Periods not counted

​Leave without pay

Where a member has taken a continuous period of leave without pay in excess of three months, that part of the period in excess of the first three months shall not be counted towards the Queensland Police Service Medal award unless it falls within one of the categories listed in the section relating to periods with other organisations which may be so counted.

Periods with other organisations

Where a member serves at another organisation while remaining a member of the Queensland Police Service (QPS), the period is not to be counted towards the award unless the person:

• continued to be employed by the QPS while at the other organisation
• was on paid leave from the QPS or received salary for the period which was ultimately paid by the QPS either directly or through special funding arrangements
• undertook the service at the other organisation as a QPS management initiative to further the member's professional development
• served for the period at an organisation within Australia under a staffing interchange agreement between the QPS and the other organisation
• served for the period at an organisation within Australia (e.g. Fitzgerald Commission of Inquiry; Australian Bureau of Criminal Intelligence; National Crime Authority; Australian Crime Commission, another state police service) under an agreement for the QPS to supply personnel to the other organisation, on a temporary or rotational basis, to undertake policing or police related services
• served at the other organisation for the purpose of providing policing or security services in another country (e.g. Cyprus, Haiti, Somalia) as part of an official United Nations peace-keeping force
• undertook service at the other organisation which has otherwise been approved by the Commissioner as service which may be counted towards the award.