Inquiry recommends more civilians be hired to reduce corruption watchdog’s reliance on police
, made clear it was not “Fitzgerald 2.0”.
Fitzgerald and co-author, former judge Alan Wilson, recommended the CCC seek the opinion of the Director of Public Prosecutions, “except in exceptional circumstances”, before laying charges in a corruption investigation.
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