More Mental Health Support for Police Officers

Police Amendment (Police Officer Support Scheme) Bill 2024

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2nd House

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Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

A new support scheme provides payments for police officers who die; it also covers those who become permanently or temporarily unable to work.
The Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism and the Treasurer must approve the scheme.
Police officers must make mandatory payments into the scheme.

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