INDEPENDENT POLICE CONDUCT AUTHORITY

The Independent Police Conduct Authority is a statutory authority created to:

• receive complaints about the conduct of Police officers
• oversee the investigation of complaints made to the Authority or to the Police
• examine investigation reports
• where necessary, conduct its own investigation
• resolve complaints by conciliation where possible and
• recommend disciplinary or other action.

The Independent Police Conduct Authority IPCA (referred to as the IPCA or the Authority) is a civilian oversight body concerned with misconduct or neglect of duty by the Police. It also investigates incidents where death or serious bodily harm has occurred in the course of Police carrying out their duties, and it investigates allegations of serious misconduct reported by the Commissioner of Police.

The Authority is a person, and currently that person is a Judge. The Authority operates independently of the Police.

The PCA functions under the Independent Police Conduct Authority Act 1988.
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"An Act to make better provision for the investigation and resolution of complaints against the Police by establishing an Independent Police Conduct Authority"