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The Crime and Misconduct Commission today concluded its five day public hearing into Operation Tesco. The hearing examined systemic organisational issues which were identified during an 18 month CMC investigation into alleged police misconduct on the Gold...

Two men were today jailed for contempt after refusing to answer questions during separate Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) hearings into unrelated organised crime investigations focusing on illicit drug production and trafficking. Both were sentenced by...

The Crime and Misconduct Commission’s public hearing into policing issues on the Gold Coast identified during Operation Tesco will begin on Monday 20 September 2010 at 10.00am. The CMC plans to sit for five days in the level 2 public hearing room at its...

The Crime and Misconduct Commission has welcomed the Police Commissioner’s announcement of a series of strategies which aim to improve policing services on the Gold Coast. CMC Assistant Commissioner, Misconduct, Warren Strange says today’s announcement echoes...

Some media organisations have chosen to report today that the State Government ‘bypassed’ the Crime and Misconduct Commission when extending the Police Commissioner’s contract. This information was published despite the CMC providing several journalists with...

The Crime and Misconduct Commission wants a prompt response from the Police Commissioner following a Supreme Court decision upholding the CMC’s power to impose requirements arising from its Palm Island report. CMC Chairperson Martin Moynihan AO QC says today’s...

The Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) has completed an extensive investigation into 17 allegations of misconduct against Whitsunday Regional Council Mayor Michael Brunker.

An application for an injunction restraining the Police Commissioner from complying with recommendations arising from a Crime and Misconduct Commission report has been adjourned until 10.00am tomorrow. At this stage, the CMC has not received a request from the...

Crime and Misconduct Commission Chairperson Martin Moynihan AO QC has granted an extension of time to the Police Commissioner who was due to inform the CMC on Friday about his intended course of action against six police officers.

Crime and Misconduct Commission statement from 23.06.2010.