Assistant Commissioner
Role / OfficeReferenced in 4 bills
Police Powers and Responsibilities and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022
This bill expands police powers in four areas: longer monitoring of child sex offenders, new tools to investigate cybercrime, allowing civilians to assist in undercover operations, and creating offences targeting hooning gatherings and their spectators.
Police Powers and Responsibilities and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023
This bill makes several changes to police and emergency services operations in Queensland. The major reform expands the Police Drug Diversion Program beyond cannabis to cover all dangerous drugs, treating minor drug possession as a health issue rather than a criminal matter. It also increases penalties for serious offences including life imprisonment for drug trafficking and higher penalties for evading police in dangerous circumstances.
Plumbing and Drainage Bill 2018
This bill modernises Queensland's plumbing and drainage laws by replacing the 2002 Act with a streamlined framework. It creates four categories of plumbing work with different approval requirements, introduces a new mechanical services licence for air-conditioning and medical gas work, and strengthens penalties for unlicensed or defective work to better protect public health and safety.
Police Service Administration (Discipline Reform) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019
This bill reforms Queensland's police discipline system, which had been criticised for lengthy delays, outdated sanctions, and overly legalistic processes. It introduces mandatory timeframes for resolving complaints, modernises disciplinary options to include rehabilitation measures, creates a faster process for straightforward matters, and strengthens oversight by the Crime and Corruption Commission.