police ombudsman

• Victoria needs a new independent police oversight authority – but to work what will it need to look like?

  21st Sep 2023

  To succeed, the new independent police oversight authority called for by many, and most recently the Yoorrook Justice Commission, will need new capabilities and new powers, including the power to obtain information directly from Victoria Police systems and the power to directly investigate potentially systemic issues, including over-policing of minorities, racism and cultural issues, such as sexual harassment.