Commissioner of Police v Stanley [1994] AFPDT 2

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FEDERAL POLICE DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL

No FPDT 4 of 1994

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THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE Complainant - and - MONICA GAIL STANLEY Respondent Coram: Justice Olney, Deputy President Place: Sydney Decision: 23 November 1994 Reasons 9 December 1994 published: REASONS FOR DECISION

By notification dated 14 March 1994 a Deputy Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police (the AFP) gave notice to Monica Gail Stanley, a member of the AFP of the institution of proceedings against her for a disciplinary offence. The nature and particulars of the alleged offence as set out in

the notification are:

THAT on 21 October 1993 at Sydney, you, Monica Gail STANLEY, a member of the Australian Federal Police in the State of New South Wales, did contravene or fail to comply with a provision of Division 1 of the Australian Federal Police (Discipline) Regulations, namely, regulation 7 thereof, in that, in the course of your duty, you knowingly made a written statement that is false.

PARTICULARS of the false written statement are that:

(a) on Form AFP680(8/89), entitled 'Occupational Injury, Illness or Incident Report' signed by you and dated 21 October 1993, in answer to paragraph 'C', entitled 'How incident occurred' you stated 'I was walking down the stairs from the 6th Floor to the Sth Floor in RHQ when I tripped on the 2nd last stair'.

Me A,

(b)

(c)

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on a Medical Certificate issued by the WorkCover Authority signed by you and dated 19 October 1993, in answer to the notation 'Cause of Injury' you stated 'Trip on stairs in Headquarters building'.

on Form SRC 16 4/93, entitled 'Claim for Rehabilitation and Compensation' signed by you and dated 21 October 1993, in answer to Question 19, which states 'The current injury/illness happened: you ticked Box A, alongside which box is the notation 'While working at your usual place of work'.