Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) For the purposes of this Act, a police tort is a tort committed by a police officer or protective services officer in the performance or purported performance of the officer's duties.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a "tort" includes—
(a) detrimental action (within the meaning of the Protected Disclosure Act 2012 ) taken by a police officer or protective services officer in reprisal for a protected disclosure within the meaning of that Act; and
(b) any other prescribed action or conduct.
(3) To avoid doubt, subsection (2) does not limit what is a tort for the purposes of subsection (1).
(4) For the purposes of subsection (1), it is irrelevant whether the tort is committed by the police officer or protective services officer alone or jointly or severally with any other person.