Katarina Carroll lacks ‘no confidence’ powers to dismiss staff and minister appeared to rule them out
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The Queensland police minister, Mark Ryan, says he has not considered allowing the police commissioner to have “no confidence” powers to prevent the re-employment of up to 26 sacked police officers whose dismissals could now be invalidated.
Guardian Australia revealed on Tuesday that more than 300 police who were disciplined could have their punishments revoked, after the state’s court of appeal found the force’s practice for instigating disciplinary proceedings was “not valid”.
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Continue reading…Katarina Carroll lacks ‘no confidence’ powers to dismiss staff and minister appeared to rule them outFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Queensland police minister, Mark Ryan, says he has not considered allowing the police commissioner to have “no confidence” powers to prevent the re-employment of up to 26 sacked police officers whose dismissals could now be invalidated.Guardian Australia revealed on Tuesday that more than 300 police who were disciplined could have their punishments revoked, after the state’s court of appeal found the force’s practice for instigating disciplinary proceedings was “not valid”.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading…