARE CLINIC
Treatment for: Headaches, Back
Pain, Sciatica, Neck Pain, Hip Pain,
Knee Pain, Shoulder Pain, Tennis/
Golfers Elbow, Foot & Ankle Pain,
Hand & Wrist Pain, Jaw Pain &
MORE! Workcover / TAC / DVA
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accredited. No GP referral required.
HICAPS available. 10% discount to
all Police Association members. For
more information & appointments
ph: 8360 8363.
LORNE APARTMENT - HOLIDAY
ACCOMMODATION
Great Location situated on the main
street of Lorne, 2 storey apartment.
Upstairs is a queen bed with ensuite.
Double sofa bed downstairs. A
fully equipped kitchen, family and
dining area.. The apartment sleeps
a maximum of 4 people. Two car
spaces under the apartment and is
located within walking distance to
all facilities in Lorne.
You just have to cross the road to
go to the beach. The car won’t be
needed. Discounted rates for TPA
members, their family and friends.
Email Andrew or Sheryl at www.
cora-lynn.com or phone 0425
740 266/ 0414 935 050
BEACH HOUSE – ROSEBUD WEST
Directly opposite possibly the best
and safest beach on the southern
peninsula is this 16 square, 3
bedroom plus study holiday house.
2 QS beds, 1 Dbl and 2 bunks. This
house has everything – it is on
Point Nepean Road – across the
road from an idyllic beach. Fully
furnished with everything you
can think of; DVD, VCR, Hi Fi (&
CDs), 2 TVs, Ducted heating, Air
Conditioning, full size kitchen,
lounge, dining room (seats 8),
Nintendo console, Playstation 2
console, over 200 Videos & DVD’s,
heaps of games, BBQ & outdoor
entertaining area. Very private and
very peaceful. Discounted rates to
TPA members: $500 week (off peak),
$150 weekends and $1150 a week
for peak season (Dec/Jan). Please
book early for school holidays.
Contact Chris or Sharon, ph 5976
8232 or email ckcoster@iprimus.
com.au and we can send you a
slideshow of photos.
Off Road Motorcycle Tours
Online Off Road Tours run a series
of one, two and three day dirt
bike tours in the Vic High Country,
from March to November each
year. Awesome terrain. Parks Vic
licensed and even Eco accredited,
these professionally run adventures
provide up to four expert riding
guides and a purpose kitted back
up four wheel drive. Supported by
Honda, but any brand of bike is
welcome. 10% discount for serving
police members. For info contact Rod
Lay at rod@onlineoffroadtours.
com.au or visit www.
onlineoffroadtours.com.au.
HIGH COUNTRY
ACCOMMODATION
The Victoria Police Alpine Club lodge
is available for use by all emergency
services members, friends and
family, PSOs, retired members and
Legacy widows. Located in Buttercup
Road, Merrijig, the lodge is 15
kilometres east of Mansfield and 20
minutes from Mt Buller. Sleeps up
to 34 people with costs from $10 a
night. Local activities include skiing,
swimming, fishing, bushwalking,
horse-riding, 4 Wheel driving, trail
rides and wineries. Also available for
conferences. For more information,
contact VPAC bookings on 5968
9604, VPAC president on 0421 634
335 or book direct via our website at
www.vpski.com
Extensions & Renovations
Decking & Pergola’s
Have you been thinking of
extending, renovating or wanting
a new outdoor deck or pergola?
Then now is the time to invest
your money by adding value to
your home or investment property.
Discount Rates given to Police
Association Members & their
families. References available
from fellow Association members.
Contact Cameron (Registered
Builder and member of the Master
Builders Association) on 0408 566
124 for a free no obligation quote.
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P & L Business Services Accounting, Bookkeeping &
Taxation
We offer all tax return types
– Personal, rental, business,
partnership, company and trusts.
Fee from refund services available
(conditions apply). We can do
your tax return over the telephone
at a time convenient for you. We
have Bookkeepers who can assist
you with BAS, GST and general
bookkeeping and MYOB training
both on and off site.We are located
at 91 Unitt Street, Melton. Ph 0412
804 927 and ask for Debra
Reasonable prices and offering 10
per cent discount to protective and
emergency services employees, all
Police Association employees and
their immediate families.
Echuca/Moama Family
Holiday Resort
Situated on the Murray River, this
fabulous family resort boasts 2
pools (1 children’s lagoon pool),
tennis courts, mini-golf, Dinosaur
Water Park, indoor and outdoor
playgrounds, farm animals, BMX
& walking tracks, football, soccer &
basketball facilities, BBQs & kiosk.
