Charges against the Queensland Police Commissioner for failing to provide regular tyre-spike training to her officers have been dismissed.
Katarina Carroll had been charged with two counts of failing to comply with her health and safety duties between January 1, 2012, and June 30, 2019. During this 7½-year period, 26 officers were injured on the job while deploying tyre spikes.
Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll.Credit:Michelle Smith
She sought to have the charges, brought by the Office of the Work Health and Safety Prosecutor, thrown out because she was not in the top job during the period alleged, and she claimed she couldn’t be charged with criminal offences in her position.
The charges were filed on February 1, 2021. The first charge relates to officers being put at risk by the Commissioner’s actions, while the second relates to risks to members of the public.
Charges against Qld’s top police officer dismissed
Source: Philippines Alive
