Inquiry into the external oversight of police corruption and misconduct in Victoria

Government Response

Created: Wednesday, 06 July 2016 17:35

Last Updated: Wednesday, 05 July 2017 15:03

The Government is required to respond within six months of the final report being tabled. Once the response is received, it will be available for download here.

Submissions

Created: Thursday, 26 May 2016 16:04

Last Updated: Wednesday, 10 July 2019 14:29

Submissions for this inquiry have closed. For further information, please contact the Committee Secretariat.

The following submissions have been accepted by the Committee:

1.  Confidential
2. Dorothy Long1.13 MB
3. Kate Doherty1.17 MB
4. Tamar Hopkins995.79 KB5.  Confidential
6.  Confidential
7. Felicity Caulfield83.19 KB
8.  Confidential
9.  Confidential
10. Confidential
11. Confidential
12. Allen Tong1.78 MB
13.Vanessa Born1.09 MB
14. Confidential
15. Kenneth McLeod
16. Confidential
17. Jordan Brown5.02 MB
18. Centre for Multicultural Youth139.37 KB
19. Victoria Legal Aid
19A. Victoria Legal Aid_supplementary1.4 MB
20. Flemington Kensington Community Legal Centre joint submission1.67 MB
21. Confidential
22. Confidential
23. Confidential
24. Confidential
25. Confidential
26. Confidential
27. Andrew Tink699.20 KB
28. The Police Assocation Victoriaf3.81 MB
29.Harm Reduction Victoria2.19 MB
30. Loddon Campaspe Community Legal Centre and Goulburn Valley Community Legal Centre1.32 MB
31. Confidential
32. Associate Professor Leanne Weber and Professor Jude McCulloch1.2 MB
32A. Associate Professor Leanne Weber and Professor Jude McCulloch_supplementary1.46 MB
33. Confidential
34. Victoria Inspectorate1.39 MB
35.International Commission of Jurists1.61 MB
36. St Kilda Legal Service1.64 MB
37. Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Victoria727.41 KB
38. Confidential
39. Youthlaw1.02 MB
40. Remedy Australia1.24 MB
41. Law Institute Victoria1.22 MB
42. Police Accountability Project1.28 MB
43.Fitzroy Legal Service432.44 KB
44. Robinson Gill Lawyers1.55 MB
44A. Robinson Gill Lawyers_supplementary1.83 MB
45. Springvale Monash Legal Service Inc.1.59 MB
46.Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service1.81 MB
47.Accountability Roundtable1.25 MB
48.  Confidential
49. FKCLC Police Accountability and Human Rights Clinic1.89 MB
50. Confidential
51. Confidential
52. Victoria Police4.41 MB
53. Confidential
54. Confidential

Terms of Reference

Created: Thursday, 07 June 2012 10:12

Last Updated: Thursday, 07 September 2017 08:32

Self-referenced by the Committee on 19 June 2017:

That, under s 33 of the Parliamentary Committees Act 2003, the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Committee inquire into, consider and report, no later than 30 June 2018, on the external oversight and investigation of police corruption and misconduct in Victoria.

Specifically, the Committee is required to

1. Examine the current system for the oversight of police corruption and misconduct in Victoria, in particular the role of IBAC and the Victorian Inspectorate.
2. Identify and assess best-practice models for the oversight of police.
3. Identify and review the main challenges to the effective oversight and investigation of complaints and disclosures about police in Victoria. This will involve an examination of the legal framework for the oversight of police in Victoria. The review will encompass both the legal responsibilities of those overseeing police as well as the perspectives and experiences of complainants, including marginalised Victorians.
4. Consider best-practice strategies to improve the oversight and investigation of police corruption and misconduct and how they may be implemented in Victoria.
   
   

The Committee’s Inquiry will include not only the oversight of police officers but also protective services officers.

Under s 12A of the Parliamentary Committees Act 2003 (Vic), the Committee does not have the power to consider individual complaints against police. These complaints should be directed to IBAC or Victoria Police.

Terms of Reference - Inquiry into the external oversight of police corruption and misconduct in Victoria(PDF 54.96 KB)