Publications

n 11 April 2004, Samuel Hogan, a young 20-year-old man from the Northern Beaches of Cairns, was seriously and permanently injured while being arrested by two Cairns police officers, Senior Constable Dorothy Buckman and Senior Constable Andrew Cussens.

This background brief has been prepared to provide CMC officers with a basic understanding of what money laundering is, and introduce some of the common terminology associated with the subject.

In this report the CMC examines the issues raised concerning the circumstances in which Ms Cathi Taylor was appointed Queensland Information Commissioner in February 2005.

This report summarises the CMC's key activities, achievements and performance for the financial year ending 30 June 2005.

This report reviews Queensland Government guidelines designed to improve accountability and tighten controls for the financial management of the Office of the Speaker.

This report presents an innovative POP (problem-oriented policing) project conducted by detectives at the Gold Coast. It illustrates both the potential and the challenges of POP for contemporary police services.

This report examines whether there was any official misconduct on the part of the Premier of Queensland concerning statements allegedly made by him at a meeting with councillors of the Palm Island Aboriginal Council.

The Palm Island Airfare Controversy: A CMC report on an investigation into allegations of official misconduct arising from certain travel arrangements authorised by the Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy

The report looks at the challenges that confront police and identifies potential strategies to improve their effectiveness and efficiency.

In July 2004, the CMC released a paper - Fraud and corruption control - describing the key components of an integrated fraud and corruption control strategy based on a 10-element control framework. This March 2005 publication builds on that earlier document...