Hearings
 The CMC is the only law enforcement agency in Queensland with the power to compel people to attend hearings and give evidence.These coercive hearings greatly increase our ability to break through the ‘wall of silence’ that frequently frustrates attempts to investigate major crime and corruption. |
No public hearings are currently scheduled.
- Misconduct hearings
- Crime hearings
- Release of information
- Information for witnesses
- Information for the media
In relation to any matter relevant to the performance of our functions, we can hold coercive investigative hearings which are generally private, but may be open to the public if we consider it is their interest for us to do so.
This can occur if a complaint or issue brought to our attention involves wide-ranging allegations that have the potential to reduce public confidence in fundamental systems of public administration and government.
Holding a public inquiry enables us to:
- gather a wider range of evidence and information on which to base our findings and recommendations than would be possible during a closed investigation
- involve the public in the process of reform.
Only the Chairperson of the CMC can conduct a public hearing, the dates of which we announce on this website.
Misconduct hearings
Crime hearings
We work with police to conduct hearings-based investigations into major crime. Our power to compel witnesses to attend and give evidence is vital when ordinary police powers and methods are unable to gain sufficient information to bring the matter to a satisfactory conclusion.
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Release of information
We generally neither confirm nor deny the existence, or any aspect, of any current alleged complaint or investigation unless the complainant or agency has made it publicly known. We do this to protect the privacy and reputation of those who are the subject of a complaint or under investigation, or to protect the public interest.
Read more about our policy on releasing information.
Information for witnesses
As a witness attending a hearing, you have the right to legal representation and to an interpreter if you need one. However, as the hearings are ‘coercive’, you cannot refuse to:
- answer questions
- produce documents and/or other materials when requested
- take an oath.
See also: Financial assistance for legal services when attending a CMC investigation hearing
Information for the media
We announce upcoming public inquiries via a media advisory and on our website.
See media information on public inquiries for details of suppression orders, recording, filming, interviews, and use of mobile phones at hearings.
