Quarterly misconduct statistics
January–March 2012
- For the period 1 January to 31 March 2012, we registered 1304 complaints (an increase of 3% for the same period in 2010-2011). Of these:
- 46% involved police
- 43% involved departments, government-owned corporations and other public sector bodies
- 11% involved local government
- 17% involved assault
- 19% involved official conduct
- 9% involved corruption and favouritism.
- In comparison to the same period last year, these figures represent:
- a 6% increase in complaints against police
- a 1% decrease in complaints against public sector (including local government).
- We assessed 1185 complaints. Of these:
- 2% are now under investigation by the CMC
- 84% have been referred to the relevant agency (subject to CMC monitoring)
- 14% warranted no further action.
- We commenced 27 investigations into alleged official misconduct (including 12 co-operative investigations).
- We referred 489 people with concerns about matters not within the CMC's jurisdiction to other relevant agencies.
- We reviewed 110 complaints dealt with by public sector agencies, including police. Of these:
- we were satisfied with the handling of 95%
- of the remaining 5%, we identified concerns with regards to delays in investigations and failure to adequately investigate.
- We reviewed the outcome of 28 QPS misconduct disciplinary proceedings. Of these:
- we were satisfied with 27
- we have initiated a QCAT review in relation to 1 case.
- As a result of our investigative, monitoring and research and prevention activities conducted during the period, we made 60 recommendations to public sector agencies in relation to improving their systems and processes.
October–December 2011
- We registered 1278 complaints (7% less than in the same period in 2010–11) of which:
- 43% involved police
- 49% involved government departments, government-owned corporations and other public sector bodies
- 8% involved local government
- 18% involved assault
- 18% involved official misconduct
- 8% involved misappropriation.
- In comparison with figures from the same period in 2010–11, these figures represent:
- a 6% decrease in complaints against police
- a 6% increase in complaints against public sector officers (including those in local government). A reason for this increase is that agency staff are more aware of the need to report official misconduct to the CMC.
- We assessed 1245 complaints. Of these:
- we are investigating 2%
- we have referred 90% to the agency involved for them to investigate (subject to our monitoring)
- 8% warranted no further action.
- We commenced 25 investigations into alleged official misconduct (including 10 cooperative investigations).
- We referred 496 people with concerns about matters outside our jurisdiction to the relevant agencies.
- We reviewed 99 complaints dealt with by public sector agencies, including police. Of these:
- we were satisfied with the handling of 91%
- we identified problems with the handling of 9%, which took too long to investigate, failed to adequately address potential systemic issues or failed to deal with all aspects of a complaint.
- We reviewed the outcome of 17 disciplinary proceedings for misconduct conducted by the QPS. Of these:
- we were satisfied with 16
- we have initiated a QCAT review in relation to 1 case.
July–September 2011
- We registered 1370 complaints (8% more than in the same period in 2010–11) of which:
- 44% involved police
- 50% involved government departments, government-owned corporations and other public sector bodies
- 6% involved local government
- 18% involved assault
- 16% official misconduct
- 10% misappropriation.
- In comparison with figures from the same period in 2010–11, these figures represent:
- a 13% decrease in complaints against police
- a 29% increase in complaints against public sector officers (including those in local government). A reason for this increase is that agency staff are more aware of the need to report official misconduct to the CMC.
- We assessed 1385 complaints. Of these:
- we are investigating 1%
- we referred 89% to the agency involved for them to investigate (subject to our monitoring
- 10% warranted no further action.
- We referred 438 people with concerns about matters outside our jurisdiction to the relevant agencies.
- We reviewed 99 complaints dealt with by public sector agencies including police. Of these:
- we were satisfied with the handling of 82%
- we identified problems with the handling of the remaining 18%, which took too long to finalise, raised concerns about electronic recording of interviews or involved inappropriate assessments of the conduct involved
- We reviewed the outcome of 14 disciplinary proceedings for misconduct conducted by the QPS. Of these:
- we were satisfied with 13
- we have initiated a QCAT review in relation to 1 case.
July 2010–June 2011
Misconduct statistics for July 2010–June 2011 period are available in the Annual Report 2010–11.
Last updated:
03 May 2012
