Queensland police warned internally multiple times that discipline system was being run in ‘concerning’ way
Exclusive: legal concerns on way QPS handled internal discipline cases were raised more than two years before recent court of appeal ruling
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The Queensland police service was warned more than a dozen times that its discipline system was being run in a way that was unlawful, “entirely improper and concerning” – but refused to change practices that could ultimately render more than 300 officer misconduct sanctions invalid.
A court of appeal decision last month found the way Queensland police appointed “prescribed officers” to run disciplinary proceedings was not valid.
Law (Australia) | The Guardian
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