Private boat ramp access to river.
Fully self-contained 3 bedroom
villas sleep 6, with full kitchen &
laundry. All linen provided, highchair, flat-screen TV and DVD,
heating and airconditioning.
Enjoy a relaxing holiday or family
fun all year round!
2 villas available side by side.
10% DISCOUNT TO POLICE
MEMBERS.
or phone Robyn 0404 836 463.
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is an Australian based company
who creates and manufactures the
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haircare, personal care, health care
and cosmetic products. Please contact
Independent Representative Anitra
Dunshea on 0439 113 547. Purchases
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Business opportunity – go to http://
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Ocean Grove luxury
penthouses
The Penthouse Suites provide 2
and 3 bedroom apartments right
in the heart of Ocean Grove, with
breathtaking ocean views. Completed
in April 2009, these apartments are
the benchmark of quality & design
and are on special to members right
now. Call now on 03 5254 1571
or visit www.summerholidaze.
com.au or enquire at info@
summerholidaze.com.au
Ocean Grove Affordable
Family Home
Fancy a beach holiday in a fun, neat
and tidy home, close to everything
for UNDER MOTEL RATES? This
home is located only 400 metres from
the Barwon River & Ocean Grove
golf course. It is air conditioned
throughout, and gas heating
provides for a warm and cozy house
in the colder months. This is a budget
style home packed with extras: the
shed is converted to a games room
with 2 motorized arcade ride on
toys (1 x car, 1 x turtle), plus an 80’s
style arcade machine for the over
8’s. A dart board, surfboards, prams,
full size pool table & ample smaller
games, beach toys, balls and outside
sporting equipment makes for a fun
shed to explore for all. A king size
bed, 2 single beds, a sofa bed, a full
size cot & port a cot make this home
suitable for a family or 2 couples. A
fully enclosed and welcoming back
yard with designated playground
with lots of slides, tunnel, cubby, sand
pit and toys are a feature that makes
this holiday home special. Pets are
also welcome, with 2 kennels & we
ask that you let us know if your pet
will be inside the house so that we
can arrange for carpets to be steam
cleaned during the changeover
period. 2 outdoor eating areas (one
in backyard, one in front yard)
provide for relaxation, or perhaps a
quiet lay down in the hammock or on
the banana lounges while watching
the kids or pets run around. $99
nights are back for members, valid
to 11/9/09. www.ebbtide.com.au
[email protected] or phone:
5254 1571
Beach Holiday House – Ocean
Grove
A very neat and comfortable home
set only 400 metres from the Barwon
River & Ocean Grove golf course.
The home is air conditioned both
upstairs and down, and gas heating
provides for a warm and cozy house
in the colder months. A king bed
provides extra comfort, as well as
a queen bed, 2 single beds, a full
size cot rather than a port a cot &
also a sofa bed. A port a cot is also
provided, as are high chairs & built
in stair gates at the top and bottom.
DVD’s and ample movies, new
magazines, toys, board games, 3
televisions, luxury reclining leather
lounges & a welcoming feel are just
features of this popular retreat.
A welcoming back yard with
undercover al fresco dining (pets
welcome), this ‘family bonding
house’ is jam packed with extras
so that everyone from babies to
the elderly can be entertained in
the comfort of the house. Step into
this home away from home and
your children will feel instantly
welcome with indoor and outdoor
toys and games, a cubby house, 2
outdoor playgyms, and a shed
equipped with a motorized rocket
ship, full size pool table, dart board,
blackboards, full size bowls, 10
game fooz ball table, beach gear
including shelters and sand toys,
prams, trikes and bikes. Providing
a happy and welcome environment
for children is part of what we do
so well, however if you arrive and
need something, just call as we
have a stockpile of child’s items
on hand. Children’s bed linen is
a classic example how we help to
live up to our reputation as the best
child friendly home in Ocean Grove.
From $99 per night valid to 11/9/09
www.springtide.com.au info@
springtide.com.au P: 03 5254
1571 or M: 0407 849 780. SPECIAL
RATES & FREE UPGRADES TO
MEMBERS ON NOW.
Ocean Grove, Barwon
Heads & The Bellarine Accommodation Booking
Service
Year Round Holiday Homes. Quality
homes at reduced rates to members,
members families and friends.
