Published 2 July 2015.

On 31 October 2014 Commissioner Lander announced that he would conduct an evaluation of the practices, policies and procedures of the Police Ombudsman.

The Commissioner also announced before the Crime and Public Integrity Policy Committee that he would be conducting a review of the legislative schemes governing:

• The oversight and management of complaints regarding the conduct of members of South Australia Police, in the Police Act 1998, the Police (Complaints and Disciplinary Proceedings) Act 1985 and the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption Act 2012
• The making of complaints and reports to the Police Ombudsman, the Ombudsman and the Office for Public Integrity with a particular focus on whether or not the complaint/report processes to those offices can be consolidated in one office.

That announcement followed a request from the Attorney-General in accordance with section 7(3) of the ICAC Act.

Report

Having completed his reviews of the legislative schemes outlined above, the Commissioner provided a report to the Attorney-General making a number of recommendations in relation to those schemes.

In light of those recommendations and of the procedural changes in the Police Ombudsman’s office, the Commissioner felt that there was little utility in continuing his review of the practices, policies and procedures of the Police Ombudsman.

On 2 July 2015 Commissioner Lander’s report titled Evaluation of the Practices, Policies and Procedures of the Police Ombudsman was tabled in Parliament outlining his reasons for discontinuing this evaluation,

Read the report

Evaluation of the Practices, Policies and Procedures of the Police Ombudsman