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VICTORIA POLICE FORCE ANNUAL REPORT

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The Hon. L.H.S. Thompson, C.M.G., M.P., Minister for Poli!~e and Emergency Services, Parliament House, MELBOUHNE 3002 .

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Dear Minister, I have pleasure in submitting to you, for the information of Parliament, the Annual Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December~ 1979.

The Report provides explanatory information and statistical data regarding performance and achievements for the year.

I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to all members of the Victoria Police Force and the Public Service for their continued co­ operation and service to the community throughout 1979.

Yours sincerely,

(S.I. Miller) \ CHIEF COMMISSIONER

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'I PRINCIPAL OFFICERS CONTENTS l PAGE i Principal Officers ., ...... vi I General Review - The past decade ...... 1 1979 ...... 4 I! Operations ...... 7 S. I. MILLER. S.B.St.J., a.p.M. ! Crime ...... 13 Chief Commissioner 1 Traffic ...... 21 Personnf,:!l ...... 26 J.FtG. SALISBURY, a.p.M., J.P. Services _ ...... 30 Deputy Commissioner (Administration) Administration ...... 35 Conclusion ...... 37 A. W. CONN. a.p.M. Appendices ...... 39 Deputy Commissioner (Operations) Index ...... 63

D. J. SWANSON, a.p.M. Assistant Commissioner (Services)

R. A. KELLETT, a.p.M. Assistant Commissioner (Operations)

J. R. HALL (9 Assistant Commissioner (Crime) LIST OF TABLES E. T. MILLAR, J.P., DIp. Crlm., M.A.I.E.S. Armed Robbery Offences ...... 1 14 Assistant Commissioner (Personnel) Drug Offences ...... 2 16 Proportion of urIJg Offenders by Age ...... 3 16 ". " J. D. DARLEY. a.p.M. Fraud Squad Workload ...... 4 17 , Assistant Commissioner (Traffic) Forensic Science Laboratory Workload ...... 5 18 / .. ~; I Principal Offence Category of Prosecuted ... A. T. RUNDLE. J.P. and Cautioned Children ...... 6 20 \ Director of Administration Missing Persons ...... 7 20 Tests Conducted Under Drink Driving Legislation ...... 8 23 Road Traffic Collisions ...... 9 I~.' 23 "',, Accidental Deaths ...... 10 24 Collisions Involving Police Vehicles ...... 11 24 " Public Service Staff ...... 12 35

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!j The Past Decade vately used cars, without radio com­ !1 I munications, has fallen to fifty-three. j Before presenting a report of the Again, when compared with other States, 1 Force's performance during the year Victoria has the lowest vehicle to police 1979, I would like to take the opportunity ratio of all Australian Forces. ,!1 to comment on some of the developments On a more optimistic note, there have 1 in policing over the past decade. It seems 1 been many improvements in the com­ an appropriate time to take stock and to munications field, including the abolition I consider our triumphs and our tribula­ of interstate morse code transmissions tions in order to determine the best strat­ (1974), Introduction of a five channel radio egy for future development. network for the metropolitan area (1975) and, more recently, re-Iocation of the The Force remains under optimum communications centre and Telecom's strength - a fact I have made clear on a allocation of 50 U.H.F. channels for police number of occasions. When Force growth use. Administrative changes in this area over the past ten years is studied, we see included the introduction of Officers as that on the 1st of January, 1970, 4,722 duty controllers for each shift (1971), police served 3.4 million Victorians on the thereby enabling operational pOlice basis of a police to population ratio of immediate access to an experienced 1:725. Today 7,569 police serve a popu­ supervisor, training of radio operators lation of 3.9 million with a police to popu­ (1974) and the commencement of a new lation ratio of about 1:510. Although this is radio dispatch and rec'3ive system, known a significant improvement, in com­ as Team Operations (1974). Twenty-two parison to other States, Victoria has only portable radios were purchased in 1972 moved from having the lowest police to and today there are more than 400 population ratio to having fourth best. available for use. Further improvement on the present planned growth rate is necessary If we are Another notable change in a related to have sufficient manpower to provide field was the introduction of the computer. the community with effective police Planning commenced in 1971 for a police / service in the future. computer system and resulted in the first phase being implemented in 1975. The operational advantages were immediately :0<' \ Resources obvious when visual display units were , Manpower Ihc; ~ases necessitate installed at D24 to assist with stolen corresponding increases in mobility, vehicle checks. These reduced response communications, equipment and times for radio queries about suspect accommodation. vehicles from an average five minute delay to less than thiee seconds. Detailed Our vehicle fleet is a significant planning for the second phase com­ example. In 1970, the Force fleet menced in 1977 but, although the avail­ t comprised 799 cars and motor cycles. In able services are extremely effective, they o 1973 there were still 112 members using are not first class In term$ of world stan­ private cars (without radio equipment) for dards. police purposes. Today, the vehicle fleet Helicopters were first tested for pOlice 1 numbers 1,541 and the number of pri- use in 1973 and this year, the Force 1" 1 viii , 'reced"'l ,age b\ank , , '

