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AFP finalised most officer-conduct allegations without investigation
512complaints
People made 512 complaints about Australian Federal Police officers' conduct since July 2021.
Figures submitted by the Australian Federal Police to a national inquiry show that 643 of 1,213 allegations about officer conduct since July 2021 were finalised without investigation. The figures also cover complaints about racist conduct.
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- 512complaints
People made 512 complaints about Australian Federal Police officers' conduct since July 2021.
“Since July 2021, 512 complaints have been made about AFP officers' conduct”
- 1,213allegations
The 512 complaints contained 1,213 individual allegations.
“with 1,213 individual allegations identified”
- 643allegations
The AFP finalised 643 allegations without investigation using section 40TF powers.
“643 were "finalised", without investigation, using a broad discretionary power available to the AFP under section 40TF”