52-516: Cameron Corner is the geodetic point at which the Australian states of Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia meet. Cameron Corner, Queensland , the locality immediately north-east of the geodetic point Cameron Corner Survey Marker , the heritage-listed survey mark at the geodetic point Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
104-1211: A commission of inquiry was announced to examine policing responses to domestic and family violence prevention, with possible systemic cultural issues within the organisation, and whether there was the capability, capacity, and structure to respond to the violence. Giving evidence in August 2022, Police Commissioner Carroll accepted 'there was a problem within QPS with misogynistic and disrespectful views towards women affecting how police officers responded to domestic and family violence'. In October 2022, there were calls for reforms and deeper investigations into Queensland police by figures such as Opposition MP David Crisafulli and human rights activist Gracelyn Smallwood . Between 1991 and 2013 there were eight geographic regions (Far Northern, Northern, Central, North Coast, Metropolitan North, Metropolitan South, Southern, and South Eastern), three commands (State Crime Operations, Operations Support, and Ethical Standards), and four divisions (Human Resources, Finance, Administration, and Information Management). As of 2017, there are seven police regions and eight commands in
156-457: A case to answer despite conflicting medical evidence. The Director of Public Prosecutions Leanne Clare refused to place Senior Sergeant Hurley on trial for lack of evidence. After reviewing the evidence the Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) also found that there was insufficient evidence to prosecute for wrongdoing. The Queensland Attorney General Kerry Shine ordered a review despite advice from
208-718: A change in government , another government department named the Public Safety Business Agency was created. This was following a recommendation of the Keelty review into police and community safety operations. Human resources, information technology and other divisions were transferred from the Service and other departments to the new agency. In mid-2016, some services were moved back to the Service. Eight geographic regions (Far Northern, Northern, Central, North Coast, Metropolitan North, Metropolitan South, Southern, and South Eastern)
260-557: A desert golf course. [REDACTED] Media related to Cameron Corner, Australia at Wikimedia Commons Queensland Police Service The Queensland Police Service ( QPS ) is the principal law enforcement agency responsible for policing the Australian state of Queensland . In 1990, the Queensland Police Force was officially renamed the Queensland Police Service and the old motto of "Firmness with Courtesy"
312-459: A major reform in 1864 and the newly re-organised force commenced operations with approximately 143 employees under the command the first Commissioner of Police, David Thompson Seymour . The service had four divisions: Metropolitan Police, Rural Police, Water Police, and Native Police . At the turn of the century there were 845 men and 135 Aboriginal trackers at 256 stations in Queensland. In 1904
364-719: A uniform similar to police officers. In 2016 the State Government Protective Security Service (SGPSS), then under the Department of Public Works, was transferred to the Queensland Police Service and renamed the Protective Services Group. Protective services officers are sworn or affirmed staff members, and wear an ink-navy shirt with a maroon-coloured police shoulder patch with 'Protective Services' above it, and maroon epaulettes. Staff member uniform includes: Chaplains, whilst not employed by
416-707: A witness protection function. The CMC has investigative powers, not ordinarily available to the Queensland Police, for the purposes of enabling the commission to effectively investigate particular cases of major crime. The CMC also has the power to investigate cases of misconduct in the Queensland public sector, particularly the more serious cases of misconduct. In 2013, the CMC became the Crime and Corruption Commission . In 2002 there were 8,367 police officers (20.2% female) and 2,925 staff members at 321 stations, 40 Police Beat shopfronts and 21 Neighbourhood Police Beats throughout
468-706: A year after a CMC report claiming: The CMC report focused on police corruption, and not police brutality that accounted for ten times as many complaints in Surfers Paradise – 130 reports to 13 in the 18 months to March 2010. In 2016 several human rights organisations signed an open letter calling for a public investigation the Queensland Police Service, and for preventative measures to be implemented against police abuse. Queensland police were criticised for using excessive force against protesters in 2021. Arising from an earlier Women's Safety and Justice Taskforce, in May 2022
