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Victorian Government must ensure that the Horvath case is not repeated.
Read moreThe onus now is on the current Victorian Government to ensure that Victoria has an independent body that can…
December 9, 201800 -
Royal Commission into Victoria Police scandal welcome, but lawyers and experts call for immediate police accountability reforms
Read moreLawyers and advocates from across Victoria have welcomed the Andrews Government announcement of a Royal Commission into police misconduct,…
December 6, 2018 -
New body for complaints against police in Victoria is a good move, with some caveats
Read moreA parliamentary committee has recommended that all serious police misconduct be investigated by a new independent Police Misconduct and…
September 14, 2018 -
The independent investigation of complaints against police
Read moreThe Victorian Government must, as a matter of urgency, resource a body separate from police to independently investigate all…
September 1, 2018 -
Four years since the Horvath decision: Its time for parliament to act
Read moreFour years ago, human rights, legal and social justice organisations called upon the Victorian Government to respond decisively…
August 29, 2018 -
UPDATE: Parliamentary report into police complaints system delayed.
Read moreThe Parliamentary Inquiry examining how police complaints about misconduct and corruption are handled in Victoria was due to report…
June 12, 2018 -
What would it take for Victoria Police to make ethical standards their core business?
Read moreEvidence from the behaviour of ‘High Reliability Organisations’ shows a clear path forward to improve, not just the perception…
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Learning from history: The Police Complaints Authority
Read moreCommentators such as Jon Faine on ABC Melbourne have pointed out that previous attempts taken in Victoria to independently…
May 16, 2018 -
Tip of the iceberg: Stories of a broken police complaints system
Read moreAn avalanche of news stories from people who have experienced excessive force, racist policing or other police misconduct, and…
April 5, 2018 -
IBAC’s new Victoria Police audit is welcome but not enough.
Read moreThe Audit of Victoria Police’s oversight of serious incidents (27 March 2018) has been described as ‘damning’ and ‘scathing’…
March 28, 2018
Independent Investigations
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