Homes ranging from budget; midrange; luxury; side by side homes
for large groups; penthouses; pet
friendly; child friendly & also the
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closest accommodation to the
beach in town. Email us for your
special rates, last minute discounts,
discounts to local attractions &
eateries when booking a property,
and also ask about fundraising
opportunities for your school/kinda/
workplace social club.
www.summerholidaze.com.au
[email protected]
P: 03 5254 1571 M: 0407 849 780
CHIROPRACTOR – SUPPORTING
THE BLUE RIBBON FOUNDATION.
Do you suffer from back pain, neck
pain, headaches, knee or shoulder
problems? Discover how you can
recover from injuries faster, relieve
your pain and help your body to
heal. We use gentle techniques
that do not involve the “cracking”
that many people associate with
chiropractic. As a special offer to
Police Association members, we
are offering an initial consultation
for $40 (normally valued at $70),
which we will donate to the Blue
Ribbon Foundation.
For further information, phone
8555 0670 (Wheelers Hill)
or visit our web site at www.
accentonhealthchiropractic.
com.au.
SARGEANTS CASEY
CONVEYANCING
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largest network of professional
conveyancers in Victoria, having
over 25 years of experience.
We offer the highest level of
professional service with our own
dedicated legal department.
We can assist you with residential/
commercial property purchases,
sales, subdivisions/developments,
as well as related parties title
transfers. At all times we ensure
your transaction is smooth and
hassle free.
For your conveyancing services
throughout Victoria please contact
Brad on 1300 139 663.
Operated by a serving member,
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Police Association.
What members should do to place a classified
Members can place ads in The Police Association Journal each month if they are looking for accommodation,
have accommodation available, holiday homes for rent or other services they are in a position to provide.
This service is provided free of charge to all members of The Police Association. All you have to do is send in
your advertisement of no more than 100 words to The Police Association Classifieds, PO Box 76 Carlton South
3053. Advertisements can also be emailed to the Association at [email protected]
The classifieds will only appear in one issue of The Police Association Journal. If you would like your ad to appear
more often you will need to resubmit it every time. The Members’ Classifieds will need to arrive at The Police
Association by the first of the month prior to the month it is to appear. If you wish your advertisement to appear
in the September 2009 issue of The Police Association Journal it must arrive at our office by August 1, 2009.
If you have any questions about the Members’ Classifieds contact the Assistant Secretary at The Police
Association on 9495 6899.
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Police Association Delegates and Assistant Delegates
Delegate Workgroup
Rank
Corporate Services - 1 (Education Department)
Sergeant Corporate Services - 1 (Education Department)
Senior Sergeant Corporate Services - 1 (Education Department)
Senior Constable Corporate Services - 1 (Education Department)
Sergeant Corporate Services 2 (BMD, IMD, HRD, & ODD)
Senior Sergeant Corporate Services 2 (BMD, IMD, HRD, & ODD)
Sergeant Corporate Services 2 (BMD, IMD, HRD, & ODD)
Senior Constable Corporate Services 2 (BMD, IMD, HRD, & ODD)
Senior Sergeant Crime Department 1
Sergeant Crime Department 1
Inspector Crime Department 2
Senior Constable Crime Department 2
Senior Constable Ethical Standards Department
Sergeant Ethical Standards Department
