So more news on this..... In 2008 Queensland police became the first in the country to carry private advertising, running the logo of the Brisbane Airport Corporation on the side of all police vehicles. More controversially, Queensland police have been permitted to to engage in “special duties”, where off-duty officers are paid by private companies to oversee protests or events, including demonstrations against CSG. Arrow Energy reportedly hired about 100 police to attend a tense protest at a gas well in Kerry, in the state’s south-east, in 2012. They made 15 arrests. Stewart said any officers hired by energy companies were not at their “beck and call” and subject to the same accountability procedures as on-duty police.
Posted on: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 12:28:38 +0000