520-520: Is an outback locality in the Shire of Bulloo , Queensland , Australia . It is on the Queensland border with New South Wales to the south and South Australia to the west. In the 2021 census , Cameron Corner had a population of 19 people. Cameron Corner is located about 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) west-southwest of Brisbane , Queensland and is the point in the outback of eastern Australia where
572-627: The COVID-19 pandemic , including border closures, and maintaining quarantine hotels. Early in 2021, due to two separate incidents, a new 'Youth Crime Taskforce' was formed under an assistant commissioner, and another section was elevated to command level to become the Domestic, Family Violence and Vulnerable Persons Command. A commission of inquiry was created in May 2022 to examine policing responses to domestic and family violence prevention, with an August appearance of Commissioner Carroll. The commission
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#1733107099769624-687: The Lake Eyre Basin , was first explored by Captain Charles Sturt , who in 1844 went in search of a supposed inland sea in the centre of Australia. The corner and locality are named for the surveyor, John Brewer Cameron , from the New South Wales Lands Department, who spent two years during 1880–1882 marking the border between New South Wales and Queensland . Cameron erected a post there in September 1880 to mark its intersection with
676-627: The Spanish flu into Queensland, which were enforced by the Queensland Police . A medical screening process was used to determine if Queensland residents could safely return to the state. On 17 April 2020, the Queensland Government reorganised the nine localities in the Shire of Bulloo, resulting in six localities. It included Cameron Corner gaining a small portion of land from the west of
728-461: The boundary lines of the states of Queensland , South Australia , and New South Wales meet (the area immediately to the north and east of the intersection of the state boundaries). The noted Dingo Fence passes through Cameron Corner along the New South Wales border. Cameron Corner has the following mountains (from north to south): This general area, which includes Sturt Stony Desert in
780-623: The 'friends of Joh' movement. 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
832-624: The 1990s include oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray , the Smith & Wesson revolver firearm and later the Glock semi-automatic pistol, the long 26" baton to the 21" extendable baton, and linked to hinged handcuffs in 1998, and Light Detection and Ranging ( LIDAR ) laser-based detection devices and an Integrated Traffic Camera System in 1999 to enforce traffic speed limits . The Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 came into force in July 2000 which consolidated
884-863: The Public Safety Business Agency, existed from 2013 to 2021 which took over the portfolios of human resources, finance, administration, education and training, and information technology). By 2023, with the announced incorporation of the Disaster & Emergency Management into the QPS from the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services , the QPS Organisation Structure took on the following form: The Queensland Police Service has two classes of uniformed personnel: police officers ('sworn' and 'unsworn'), and staff members (public servants, including police liaison officers, watchhouse officers, protective services officers and pipes and drums musicians). Both classes wear
936-548: The Queensland Police started to use fingerprinting in investigations. In the 1912 Brisbane general strike the Queensland Police were used to suppress striking workers. The first female police officers, Ellen O'Donnell and Zara Dare, were inducted in March 1931 to assist in inquiries involving female suspects and prisoners. Following World War II a number of technological innovations were adopted including radio for communication within Queensland and between state departments. By 1950
988-410: The Queensland Police. Queensland was divided into 17 districts, each with its own police force headed by a Chief Constable under authority of a local magistrate. The position of Inspector-General was abolished soon after it was established, in July 1860, and most of the operations of the police until 1863 reverted to the control of local police magistrates and justices. The Queensland Police underwent
1040-730: The Service had a staff of 2,030 police officers, 10 women police and 30 trackers. In February 1951, a central communication room was established at the Criminal Investigation Branch in Brisbane. On 14 May 1963, the Juvenile Aid Bureau was established. In 1965 female officers were given the same powers as male officers. The Queensland Police Academy at Oxley, Brisbane , was completed in 1972. Bicycles were phased out in 1975 and more cars and motorcycles were put into service. The Air Wing also became operational in 1975 following
