Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Reporting and investigating
an unintentional discharge
- O/C operation/scene/training reports
discharge to supervisor (Insp or above)
- Except AOS/STG on Ops or training
- Employee who discharged
firearms completes TOR
- Supervisor immediately considers and decides
if employee suspended from drawing/using
firearms
- Supervisor immediately advised Dist
Cmmdr. If the initial investigation no
culpability of employee Dist Cmmdr may
remove any suspension
- Dist Cmmdr advises National Manager Professional
standards of incident. In case of DEATH or serious
injury must occur immediately, in other cases of
unintentional discharge, within 48 hours
- District Commander appoints Inspector (or higher) to oversee
investigation into the incident. That person must have no direct
line supervisions of the employee involved
- Culpability of employee investigated and
reported having to legislation and
police policy
- Scale of investigation will be in
proportion to nature of discharge and
damage/injury
- Where established careless or breaches
procedures, Dist Cmmdr considers what
action appropriate (criminal or internal)