Queensland police may be forced to reinstate 26 officers after disciplinary bungle

Queensland police commissioner Katarina Carroll says matters dealt with between November 2019 and late 2022 are affected by the court of appeal ruling. Photograph: Darren England/AAP

Queensland police could be forced to reinstate 26 officers who were sacked for disciplinary reasons after a ruling by the state’s court of appeal.

The state’s police commissioner, Katarina Carroll, said a “significant” number of internal disciplinary matters – including those involving domestic violence, drugs and the misuse of personal information – are affected by a court ruling that found the force’s current practice for instigating disciplinary proceedings was “not valid”.