1092-721: The State Solicitor-General Walter Sofronoff QC highlighting the lack of evidence. A review by New South Wales Former Chief Justice Sir Laurence Street found there was a case to answer. Senior Sergeant Hurley was found not guilty by a jury in the Townsville Supreme Court and the findings of the Coronial Inquest were subsequently overturned by the Queensland District Court. The District Court ruled that Coroner's finding '...was against
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#17331070997691144-623: The State of Queensland on 1 January 2014. In 2015 the Commissioner approved officers and staff members to march in the Brisbane Pride Festival as part of showing organisational diversity, and accessibility of policing services to the LGBTI communities. In February 2020, an organisational restructure was announced; but a month later, staffing then being diverted to support the health response to
1196-817: The State of Queensland, each under command of an assistant commissioner . By 2020, there were four administrative areas, each overseen by a deputy commissioner organizing the respective regions and commands as such: Regional Operations (Northern, Central, Brisbane, Southern, and South Eastern), Specialist Operations (Community Contact Command, Intelligence, Counter-Terrorism and Major Events Command, Operations Support Command, State Crime Command, Road Policing Command, and Commonwealth Games Group), and Strategy, Policy and Performance (Crime and Corruption Commission Police Group, Ethical Standards Command, Legal Division, Organisational Capability Command, and People Capability Command). The regions were further divided into districts and further still into divisions. A new government department,
1248-513: The back of a car. The man was reportedly an international criminal from Europe but it was later found to be some one else. This was an embarrassment for the QPS and it came to be known as ' Democracy Manifest '. In 1994 six police officers, becoming known as the ' Pinkenba Six ', took three Aboriginal boys from Fortitude Valley and left them at Pinkenba as an unofficial way to punish the boys for suspected offences. The police officers were charged with abduction but were subsequently acquitted in court;
1300-404: The border of South Australia. He placed a wooden marker every 1 mile (1.6 km) eastwards along the interstate boundary. On 28 January 1919, the Queensland Government placed restrictions on the border crossing at Wompah Gate ( 29°00′00″S 142°10′26″E / 29.00000°S 142.17378°E / -29.00000; 142.17378 ( Wompah Gate ) ) to prevent the spread of
1352-625: The border with New South Wales. It then joins a section known as the Dog Fence in South Australia, which is 2,225 km (1,383 mi) long. There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including (from north to south): New Year's Eve is celebrated three times each year in Cameron Corner (also in Poeppel Corner and Surveyor Generals Corner ), because the three states that meet at
1404-612: The corner and was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register in 2012. The 2,500 km (1,553 mi) section of the Dingo Fence in Queensland is also known as the Great Barrier Fence or Wild Dog Barrier Fence 11. It is administered by the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. The Wild Dog Barrier Fence staff consists of 23 employees, including two-person teams that patrol a 300 km (186 mi) section of
1456-418: The corner are in three time zones . The Cameron Corner Store was established in 1990 by a Vietnam War veteran, Sandy Nall, and his wife Cathrine. As of 2014, the store was operated by the sole permanent residents of Cameron Corner, Fenn and Cheryl Miller. The store reportedly has a Queensland liquor licence, a New South Wales postal code and a South Australian telephone number. The locality also features
1508-410: The device was making erroneous readings. The coronial inquest later found this not to be the case, and that the officer tasered the man 28 times for up to five seconds at a time. In early 2010 searches were made by the CMC (Crime and Misconduct Commission) on police stations in Queensland. The results of the searches and interrogations of police officers are being kept confidential, but come less than
1560-599: The epaulettes of lesser ranks. Different salary bands apply within the same rank commensurate with years of service. Officers relieving at a higher rank temporarily wear the epaulettes of the higher rank. Police recruits wear a light blue epaulette with embroidered 'POLICE RECRUIT'. Police recruits undertaking the PACE program wear a dark blue epaulette with no embroided text. Police officers and other members may be eligible to wear Queensland and Australian honours. (PACE Program) Constable Several staff member roles wear