Senior Sergeant Ethical Standards Department
Sergeant Ethical Standards Department
Sergeant Forensic Services
Sergeant Forensic Services
Senior Constable Intelligence and Covert Support
Senior Constable Intelligence and Covert Support
Senior Constable Legal Services
Sergeant Legal Services
Sergeant Legal Services
Senior Constable Operations Co-ordination
Senior Sergeant Operations Co-ordination
Senior Constable Police Bands
Constable Region 1, Division 1 A
Senior Constable Region 1, Division 1 A
Senior Constable Region 1, Division 1 B
Sergeant Region 1, Division 1 B
Senior Constable Region 1, Division 2
Sergeant Region 1, Division 2
Senior Constable R2, D1A (Maribyrnong, Hobsons Bay & Wyndham Districts)
Senior Sergeant R2, D1A (Maribyrnong, Hobsons Bay & Wyndham Districts)
Senior Constable R2, D1A (Maribyrnong, Hobsons Bay & Wyndham Districts)
Sergeant Region 2, Division 1B (Brimbank & Melton Districts)
Senior Constable Region 2, Division 1B (Brimbank & Melton Districts)
Sergeant Region 2, Division 1B (Brimbank & Melton Districts)
Senior Constable Region 2, Division 2 (Excl. Wyndham)
Senior Constable Region 2, Division 2 (Excl. Wyndham)
Senior Constable Region 2, Division 4A (Horsham / West Wimmera / Hindmarsh District) Senior Constable Region 2, Division 4B (Northern Grampians District)
Senior Constable Region 2, Division 4B (Northern Grampians District)
Sergeant Region 2, Division 4B (Northern Grampians District)
Senior Constable R2, D5A (Warrnambool / Moyne / Colac Otway / Corangamite Districts) Sergeant R2, D5A (Warrnambool / Moyne / Colac Otway / Corangamite Districts) Sergeant R2, D5A (Warrnambool / Moyne / Colac Otway / Corangamite Districts) Senior Constable R2, D5A (Warrnambool / Moyne / Colac Otway / Corangamite Districts) Senior Constable Region 2, Division 5 B (Glenelg / Sth Grampians District)
Senior Constable Region 2, Division 5 B (Glenelg / Sth Grampians District)
Sergeant Region 2, Division 5 B (Glenelg / Sth Grampians District)
Senior Constable Region 3, Division 1 (Darebin & Whittlesea Districts)
Senior Constable Region 3, Division 1 (Darebin & Whittlesea Districts)
Sergeant Region 3, Division 1 (Darebin & Whittlesea Districts)
Sergeant Region 3, Division 2 A (Hume District)
Senior Constable Region 3, Division 2 A (Hume District)
Senior Constable Region 3, Division 2 B (Moreland & Moonee Valley Districts)
Senior Sergeant July 2009 The Police Association Journal
Delegate
Work Location
Glenn Whyte
Bryce Pettett
Belinda Denys
John Miller
Steven Azarnikow
Trevor Stow
Robert Forbes
Kenneth Peterson
Barry Young
James Mulholland
Martin Park
Bronwyn Woodward
John Marinis
Michael Gunn
David Clayton
Paul Bertoncello
David Kay
Vincent Manno
Justin Bathurst
Mark Collins
Gary Manson
Mercedes Galacho
Bradley Curtin
Rodney Oldfield
Darren Watson
Luke Woods
Steven Wade
Jeffrey Gundy
Jamie Edwards
Michael Graham
Darryl MacIntire
Joanne Rae
Brett Staley
Steven Cox
Darren Esler
Maxwell Jackson
Andrew Ure
Matthew Merrigan
Simon Black
Nicholas Goodear
Douglas Bowles
Christopher Spillane
Neill Keating
Shane Pilgrim
Alan Wroblewski
Timothy Barratt
Leigh Wisbey
Brendan Stovell
Craig Darlow
Jason Kisielis
Alex Stewart
Andrew Eyries
Maurice Banks
Graeme Arnold
Paul Irving
Grant Allan
James Richardson
Darren Brown
Peter Hawkins
David Cosgriff
Shaun Allen
Matthew Cashman
Paul Matheson
Steven Barclay
William Boddington
Michael Palmer
David Tognon
Peter Freeman
Shane Hafner
Jason Gaffee
Kenneth Sage
Alex Pratt
Andrew Donovan
Murray Porter
Bruce Burns
Claus Othmer
Eriks Krauklis
Probationary Phase
School of Investigation
Recruit Phase
Geelong OSTT
School of Investigation
Traffic Courses
Traffic Courses
Traffic Courses
High Challenge Program-YAU
Policy & Secretariat Division
Employee Support Services
