Criminal Justice Commission
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The Criminal Justice Commission was established in 1989 by the Queensland Criminal Justice Act 1989, following widespread corruption amongst high-level Queensland politicians and police officers being uncovered in the Fitzgerald Inquiry
. It has since merged in 2002 with the Queensland Crime Commission
to form the Crime and Misconduct Commission
.
The Criminal Justice Commission was the direct precursor body for the oversight fucntions of the Crime and Misconduct Commission, however where the Crime and Misconduct Commission has authority over all areas of the Queensland Public Service
the Criminal Justice Commission was limited to the oversight of the Queensland Police Service.
The Criminal Justice Commission was responsible for significant research into the Queensland Police Service. Further it released a series of research papers on a variety of aspects of Crime in Queensland.
Fitzgerald Inquiry
The Fitzgerald Inquiry into Queensland Police corruption was a judicial inquiry presided over by Tony Fitzgerald QC. The inquiry resulted in the deposition of a premier, two by-elections, the jailing of three former ministers and a police commissioner who was jailed and lost his...
. It has since merged in 2002 with the Queensland Crime Commission
Queensland Crime Commission
The Queensland Crime Commission was an independent Queensland Government entity established on 2 March 1998 to investigate criminal activity, in particular,criminal paedophilia and major and organised crime...
to form the Crime and Misconduct Commission
Crime and Misconduct Commission
The Crime and Misconduct Commission is an independent Queensland Government entity created to combat and reduce the incidence of major crime and to continuously improve the integrity of, and to reduce the incidence of misconduct in, the Queensland public sector. The CMC also has a witness...
.
The Criminal Justice Commission was the direct precursor body for the oversight fucntions of the Crime and Misconduct Commission, however where the Crime and Misconduct Commission has authority over all areas of the Queensland Public Service
Public services
Public services is a term usually used to mean services provided by government to its citizens, either directly or by financing private provision of services. The term is associated with a social consensus that certain services should be available to all, regardless of income...
the Criminal Justice Commission was limited to the oversight of the Queensland Police Service.
The Criminal Justice Commission was responsible for significant research into the Queensland Police Service. Further it released a series of research papers on a variety of aspects of Crime in Queensland.