1612-604: The fence once every week. There are depots at Quilpie and Roma . The Queensland Border Fence stretches for 394 km (245 mi) westwards along the border with New South Wales , into the Strzelecki Desert . The fence passes the point where the three states of Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia meet ( Cameron Corner ). At this point, it connects with the South Australian Border Fence, which runs for 257 km (160 mi) southwards along
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1664-470: The girl with breaching a move on order, but the case was thrown out with the magistrate criticising police's over-reaction. A subsequent inquiry by the CMC into the use of the TASER by the Queensland Police Service found there was no systemic abuse of the device by officers, despite the chairman saying the incident 'showed a concerning pattern within QPS towards the handling of policing incidents'. CCTV video footage
1716-462: The jurisdiction of the New South Wales governance with towns policed by small forces controlled by the local magistracy. The Police Act of 1838 (2 Vic. no. 2) which officially codified a variety of common behaviours as criminal and regulated the police response to them, continued as the template for policing. On 13 January 1860, Edric Norfolk Vaux Morisset was appointed the Inspector-General of
1768-767: The largest reform of emergency services in Queensland since 1990. The Queensland Fire and Rescue Service along with the Rural Fire Service would form the Queensland Fire Department, with a new central headquarters. On Monday 3 June 2024 the State Emergency Service (SES) was moved to the Queensland Police Service; along with the Volunteer Marine Rescue and the Australian Volunteer Coast Guard Queensland, becoming
1820-538: The locality of Bulloo Downs . It increased the area of the locality from 12,866.0 square kilometres (4,967.6 sq mi) to 14,554.8 square kilometres (5,619.6 sq mi). In the 2016 census , Cameron Corner had "no people or a very low population". In the 2021 census , Cameron Corner had a population of 19 people. Cameron Corner Survey Marker ( 28°59′57″S 140°59′57″E / 28.9991°S 140.9993°E / -28.9991; 140.9993 ( Cameron Corner Survey Marker ) ) marks
1872-521: The majority of police powers into one Act. The Queensland Police contributed to the national CrimTrac system and the National Automated Fingerprint Identification System ( NAFIS ), established in 2000. The Crime and Misconduct Act 2001 commenced 1 January 2002 and redefined the responsibilities of the Service and the Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) with respect to the management of complaints. The CMC also has
1924-514: The new Marine Rescue Queensland (MRQ) and therefore made part of the Queensland emergency services. The Queensland Police Special Bureau was formed on 30 July 1940 and renamed Special Branch on 7 April 1948. It was criticised for being used for political purposes by the Bjelke-Petersen government in the 1970s and 1980s, such as enforcing laws against protests (sometimes outnumbering the protesters or using provocateurs to incite violence so
1976-405: The police service put them on twelve months probation for their errors of judgement. The Service has been accused of institutional racism after its fierce support of Senior Sergeant Chris Hurley who stood trial for the 2004 assault and manslaughter of Mulrunji Doomadgee . Senior Sergeant Hurley was initially subject of a Coronial Inquest by Coroner Christine Clements where he was found to have
2028-470: The protesters could be arrested ) and investigating and harassing political opponents. It was disbanded in 1989 following a recommendation by the Fitzgerald Inquiry into police corruption . Special Branch records were shredded. In 1991, an arrest was recorded by journalist Chris Reason on live TV. In the video, a plain clothes officer and other officers are seen restraining a man and putting him in
2080-530: The purchase of two single-engine aircraft. The decade was a turbulent period in Queensland's political history. Allegations of high-level corruption in both the Queensland Police and State Government led to a judicial inquiry presided over by Tony Fitzgerald . The Fitzgerald Inquiry which ran from July 1987 to July 1989 led to charges being laid against many long-serving police, including Jack Herbert, Licensing Branch Sergeant Harry Burgess, Assistant Commissioner Graeme Parker and Commissioner Terry Lewis . Lewis
2132-556: The ranks from senior constable to senior sergeant. In 2023 the rank of chief inspector was reintroduced into the Service. Rank insignia is worn only by uniformed officers. Prior to mid-2009, only officers at the rank of inspector and above (commissioned officers) had the words 'Queensland Police' embroidered on their epaulettes , however new uniform mandates saw the introduction of the words 'Queensland Police' on all epaulettes issued to police officers after this date. The epaulettes of commissioned officers are significantly larger than
