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Police Department
Agency overview
Formed1 January 1864 (1864-01-01)
Dissolved3 April 2012 (2012-04-03)
Superseding agency
TypeDepartment
JurisdictionQueensland
Child agency
Key documents
  • Establishing: Police Act 1863
  • Abolishing: Public Service Act 2008: Public Service Departmental Arrangements Notice (No. 1) 2012
Agency ID27[a]
Footnotes
Source[1]

The Police Department was established on 1/1/1864 and abolished on 3/4/2012.

It was a Queensland Government department responsible for keeping the peace and for the prevention and detection of crime. Under Public Service Departmental Arrangements Notice (No. 1) 2012, the Department was renamed the Queensland Police Service on 3 April 2012.

History

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Establishment

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The Police Department was established by "The Police Act of 1863" which took effect on 1 January 1864. The new department incorporated the Native Police, Water Police, Rural Police and Metropolitan Police.[1]

Abolition

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Under Public Service Departmental Arrangements Notice (No. 1) 2012, the Department was renamed the Queensland Police Service on 3 April 2012.[1]

Function

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The agency had the following responsibilities:[1]

  • The 1864 Rules stated that District Inspectors' duties were the prevention of crime, detection of criminals, and the general preservation of the peace.
  • Police also performed many extraneous duties including those relating to the courts, land, stock and native animals, social life and welfare including neglected children and protection of aborigines.
  • Under the "Police Service Administration Act 1990" the functions of the police service are to preserve peace and good order; protect the community; prevent crime; detect offenders; uphold the law; ensure the fair and efficient administration of the law; and provide services in emergency situations.

Agencies controlled

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The department controlled 150 governmental bodies as follows:[1]

