It remains unclear how the Queensland government will deal with a long list of 'additional issues' that did not fall within the terms of reference of an inquiry into how corruption is investigated.
The ink is dry on Tony Fitzgerald's report into how corruption is investigated in Queensland, but it remains unclear how the state government will deal with a long list of "additional issues" that weren't within the inquiry's terms of reference.
the finding by the Parliamentary Crime and Corruption Committee that the CCC had erred in its decision to charge eight Logan City councillors with fraudOne of the key recommendations is that fewer police be seconded to the CCC, in favour of training up "civilian investigators" from a range of other professional backgrounds.
Professor Brown said the report was not suggesting civilians were better placed to judge corruption matters. Among the 87 submissions that the inquiry received, which were only publicly released when the report was complete, former Queensland police commissioner Bob Atkinson submitted his view that "unless there is clear criminal and/or corrupt activity, an educational approach is better than an aggressive prosecutorial approach".
"The Stenner case, which was never more than a HRM [human resource management] matter, is an example of the misuse of such powers [phone intercepts and coercive hearings]," he said.Brisbane-based lawyer Calvin Gnech, who specialises in professional misconduct law, said the inquiry had missed the opportunity to reset the bar for transparency and the CCC.
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