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2184-444: The report was ignored by the government. Police Minister Judy Spence said of the report 'At a cursory glance, it looks like a compendium of views from nameless, homeless people'. In 2008, the CMC investigated an officer after he used a Taser on a restrained teenage girl at South Bank, but recommended the officer only receive 'managerial guidance'. The incident was also against police policy to use tasers on minors. Police later charged
2236-403: The same blue uniform with shoulder patches. As of 2015 all police officer rank insignia changed to an 'ink blue' background with insignia embroidered in white. There has been the addition of a 'recognition of service' horizontal bar between rank insignia and the words 'Queensland Police' for officers who have been on rank for a particular length of time. This 'recognition of service' is only for
2288-559: The state. By 2004 the Service had grown to 9,003 police officers (21.8% female) and 2,994 other staff members. As at 30 June 2016 there were 11,971 police officers (26.3% female) and 2,794 other staff members. The Taser conducted electrical weapon (CEW) was trialled by some officers in 2006 and was eventually issued in 2009. In mid-2007, approximately 5,000 officers participated in the Pride in Policing march through Brisbane . In 2013 following
2340-518: The title Cameron Corner . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cameron_Corner&oldid=1007328901 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Cameron Corner, Queensland Download coordinates as: Cameron Corner
2392-537: The weight of the evidence'. Also in 2006 and 2008 footage was caught of police beating homeless men after they were pinned to the ground. It came a year after a report by organisations including the Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS) and community groups such as the Red Cross, which detailed widespread harassment by police of the socially vulnerable. Approximately 75% of interviewees made such claims, but
2444-506: Was changed to "With Honour We Serve". The headquarters of the Queensland Police Service is located at 200 Roma Street, Brisbane . The current Commissioner is Stephan (Steve) Gollschewski. The Commissioner reports to the Minister for Police, presently Daniel Purdie . Queensland came into existence as a colony of the British Empire on 1 December 1859. The region was previously under
2496-458: Was jailed and served ten and a half years. The Fitzgerald Inquiry also led to a perjury trial against former Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen , which ended with a hung jury . The Director of Public Prosecutions elected not to pursue a retrial due to Bjelke-Petersen's age and health. It was later revealed that the jury foreman for the trial was a member of the Young Nationals and identified with
2548-482: Was reduced to five (Northern, Central, Southern, Brisbane, South Eastern). Some statewide functions and administrative divisions were also adjusted. Following the G20 political forum, the Service created its third unit citation . The other two Queensland Honours citations were the ' flood and cyclone ' (2011) and the 'QP150' (2014) for the Service's sesquicentennial year. The Queensland Police marked 150 years of service to
2600-447: Was released, delayed by possible civil action, showing the girl lashing out and kicking the officer, knocking the Taser out of his holster before he used it as she was held on the ground by two security guards. In June 2009 a man died after allegedly being tasered by Queensland police 28 times. The policeman in question claimed the deceased was tasered a much lower number of times, suggesting
2652-547: Was responsible for significant research into the Queensland Police Service. A new computerised message switching system was put into use throughout Queensland in 1980. At the time it was one of the most effective police communication systems in Australia. The Police Powers and Procedures Act 1997 was passed by the Queensland Government on 1 July 1997 and took effect 6 April 1998. Law enforcement equipment introduced in
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#17331070997692704-520: Was told of a lack of staffing of the Domestic, Family Violence and Vulnerable Persons Command compared to other areas, of discrimination within the organisation, and of senior officers' racist and misogynistic behaviour. A deputy commissioner resigned the next day. In October 2022, following a review by State Disaster Coordinator Steve Gollschewski, it was announced the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) would be dissolved in June 2024, resulting in
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