Police Commissioner

Jim O'Sullivan - 00:37:15

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Jim O'Sullivan
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00:37:15
Jim O'Sullivan comments on Terry Lewis and Raymond Whitrod as Police Commissioners.

Jim O'Sullivan - 00:35:25

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Jim O'Sullivan
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00:35:25
Jim O'Sullivan discusses the incoming Beattie Government Police Minister, Tom Barton, and his decision to retire as Police Commissioner in 2000 rather than renew his contract.

Jim O'Sullivan - 00:24:12

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Jim O'Sullivan
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00:24:12
Jim O'Sullivan discusses his relationship with Police Minister Paul Braddy, and the difficulties of dealing with intrusive ministerial staffers during the Goss era. He discusses the 1995 change of government, his difficult relationship with the Borbidge Government, and the Memorandum of Understanding between the Police Union and the then opposition coalition party.

Jim O'Sullivan - 00:19:40

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Jim O'Sullivan
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00:19:40
Jim O'Sullivan discusses his role following the Fitzgerald Inquiry. He discusses the appointment of Victorian Noel Newnham as Police Commissioner. He describes Noel Newnham's resignation as Police Commissioner, his own appointment as the new Commissioner, and the implementation of the Fitzgerald reforms.

Terry Mackenroth - 00:17:18

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Terry Mackenroth
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00:17:18
Terry Mackenroth describes the hiring practices under the Goss Government, and reflects on his difficulties with the Police Commissioner.

Terry Mackenroth - 00:12:43

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Terry Mackenroth
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00:12:43
Terry Mackenroth outlines his difficult relationship with the Police Commissioner, and the appointment of the Emergency Services CEO.

Ann Scott - 00:46:29

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Ann Scott
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00:46:29
Ann Scott comments on the rise of proactive policing post-Fitzgerald Inquiry, and on the implementation of statistical and other analysis of the operations of the Police Service. She suggests that this new approach has contributed to the much improved relationship between police and Indigenous people. She also notes that she disagreed with 1996 CJC assertions of increasing corruption in the police force, though she acknowledges that some level of corruption is inevitable.

Ann Scott - 00:42:17

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Ann Scott
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00:42:17
Ann Scott talks about changes to the Police Service after the Fitzgerald Inquiry and the setting up of the CJC, noting that the reforms were generally viewed positively by the police service, though there was some resentment of the new, tertiary educated officers.

Ann Scott - 00:29:04

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Ann Scott
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00:29:04
Ann Scott talks about her work with the Public Sector Management Commission and the major reforms in which she was involved, including the privatisation of correctional facilities, the changes to the police service in line with the findings of the Fitzgerald Inquiry, and the rise of equal opportunity initiatives across the public service.  She also reflects on the challenges posed to the reform agenda by the political cultures of individual departments.

Wayne Goss - 01:20:46

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Wayne Goss
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01:20:46
Wayne Goss discusses the Criminal Justice Commission and his misgivings about the appointment of Max Bingham and the functioning of the commission.
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