Armoury
Research & Project Governance Div
Crime Theme Desks
Crime Operations Support
Arson & Explosives Squad
Fraud Investigation Squad
Crime Tasked Operations
Crime Tasked Operations
Investigations Group
Telecommunication Monitoring
Intelligence Management
Conduct & Professional Standards Dv
Crime Scene Unit
Crime Scene Unit
Administration 2
Security Intelligence Group
Legal Risk Unit
Melbourne Prosecutions
Melbourne Prosecutions
Prisoner Movement Unit
Youth Affairs
Bands
Melbourne West Police Station
TMU-Melbourne
Carlton Police Station
Response
CIU-Stonnington
Malvern Police Station
Richmond Police Station
South Melbourne Police Station
CIU-St. Kilda
CIU-South Melbourne
TMU-Port Phillip
RTO-Moorabbin
Mordialloc Police Station
Werribee Police Station
Altona North Police Station
CIU-Werribee
Keilor Downs Police Station
Sunshine Police Station
CIU-Melton
TMU-Geelong
TMU-Geelong
Ballarat Police Station
CIU-Maryborough
Goroke Police Station
Stawell Police Station
Ararat Police Station
Stawell Police Station
TMU-North Grampians (Ararat)
DIU-Horsham
Warrnambool Police Station
Warrnambool Police Station
Colac Police Station
CIU-Colac
Branxholme Police Station
Hamilton Police Station
Kerang Police Station
Epping Police Station
Reservoir Police Station
CIU-Mill Park
Broadmeadows Police Station
Secondment- Airport Police
Craigieburn Police Station
Secondment- Airport Police
Moonee Ponds Police Station
Phone
9566 9566
9566 2164
9566 9593
5225 3276
9566 2164
9380 7269
9380 7269
9380 7269
9247 6200
9247 6710
9301 6900
9450 3551
9247 6693
9865 2468
9865 2090
9611 8560
9611 8512
9865 2452
9865 2452
9247 3453
9247 3505
9247 3496
9247 6763
9450 3444
9450 3444
9820 3524
9247 5835
9247 3227
8628 3200
8628 3200
9247 6917
9247 6195
9489 2257
9247 6491
9380 7260
9347 1377
9247 5617
9520 5216
9822 2487
8420 3600
9690 3088
9536 2626
9646 7475
9510 4833
9556 6194
9588 2988
9742 9444
9392 3111
9742 9444
9365 3333
9313-3333
9747 7945
5225 3150
5225 3150
5336 6000
5460 3300
5386 1004
5358 8222
5352 2233
5358 8222
5352 3880
5382 9276
5560 1333
5560 1333
5231 5599
5231 2613
5578 6222
5572 1999
5452 1955
9409 8100
9460 6744
9407 3355
9302 8222
8346 3400
9303 4433
8346 3400
9370 0655
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Police Association Delegates and Assistant Delegates
Delegate Workgroup
Rank
Delegate
Work Location
Phone
Region 3, Division 2 B (Moreland & Moonee Valley Districts)
Region 3, Division 3
Region 3, Division 5 A (Mildura / Buloke District)
Region 3, Division 5 B (Swan Hill / Gannawarra District)
Region 3, Division 5 B (Swan Hill / Gannawarra District)
Region 4, Division 2 A (Whitehorse)
Region 4, Division 2 B (Boroondara & Monash Districts)
Region 4, Division 3 A (Knox & Maroondah Districts)
Region 4, Division 3 B (Yarra Ranges District)
Region 4, Division 3 B (Yarra Ranges District)
Region 5, Division 2 A (Greater Dandenong District)
Region 5, Division 2 B (Casey & Cardinia Districts)
Region 5, Division 3 A (Latrobe & Baw Baw Districts)
Region 5, Division 3 A (Latrobe & Baw Baw Districts)
Region 5, Division 3 B (Bass Coast & South Gippsland Districts)
Region 5, Division 3 B (Bass Coast & South Gippsland Districts)
Region 5, Division 4 A (Wellington District)
Region 5, Division 4 A (Wellington District)
Region 5, Division 4 B (East Gippsland District)
Region 5, Division 4 B (East Gippsland District)
SSD - Emergency Response (1)
SSD - Emergency Response (1)
SSD - Emergency Response (2 )
SSD - Emergency Response (2 )
SSD - FRU/SOG
SSD - FRU/SOG
SSD - FRU/SOG
SSD - Police Communications Division
SSD - Protective Services Unit
TTSD - Traffic Support Division
TTSD - Transit Safety Division
TTSD - Transit Safety Division
Delegates are listed in blue. Assistant Delegates are listed in black.
