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Fitzgerald's report was submitted on 3 July 1989. [1] As a result, a number of high-profile politicians were charged with crimes, and Queensland Police Commissioner Terry Lewis was charged with corruption. [6] Bjelke-Petersen himself was put on trial for perjury in respect of evidence he gave to the inquiry.
The Queensland Police Service (QPS) is the principal law enforcement agency responsible for policing the Australian state of Queensland.In 1990, the Queensland Police Force was officially renamed the Queensland Police Service and the old motto of "Firmness with Courtesy" was changed to "With Honour We Serve".
Task Force Argos is a branch of the Queensland Police Service, responsible for the investigation of online child exploitation and abuse. [1] [2] Founded in 1997, the unit's original charter was to investigate institutional child abuse allegations arising from the Forde Inquiry.
Some agencies may use the terms "upgrade" and "downgrade" to denote an increase or decrease in priority. For example, if a police unit is conducting a Code 1 response to an argument, and the dispatcher reports that the argument has escalated to a fight, the unit may report an "upgrade" to a Code 3 response.
By 2021, the Queensland Police Service was responding to an average of more than 400 cases of domestic violence every day. [ 50 ] In April 2024, a Brisbane man was charged after being found to be the Australian leader of a transnational organised crime organisation that was responsible for smuggling in and distributing tonnes of drugs into ...
At 30 June 2015, there were 243,163 staff (203,348.50 full-time equivalent) employees in 20 Queensland Government departments and 15 other organisations included for statistical purposes. The three largest government employers are Queensland Health, the Department of Education and Training and the Queensland Police Service. [5]
The three-day selection course is regarded as the most difficult and physically demanding course within the Queensland Police Service. It tests physical and mental endurance through individual and team tasks, problem solving, sleep deprivation, basic survival skills and by challenging phobias for example heights and closed spaces. [ 20 ]
Queensland Police Service (QPS) Queensland: 200 Roma Street, Brisbane: 11,880 (Acting) Steve Gollschewski [15] South Australia Police (SAPOL) South Australia: 100 Angas Street, Adelaide: c. 5,000 Grant Stevens: Tasmania Police (TASPOL) Tasmania: 37 Liverpool Street, Hobart: 1,376 Donna Adams Victoria Police (VICPOL) Victoria: 313 Spencer Street ...