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Submissions to the IBAC Committee Inquiry
Read moreThis is your chance to let Parliament know what you think is needed for a fair, impartial and human…
26 July 201705 -
Nightclub police shooting highlights need for independent investigations
Read moreThe recent Melbourne nightclub shooting shows exactly why we need independent investigations of critical incidents involving police.
Yesterday’s tragic police…8 July 2017 -
New inquiry on external oversight of police corruption and misconduct in Victoria
Read moreThe Victorian Parliament’s IBAC Committee has announced an Inquiry into the external oversight of police corruption and misconduct in…
6 July 2017 -
Why the NSW Law Enforcement Conduct Commission is no model for Victoria.
Read moreWhile the NSW LECC model is likely to significantly improve some aspects of police oversight and accountability, there are…
27 June 2017 -
What is the “Horvath Test?”
Read moreThe “Horvath Test” is simple. If Corinna Horvath’s 1996 assault by Victoria police occurred again today, (and many…
16 June 2017 -
Police investigating police
Read moreLegal practitioners have responded to an article by General Counsel of of the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission(IBAC), that was…
2 March 2017 -
30 November 2016
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Charges in Corinna Horvath case welcomed by legal advocates
Read moreThe Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) announced today that “a Victoria Police Leading Senior Constable with assault offences in…
29 November 2016 -
IBAC’s missed opportunity
Read moreIBAC’s special report into Operation Ross, released on 10 November, misses a vital opportunity to look beyond Ballarat to…
11 November 2016 -
Victorian police complaints investigations in the spotlight: IBAC recommendations fail the “Horvath test”
Read moreThe Victorian Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) recently released its review of Victorian police complaints investigation, the Audit of...
6 November 2016 -
Launch of Police Complaints Clinic Report
Read moreThe Flemington & Kensington Community Legal Centre has released its first report on the Police Accountability and Human Rights…
7 September 2016 -
Operation Ross: Ballarat public hearings into police misconduct
Read moreIndependent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) will begin its controversial public examinations into a long legacy of allegations of…
23 May 2016 -
23 October 2015
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Craig Love finally compensated for violent acts of police officers
Read moreVictorian man Craig Love has today been told that the Victorian Government will compensate him for being assaulted, wrongfully…
18 September 2015 -
It’s time for Independent Investigations of Police Misconduct
Read moreThe Court of Appeal has handed down its appeal decision in the matter of Bare v IBAC which…
29 July 2015 -
Police Accountability submission into Family Violence Royal Commission
Read moreOur contribution to the Royal Commission comes from the perspective of our Police Accountability Project clients, some of whom…
10 June 2015 -
Supreme Court Hears Application to Close IBAC Hearing to Public
Read moreOn 15th April 2015 an IBAC hearing into a potential culture of violence within the Victoria Police Service at…
21 April 2015 -
4 December 2014
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Police investigating police is “failing our state”
Read moreA Federal Senator has made a strong call for an independent body to investigate and prosecute cases of misconduct...
1 October 2014 -
Why the Police Act needs changing
Read moreWhen it comes to police violence and misconduct Victoria’s laws protect police, not its citizens. The new Victoria…
1 September 2014