The department controlled more than ten other agencies or offices.
Agency From To
Police Station, Surat 4/11/1862 3/4/2012
Police Station, Bowen 1/1/1863 3/4/2012
Police Station, Springsure 1/1/1863 3/4/2012
Native Police 1/1/1864 31/12/1867
Police Department, Metropolitan North Region, Brisbane Central District Office 1/1/1864 3/4/2012
Police Department, Water Police Unit 1/1/1864 3/4/2012
Police Station, Dalby 1/1/1864 3/4/2012
Police Station, Drayton 1/1/1864 3/4/2012
Police Station, Gayndah 1/1/1864 3/4/2012
Police Station, Gladstone 1/1/1864 3/4/2012
Police Station, Goondiwindi 1/1/1864 3/4/2012
Police Station, Leyburn 1/1/1864 3/4/2012
Police Station, Maryborough 1/1/1864 3/4/2012
Police Station, Nanango 1/1/1864 3/4/2012
Police Station, Rockhampton 1/1/1864 3/4/2012
Police Station, Roma 1/1/1864 3/4/2012
Police Station, Taroom 1/1/1864 3/4/2012
Police Station, Toowoomba 1/1/1864 3/4/2012
Police Station, Charleville 1/1/1865 3/4/2012
Police Station, Cleveland 1/1/1865 3/4/2012
Police Station, Gatton 1/1/1865 3/4/2012
Police Station, Laidley 1/1/1865 3/4/2012
Police Station, Townsville 20/3/1866 3/4/2012
Police Station, Nebo 13/2/1867 3/4/2012
Police Station, Blackall 1/1/1868 3/4/2012
Police Station, Gympie 1/1/1868 3/4/2012
Police Station, St Lawrence 1/1/1868 3/4/2012
Police Station, Kilkivan 8/7/1868 3/4/2012
Police Station, Bundaberg 1/1/1870 3/4/2012
Police Station, Mitchell 1/1/1870 3/4/2012
Police Station, Ravenswood 1/1/1870 3/4/2012
Police Station, Aramac 1/1/1871 3/4/2012
Police Station, Cloncurry 1/1/1871 3/4/2012
Police Station, Charters Towers 1/1/1872 3/4/2012
Police Station, Georgetown 1/1/1872 3/4/2012
Police Station, Inglewood 1/1/1872 3/4/2012
Police Station, Rolleston 1/1/1872 3/4/2012
Police Station, Stanthorpe 1/1/1872 3/4/2012
Native Police Camps, Cook District 1/1/1874 31/12/1889
Police Station, Cooktown 1/1/1874 3/4/2012
Police Station, Cairns 1/1/1876 3/4/2012
Police Station, Port Douglas 1/1/1877 3/4/2012
Police Station, Rosewood 1/1/1878 3/4/2012
Police Station, Esk 1/1/1879 3/4/2012
Police Station, Hughenden 1/1/1879 3/4/2012
Police Station, Miles 1/1/1879 3/4/2012
Police Station, Bollon 1/1/1880 3/4/2012
Police Station, Cardwell 1/1/1880 3/4/2012
Police Station, Emerald 1/1/1880 3/4/2012
Police Station, Eulo 1/1/1880 3/4/2012
Police Station, Isisford 1/1/1880 3/4/2012
Police Station, Morven 1/1/1880 3/4/2012
Police Station, Winton 1/1/1880 3/4/2012
Police Station, Yuleba 1/1/1880 3/4/2012
Police Station, Windsor 1/1/1881 31/12/1999
Police Station, Adavale 1/1/1881 3/4/2012
Police Station, Ingham 1/1/1881 3/4/2012
Police Station, Southport 1/1/1881 3/4/2012
Police Station, Walkerston 1/1/1881 3/4/2012
Police Station, Herberton 9/2/1881 3/4/2012
Police Station, Burketown 1/1/1882 3/4/2012
Police Station, Howard 1/1/1882 3/4/2012
Police Station, Bundaberg East 1/1/1883 30/6/1961
Police Station, Augathella 1/1/1883 3/4/2012
Police Station, Richmond 19/12/1883 3/4/2012
Police Station, Stonehenge 1/1/1884 30/6/1978
Police Station, Birdsville 1/1/1884 3/4/2012
Police Station, Eton 1/1/1884 3/4/2012
Police Station, Marburg 1/1/1884 3/4/2012
Police Station, Pentland 1/1/1885 3/4/2012
Police Station, Thursday Island 1/1/1885 3/4/2012
Police Station, Hungerford 1/1/1886 3/4/2012
Police Station, Jundah 1/1/1886 3/4/2012
Police Station, Pittsworth 1/1/1886 3/4/2012
Police Station, Croydon 29/5/1886 3/4/2012
Police Station, Barcaldine 22/10/1886 3/4/2012
Police Station, Eidsvold 1/1/1887 3/4/2012
Police Station, Mount Morgan 1/1/1887 3/4/2012
Police Station, Beaudesert 30/6/1887 3/4/2012
Police Station, Newmarket 20/2/1888 27/11/1992
Police Station, Atherton 3/9/1888 3/4/2012
Police Station, Halifax 23/10/1888 3/4/2012
Police Station, Calliope 1/1/1890 3/4/2012
Police Station, Childers 23/5/1890 3/4/2012
Police Station, Mundingburra 24/5/1890 3/4/2012
Police Station, Longreach 12/8/1890 3/4/2012
Police Station, Wynnum 23/9/1890 3/4/2012
Police Station, New Farm 1/1/1891 31/12/1992
Police Station, Kuranda 1/1/1891 3/4/2012
Police Station, Mungindi 1/1/1891 3/4/2012
Police Station, Eromanga 26/9/1891 3/4/2012
Police Station, Ilfracombe 22/10/1891 3/4/2012
Police Station, Indooroopilly 11/1/1892 3/4/2012
Police Station, Biggenden 20/6/1892 3/4/2012
Police Station, Innisfail 1/1/1893 3/4/2012
Police Station, Mareeba 12/4/1893 3/4/2012
Police Station, Kynuna 1/1/1894 3/4/2012
Police Station, Bedourie 31/5/1895 3/4/2012
Police Department, Criminal Investigation Branch 8/1/1896 31/12/1994
Police Station, Oakey 12/6/1896 3/4/2012
Police Station, Wyandra 7/6/1897 3/4/2012
Police Station, Tewantin 1/1/1898 31/5/1984
Police Station, Torwood 1/1/1898 31/12/1992
Police Station, Miriam Vale 1/1/1898 3/4/2012
Police Station, Mount Garnet 1/1/1899 3/4/2012
Police Station, Kilcoy 1/1/1900 3/4/2012
Police Station, Chillagoe 2/10/1900 3/4/2012
Police Station, Einasleigh 22/10/1900 3/4/2012
Police Station, Dunwich 4/2/1902 3/4/2012
Police Station, Wallumbilla 1/6/1903 3/4/2012
Police Station, Mount Molloy 1/2/1904 3/4/2012
Police Station, Moore 1/1/1905 3/4/2012
Police Station, Cambooya 1/1/1906 3/4/2012
Police Station, Almaden 13/5/1907 5/3/1965
Police Station, Toogoolawah 1/1/1908 3/4/2012
Police Station, Wondai 1/1/1908 3/4/2012
Police Station, Greenmount 9/5/1908 25/4/1965
Police Station, Ashgrove 1/1/1909 3/8/1992
Police Station, Albion 1/1/1910 31/12/1970
Police Station, Dayboro 1/1/1911 3/4/2012
Police Station, Tara 1/1/1911 3/4/2012
Police Station, Jackson 1/1/1912 17/7/1961
Police Station, Forsayth 3/5/1912 3/4/2012
Police Station, Duchess 24/5/1912 13/11/1987
Police Station, Jandowae 14/11/1912 3/4/2012
Police Station, Yungaburra 1/1/1913 3/4/2012
Police Station, Tumoulin 27/2/1914 21/5/1924
Police Station, Malanda 1/7/1915 3/4/2012
Police Station, Canungra 1/1/1916 3/4/2012
Police Station, Mungallala 1/1/1916 3/4/2012
Police Station, Quilpie 1/1/1917 3/4/2012
Police Station, Dalveen 1/1/1919 7/1/1965
Police Station, Dajarra 1/1/1919 3/4/2012
Police Station, Cooran 4/12/1919 28/2/1965
Police Station, Millaa Millaa 1/1/1922 3/4/2012
Police Station, Ravenshoe 21/5/1923 3/4/2012
Police Station, Yaraka 23/10/1923 3/4/2012
Police Station, Peranga 29/4/1926 3/4/2012
Police Station, Biloela 16/4/1928 3/4/2012
Police Station, Theodore 1/1/1929 3/4/2012
Police Station, Cracow 9/2/1933 31/10/1976
Police Department, Firearms Section 1/1/1934 31/12/1992
Police Station, Dimbulah 4/10/1934 3/4/2012
Police Station, Cribb Island 6/5/1935 28/3/1980
Police Station, Goovigen 26/2/1936 3/4/2012
Police Station, Kenilworth 13/12/1949 3/4/2012
Police Station, Dulacca 17/7/1961 3/4/2012
Police Station, Banyo 1/9/1961 31/12/1992
State Fire Services Council 16/12/1977 31/1/1981
Queensland Police Service Review Overview Committee 26/8/1996 12/3/1998

