There is no corruption or misconduct in relation to the withdrawal of a traffic infringement issued to the Queensland Police Commissioner's wife, Carol Stewart, the Crime and Corruption Commission says.
Queensland's corruption watchdog has found there was no misconduct in relation to the withdrawal of a traffic infringement issued to the wife of the state's top police officer.The corruption watchdog said Ms Stewart had raised"reasonable grounds" to question the infringement notice
The ABC revealed Carol Stewart, the wife of Queensland Police Commissioner Ian Stewart, was issued an infringement notice for running a stop sign in the Sandgate district, north of Brisbane, but it wasThe Crime and Corruption Commission Queensland said in a statement on Friday afternoon it had completed an assessment of complaints based on"media reporting".
As part of the investigation, the CCC said it reviewed correspondence between the Queensland Police Service and Ms Stewart and interviewed the officer involved. "The letter revealed a detailed knowledge of the relevant statutory provisions and procedures relating to the issuing of infringement notices, consistent with Ms Stewart's long career as an employee of the Department of Transport and from her earlier career as a police officer."
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