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The Queensland Police Service (QPS) has chosen to take no disciplinary action against the six police officers involved in investigations relating to the Palm Island death in custody of Mulrunji. Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) Chairperson Martin Moynihan...

This statement is intended to assist the media to understand the legislative complexity regarding the CMC's inability to seek review of a matter before the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT). Please note from the outset, this relates to police...

CMC Chairperson Martin Moynihan AO QC will issue a public statement tomorrow (Tuesday, 15 March 2011) regarding the police investigations into the Palm Island death in custody of Mulrunji in 2004. In June last year the CMC recommended that the QPS consider...

Police move-on powers should be retained, but the threshold for moving people on in public spaces should be raised, according to a Crime and Misconduct Commission review tabled in state parliament today. CMC Deputy Director, Research, Dr Rebecca Denning, says...

Media release on recommendations designed to strengthen the Queensland Police Service's discipline system.

The Crime and Misconduct Commission today released its report into an investigation of former ministerial adviser Simon Tutt which has been a catalyst for a series of reforms in the Queensland government. The CMC investigation examined Mr Tutt’s role in the...

Former Minister of the Crown Gordon Nuttall has received another custodial sentence for his conviction on five counts of official corruption and five counts of perjury.

A Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) report, released today, urges the Queensland Police Service (QPS) to ensure ethics training is provided to all police officers throughout their careers — not just recruits. The call forms part of a 158-page report that...

The Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) values and respects the media’s role, offering a vital mechanism for communicating with the public and, importantly, ensuring openness and accountability in public life. The CMC acknowledges that editorial and opinion...

Crime and Misconduct Commission Chairperson Martin Moynihan AO QC says today’s second conviction of former Minister of the Crown Gordon Nuttall — already serving seven years’ imprisonment — echoes the wider public’s zero tolerance of corruption in the public...