Administered Acts

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The department executed its functions and responsibilites via various Acts and regulations. Acts administered by the department included:[1]

There were more than ten Acts administered by the department.
  • Australian Crime Commission (Queensland) Act 2003
  • Child Protection (Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2008
  • Child Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004
  • Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
  • Police Service Administration Act 1990
  • Prostitution Act 1999
  • Public Safety Preservation Act 1986
  • Queensland Police Welfare Club Act 1970
  • Summary Offences Act 2005
  • Terrorism (Preventative Detention) Act 2005
  • Weapons Act 1990

Administrative structure

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The 1863 Act provided for centralised control of the police force under a Commissioner of Police stationed in Brisbane, and responsible to the Colonial Secretary. The officers of the police force comprised District Inspectors and Sub-Inspectors, Sergeants and Constables. This structure remained until the 1970s when administrative changes were introduced including the appointment of three Assistant Commissioners responsible for crime, administration and traffic respectively, and the division of the state into four regions. Following the 1987 - 1989 Commission of Inquiry (Fitzgerald Inquiry) into "Possible Illegal Activities and Associated Police Misconduct" and a subsequent 1993 review, a major re-organisation of the department was undertaken. Among the significant changes were: revision of the laws relating to policing; the abolition of the Police Complaints Tribunal and the Internal Investigations Branch, and the establishment of the independent Criminal Justice Commission (later Crime and Misconduct Commission); and the creation of a decentralised administrative structure which includes centralised functional commands to provide specialist support to the eight regions. Under the "Police Service Administration Act 1990" the Queensland Police Force became the Queensland Police Service.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ Queensland State Archives agency identity number

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Police Department – Id:27". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 11 April 2020.

Sources

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  • Police Act 1863
  • Queensland Government Gazette, 1864, Vol. V. No. 1, p.1
  • Queensland Government Gazette, 1864, Vol. V. No. 24, pp. 185 - 190
  • Queensland Government Gazette, 1864, Vol. V, No. 56, p. 424
  • Police Act 1937
  • Police Service Administration Act 1990
  • Queensland Government Gazette, 1990, Vol.CCXCIII, No.130, pp.2628, 2635
  • Queensland Government Gazette, 1990, Vol. CCXCIV, No. 57, 921- 942
  • Queensland Parliamentary Papers, 1988 - 1989, Vol. 5, No. 118
  • Police Department Annual Reports 1989 - 1990, 1991 - 1992, 2002 -2003
  • Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
  • Johnston, W. Ross, "The Long Blue Line: a history of the Queensland Police", Brisbane, Booralong Publications, 1992
  • Queensland Police Service, "About us:History", viewed 4 March 2003,
  • Queensland Government Gazette 2009, vol. 350, no. 71, pp. 1307 - 1359
  • Queensland Government Gazette 2012, vol. 359, no. 77, p. 889

Attribution

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This Wikipedia article was originally based on Agency Details: Police Department published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 11 April 2020) Category:Articles incorporating text from the Queensland State Archives


Category:Former government departments of Queensland Category:1864 establishments in Australia Category:Government agencies established in 1864 Category:2012 disestablishments in Australia Category:Government agencies disestablished in 2012