Acts and Regulations

P-9.2 - Police Act

Section 29.6
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Temporary reassignment and suspension
2005, c.21, s.15
29.6(1)Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a civic authority may reassign or suspend a chief of police, pending the completion of the processing of a conduct complaint, if the civic authority has reason to believe that the chief of police has committed an offence under an Act of the Legislature or an Act of the Parliament of Canada, or has committed a breach of the code, if the civic authority determines that there is no reasonable alternative and if one of the following conditions has been met:
(a) reassignment or suspension is required to protect a member of a police force or other person;
(b) failure to reassign or suspend the chief of police is likely to bring the reputation of the police force into disrepute;
(c) there are reasonable grounds to believe that the offence or breach, if proven, would undermine public confidence in the police force; or
(d) there are reasonable grounds to believe that the chief of police is incapable of carrying out the regular duties of the chief of police.
29.6(2)If conditions have materially changed in the opinion of a civic authority, the civic authority may
(a) terminate the suspension of a chief of police, or
(b) act under subsection (1) more than once during the processing of a conduct complaint.
29.6(3)A chief of police referred to in subsection (1) shall be suspended with pay, up to a maximum of 180 days, after which time the chief of police shall be suspended without pay.
29.6(4)The maximum number of days for which a chief of police may be paid applies to the cumulative number of days for which the chief of police is suspended during the processing of a conduct complaint.
2005, c.21, s.15; 2021, c.25, s.1
Temporary reassignment and suspension
2005, c.21, s.15
29.6Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a civic authority may reassign or suspend with pay a chief of police, pending the completion of the processing of a conduct complaint, if the civic authority has reason to believe that the chief of police has committed an offence under an Act of the Legislature or an Act of the Parliament of Canada, or has committed a breach of the code, if the civic authority determines that there is no reasonable alternative and if one of the following conditions has been met:
(a) reassignment or suspension is required to protect a member of a police force or other person;
(b) failure to reassign or suspend the chief of police is likely to bring the reputation of the police force into disrepute;
(c) there are reasonable grounds to believe that the offence or breach, if proven, would undermine public confidence in the police force; or
(d) there are reasonable grounds to believe that the chief of police is incapable of carrying out his or her regular duties.
2005, c.21, s.15