Penalties for assaults on public officers
The Council has reviewed penalties for assaults on police and other frontline emergency service workers, corrective services officers and other public officers in response to Terms of Reference issued to the Council by the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, the Honourable Yvette D’Ath MP, in early December 2019.
- Terms of Reference
- Issues Paper
- Summary of Issues Paper
- Literature review
Any views expressed in this report are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Council. - Submissions
- Final Report
- Executive summary
- List of recommendations
- Expert report – Not a one-way street
Any views expressed in this report are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Council. - Data highlights – Final Report
- About assault, offences and mandatory sentencing
- Sentencing @ a glance – Serious assault
- Media releases:
- 6 December 2019 – Council calls for feedback for new Terms of Reference
- 13 January 2020 – Advisory Council extends deadline for preliminary feedback
- 29 January 2020 – Preliminary feedback closes for latest Terms of Reference
- 27 February 2020 – Preliminary submissions pave the way forward
- 30 April 2020 – Issues Paper released concerning penalties for assaults on public officers
- 2 July 2020 – Feedback closes for latest Terms of Reference
- 1 October 2020 – Final Report into penalties for assaults on public officers released
The Final Report
The Final Report represents the Council’s work to understand and reform sentencing for assaults on workers carrying out their duties in Queensland.
We would like to thank the individuals, government departments, employee unions, legal stakeholders and other organisations that provided feedback as part of the Council’s review of penalties for assaults on public officers. The submissions and consultation sessions informed the development of the Council’s recommendations in response to the Terms of Reference.