Queensland Police Union Journal
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Contents<br />
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COVER STORY Page 21<br />
QPU CONFERENCE 2013<br />
IT’S TIME TO BACK OUR FRONT LINE FIGHTING<br />
CRIME<br />
The State of the <strong>Union</strong> Opening Address by QPU General President<br />
Ian Leavers.<br />
It must be distinctly understood that any expressions of opinion<br />
by correspondents in our columns must not be considered the<br />
opinion of the Editor, and no responsibility arising from there can<br />
be accepted.<br />
The Editor of the <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Journal</strong> reserves the right to grant<br />
permission to reproduce articles from this magazine. Such<br />
permission is hereby granted to any <strong>Police</strong> Association or <strong>Police</strong><br />
<strong>Union</strong> in Australia and to the <strong>Police</strong> Association of New Zealand.<br />
Permission is also granted to any <strong>Police</strong> Association, <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Union</strong><br />
or organisation representing police employees in any other<br />
country.<br />
Acknowledgement of the source must be contained in any reprint.<br />
Where an article indicates that copyright is claimed by the author,<br />
then permission to reproduce is withdrawn unless permission<br />
from the author is granted.<br />
Contents<br />
Page<br />
General President & CEO 2<br />
General Secretary 4<br />
Assistant General Secretary 6<br />
Southern Region Roundup 7<br />
Far Northern Region Roundup 9<br />
Northern Region Roundup 11<br />
Central Region Roundup 13<br />
North Coast Region Roundup 15<br />
Metro South Region Roundup 17<br />
South East Region Roundup 18<br />
QPU Conference 2013 21<br />
The QPU’s New Life Members 24<br />
Vale Gene Poole 28<br />
A Glock at a gunfight? 32<br />
Clean Up Horn Island Day 40<br />
International <strong>Police</strong> Perspectives 44<br />
Day in the Life of Senior Sergeant Dennis ‘Bluey’ Peters 48<br />
<strong>Police</strong> Recipes 52<br />
Book Review - <strong>Police</strong> Don’t Move 53<br />
From the Archives 54<br />
<strong>Police</strong> Living 56<br />
Out and About 58<br />
Gilshenan & Luton 2012 Legal Overview 60<br />
‘Grandparenting’ Orders 64<br />
Updates: EB and The Stewart Restructure 66<br />
Women’s Advisory Committee Overview 70<br />
Letters to the Editor 74<br />
<strong>Police</strong> Health 76<br />
QRPA 78<br />
<strong>Journal</strong> Contact<br />
<strong>Queensland</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Union</strong> <strong>Journal</strong><br />
PO Box 13008 George Street Brisbane QLD 4003<br />
TEL: (07) 3259 1900 FAX: (07) 3259 1950<br />
journal@qpu.asn.au www.qpu.asn.au<br />
MEDIA ENQUIRIES: TEL: 0459 241 291 media@qpu.asn.au<br />
ADVERTISING: TEL: (07) 3259 1989<br />
SUBMISSIONS: The <strong>Journal</strong> accepts letters and articles to be<br />
considered for inclusion.<br />
UNION STAFF<br />
Field Officer (North Qld)<br />
MEMBERSHIP SERVICES<br />
Membership<br />
Reception<br />
Mick Gerrard<br />
Kaye Ellis<br />
Carly Beutel<br />
Melissa Lindner<br />
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS SERVICES<br />
Senior Industrial Officer Stephen Mahoney<br />
Industrial Officer<br />
Chris Stephens<br />
Industrial Officer P/T Aasha Venning<br />
Workplace Health<br />
Rosemary<br />
& Safety<br />
Featherstone<br />
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES<br />
Finance, Audit &<br />
Risk Management<br />
Legal<br />
Membership Services<br />
I. Leavers (Chair)<br />
S. Maxwell<br />
D. Lees<br />
S. Maxwell (Chair)<br />
P. Thomas<br />
M. Bristow<br />
B. Smithson<br />
D. Lees (Chair)<br />
B. Smithson<br />
S. Maxwell<br />
P. Mullen<br />
General President & CEO<br />
General Secretary<br />
Asst General Secretary<br />
Vice President<br />
Treasurer<br />
EXECUTIVE MEMBERS<br />
Far North Region<br />
Northern Region<br />
Central Region<br />
North Coast Region<br />
Metro North Region<br />
Metro South Region<br />
HQ & SCOC Region<br />
Southern Region<br />
South Eastern Region<br />
Ian Leavers<br />
Mick Barnes<br />
Denis Sycz<br />
Shayne Maxwell<br />
Darren Lees<br />
Marty Bristow<br />
Peter Thomas<br />
Bill Feldman<br />
Grant Wilcox<br />
Shayne Maxwell<br />
Tony Collins<br />
Paul Mullen<br />
Darren Lees<br />
Bob Smithson<br />
EXECUTIVE SERVICES<br />
Corporate Affairs &<br />
<strong>Journal</strong> Coordinator<br />
<strong>Journal</strong> & Media<br />
Systems Specialist<br />
& <strong>Journal</strong> Sub Editor<br />
Finance Officer<br />
Executive Secretary<br />
LEGAL SERVICES<br />
Legal Support Officer<br />
A/Legal Support Officer<br />
Simon Tutt<br />
Andrea Appleton<br />
James Johnston<br />
Kelly Harris<br />
Janice Gaden<br />
Larissa Krasnoff<br />
Simona Vladimirova<br />
QUEENSLAND POLICE UNION LEGAL GROUP<br />
Principal Solicitor<br />
Calvin Gnech<br />
Senior Associate<br />
Wendy MacDonald<br />
Barrister (retained)<br />
Troy Schmidt<br />
Rules<br />
Workplace Health<br />
& Safety<br />
Women’s Consultative<br />
Committee<br />
T. Collins (Chair)<br />
P. Mullen<br />
B. Smithson<br />
B. Feldman<br />
P. Thomas (Chair)<br />
M. Bristow<br />
B. Feldman<br />
T. Collins<br />
B. Smithson (Chair)<br />
A/Snr Sgt Virginia<br />
Miller<br />
General President, General Secretary and<br />
Assistant General Secretary are ex-officio<br />
members of all committees.<br />
<strong>Queensland</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Union</strong> <strong>Journal</strong> June 2013<br />
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