Senior Constable VACANT
Senior Constable Senior Constable Senior Constable Senior Constable Senior Constable Senior Constable Senior Constable Senior Constable Sergeant Senior Constable Senior Constable Sergeant Sergeant Senior Sergeant Senior Constable Senior Constable Sergeant Senior Constable VACANT
Sergeant Sergeant Senior Constable Senior Constable Senior Sergeant Senior Constable Senior Constable Senior Constable Senior Constable Senior Constable Sergeant Senior Constable Senior Constable Senior Constable Sergeant Sergeant Senior Constable Sergeant Senior Constable Senior Constable Senior Constable Senior Constable Sergeant Senior Constable Senior Constable VACANT
Senior Constable Senior Constable Sergeant Senior Constable Senior Constable Senior Constable Senior Constable Senior Constable Senior Constable Senior Constable Senior Constable Senior Constable Senior Constable Senior Constable Senior Constable VACANT
Senior Constable Sergeant Senior Constable Senior Constable Sergeant PSO Grade 1 PSO Grade 1 PSO Grade 1 Senior Constable Sergeant Sergeant Senior Constable Senior Constable Michelle Lewis
Northcote Police Station
Thomas Poulter
DIU-Bendigo
Shane Hardinge
Tarnagulla Police Station
Bradley Rogers
Kyneton Police Station
Erin Coleman
Bendigo Police Station
Leslie Oroszvary
Prosecutions-Shepparton
Ricky Keast
Murchison Police Station
Rebecca Macleod
Shepparton Police Station
Damon Pica
CIU-Mildura
Daniel Saint
Mildura Police Station
Gary Leeson
Red Cliffs Police Station
Anthony Taylor
TMU-Mildura
David Mark
Lake Boga Police Station
Brooke Walker
Swan Hill Police Station
Damian Oehme
Insp-Div 1 Projects Reg 4
Jason Rowles
CIU-Heidelberg
Elizabeth Sidiropoulos
Multicultural Liaison Reg 4
Craig Paisley
Management Div 1 Reg 4
Anthony Turner
Heidelberg Police Station
Matthew Cocks
DTU-Glen Waverley
John Harper
Oakleigh Police Station
Mark Smith
Oakleigh Police Station
Evan Whitelaw
CIU-Ringwood
Kevin Barrie
RTO-Knox
Linda Hancock
Belgrave Police Station
Leanne Hoey
NHW-Knox
Stuart Wright
Knox Police Station
Mark Squires
TMU-Yarra Ranges
Brigette De Chirico
Lilydale Police Station
Darren Murphy
Kilmore Police Station
Kenneth Dwight
Woods Point Police Station
Alan Marshall
Benalla Police Station
Robert Sweetland
Wodonga Police Station
Robert Norris
Wangaratta Police Station
Charles Duncan
Mount Beauty Police Station
Francis Star
Wangaratta Police Station
Brian Curran
Rutherglen Police Station
Robert Mahood
Corryong Police Station
Thomas Boyle
Chiltern Police Station
Mark Deegan
Wodonga Police Station
Glenn Holland
CIU-Frankston
Joseph Briglia
Rosebud Police Station
Nicholas Sweetman
CIU-Hastings
Ashley Fletcher
Mornington Police Station
Michael Clifford
Springvale Police Station
Stuart Pontil-Scala
Narre Warren Police Station
Anthony Nestor
Cranbourne Police Station
Matthew Carson
Crime Desk-Casey/Cardinia
Damien Grange
CIU-Casey (Narre Warren)
Peter Oliver
Warragul Police Station
Eamon Leahy
Traralgon Police Station
Wayne Beale
TMU-Bass Coast
Michael Harvey
CIU-Wonthaggi
Keith Patterson
Sale Police Station
Stuart Jones
Yarram Police Station
David Aston
Bairnsdale Police Station
Craig Peel
Bairnsdale Police Station
Stuart Browne
Air Wing
Wayne Gatt
Dog Squad
Matthew Blythe
Ct Water Police
David Boell
Special Operations Group
Peter Condon
Response
David Seeley
Response
Adrian Hurring
Police Operations Centre
Gavin Belbin
Protective Services Unit
Michael Winter
Brendan Smith
Gregory Fewings
Traffic Camera O/C’s Office
Graham Whelan
Field Catering
Helen Poke
Traffic Drug & Alcohol Section
Matthew Thomas
DIU-Transit
John O’Dwyer
DRU-Transit
9403 0200
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5440 2587
5438 7333
5422 1377
5448 1330
5820 5777
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5018 5463
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5024 1201
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5037 2201
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9438 8300
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8841 3942
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9566 1561
9567 8900
9567 8900
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9881 7000
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9735 1066
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5777 8235
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02 6049 2600
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6032 9612
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5979 7033
5975 2733
8558 8600
9705 3111
5991 0600
9705 3110
9705 3114
5622 7111
5174 0900
5672 5469
5672 2761
5143 5000
5182 5033
5150 2600
5150 2600
9289 3500
9333 1300
9399 7500
9247 5578
9247 5617
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9247 5746
9247 5746
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9224 4306
9380 7293
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