Queensland’s police commissioner declined an initial invitation to appear at domestic violence inquiry

In a written statement to an inquiry, Queensland’s police commissioner, Katarina Carroll, says she did ‘not accept’ that there were widespread cultural issues among police. Photograph: Darren England/AAP

Queensland’s police commissioner, Katarina Carroll, rejected an invitation to appear at an inquiry into police responses to domestic violence, prompting the commission to ask if they needed to issue a summons for her to attend.

During a hearing on Thursday, counsel assisting the inquiry, Ruth O’Gorman, said the commission first asked Carroll to give evidence on 4 August after they “formed concerns about lack of resourcing” after the testimony of assistant police commissioner Brian Codd.