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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Eden Gillespie

Queensland’s corruption watchdog charges taxpayers $409,000 for consultancies on police investigating police

Crime and Corruption Commission Chair Bruce Barbour
Crime and Corruption Commission chair Bruce Barbour told an estimates hearing on Wednesday that the former attorney general, Shannon Fentiman, approved the consultants. Photograph: Jono Searle/AAP

Taxpayers were charged $409,000 for Queensland’s corruption watchdog to hire consultants to investigate a recommendation from a landmark inquiry to stop police investigating police.

The commission of inquiry into police responses to domestic violence recommended the establishment of a civilian police integrity unit in the Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) within 18 months to “deal with all complaints” against officers.

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