Police decided there was ‘no tangible benefit’ to conducting disciplinary action against the officer and opted not to investigate Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Queensland-police-service" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="21835" data-entity-type="organization">Queensland Police Service refused to pursue disciplinary action against an officer accused of multiple acts of serious domestic violence against his heavily pregnant partner and “interfering with the course of justice” to weaken the terms of her protection order. The circumstances of the case, revealed in a Queensland tribunal judgment this month, prompted a legal challenge by state’s Crime and Corruption Commission. Continue reading...
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NSR-2026-0216-16548News Report·EN·Legal & Judicial
Queensland police refused to discipline officer accused of domestic violence against pregnant partner
Queensland police declined to pursue disciplinary action against one of their officers accused of domestic violence against his pregnant partner. The officer was also accused of interfering with the course of justice to weaken the terms of her protection order.
Ben SmeeThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-02-16 · 02:15 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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Queensland police declined to pursue disciplinary action against one of their officers accused of domestic violence against his pregnant partner. The officer was also accused of interfering with the course of justice to weaken the terms of her protection order. The decision not to investigate disciplinary action was made despite the serious nature of the allegations. The Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission has launched a legal challenge in response to the police service's decision. The details of the case were revealed in a recent Queensland tribunal judgment.
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The state’s Crime and Corruption Commission launched a legal challenge.
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The circumstances of the case were revealed in a Queensland tribunal judgment this month.
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The officer was accused of “interfering with the course of justice” to weaken the terms of her protection order.
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The officer was accused of multiple acts of serious domestic violence against his heavily pregnant partner.
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Queensland police refused to pursue disciplinary action against an officer accused of domestic violence.
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