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must go to legislators, the Royal Austral­ acquired Its own twin englned Dauphin II benefits to the Force, was undertaken by formed to provide a well trained group o Aerospatiale. This is the most sophisti­ Colonel Sir Eric St. Johnstor, formerly asian College of Surgeons, road engi­ able to serve in any part 01 the State at cated and serviceable police helicopter in H.M. Inspector of Constabulary for neers, road safety organisations and the short notice. Australia. The M.V. "Reginald Jackson" England and Wales, who was appointed mass media, in addition to the efforts of Other notable changes included the was purchased in for marine search to inspect the Force In October 1970. His police. 1973 formation of the Bureau of Criminal recommendations were the catalyst for and rescue work and, in the same year, a In 1973, the Police Training Academy Intelligence (1976), the reformation of the accelerated growth and an improved specially equipped eighteen foot caravan moved from its long established position Dog Squad and the occupation of offices Force image. The St. Johnston recom­ was acquired for use as a mobile ill St. Kilda Road to the newly acquired at Essendon aerodrome by the Police Air command post. In 1977, the traditional mendations covered every aspect of Corpus Christi College at Glen Waverley Wing. Closed circuit television security role of Russell Street as the Police Head­ policing from total administrative re­ where a purpose built residential training monitors were installed at the City Watch­ quarters lapsed with the acquisition of a organisation to changes in rank structure, complex is slowly coming to fruition. In house (1978) and a Mlracode Criminal new Headquarters at 380 William Street, pay, allowances, recruiting buildings, 1976, the quality of police training was Identification and Retrieval Unit was ob­ Melbourne. equipment and operational procedures. considerably improved by the introduc­ tained. The most comprehensive analy­ tion of a twelve week course of practhJal Enquiries The most immediate and visible effects sis of police patrol strategies ever un­ of this survey were seen In the division of training after graduation. All probationary dertaken in Australia was commenced In Throughout this period, the Force was the Force into six functional Departments, cOflstables now receive this training un­ Prahran in 1978 - a research project that the subject of two major pOlice enquiries. increased manpower and an increase in der supervision on selected police was to extend over ~wo years. Over the Although in the long term, these enquiries the number of pollee districts. stations in both metropolitan and country same period, liaison with social agencies must be of benefit to the Force, their short areas. in the community was more fully term effect on morale was damaging. The processes of reorganisation and A major improvement during the developed and many formal and informal However, such enquiries remain an es­ modernisation continued throughout the seventies was the revision of methods for lines of communication were established. sential part of the democratic process. In seventies. In 1976, the Crime Department handling complaints a£Jainst police. Ex­ 1970, Mr. Justice Kaye investigated remodelled and separated its operational isting procedures were substantially Research allegations of an illegal abortion racket and administrative functions and, In 1978, changed in 1971 and, in 1975, the Bureau The seventies were significant for the involving a small number of police and the Traffic Department combined the of Internal Investigation was introduced. quality and extent of empirical research members of the medical profession, twelve country police districts into five In the Samt3 year an Audio Maintenance conducted into Force procedures and which resulted in the imprisonment of two regions which enabled a more effective Section was established to maintain and strategies. A number of submissions were senior policemen. administration of Traffic personnel. process the tape recorders and tapes be­ prepared for both Federal and state Law During 1975-76, an enquiry was By far the most significant result of ing increasingly used by police. That year Reform bodies. The number of police ob­ conducted by Mr. B.W. Beach, a.c. into these processes was the realisation of the attention focused on the need for local taining tertiary qualifications has in­ allegations of abuse of police powers by need to engage in detailed medium-range level crime intelligence and Divisional creased considerably in recent years and some members of the Force. It is of more forward planning. Steps to accomplish Crime Collators were established. These where possible, the skills of these mem­ than passing Interest that a number of this were taken in 1978 with the formation were followed by the Traffic Accident Co­ bers are used to best advantage. ord!nator system which removed much of matter.; commented on by the Board were of a planning committee representing Crime Trends already the subject of adverse comment each of the Force departments. The Com­ the tedium from accident reports for by the force, well before the Enquiry. mittee has produced a comprehensive operational police. increasingly too, the In terms of reported or detected Subsequent police comment has still not five year forward projection, covering all concept of Divisional policing was devel­ offences per 100,000 people, the crime brought relief to police men and women aspects of policing; it is revised annually oped as an alternative to the more paro­ rate rose from 3,100 in 1970 to 4,000 in chial sub-district policing. 1979. However the rise has not been ; frustrated by outmoded legal require­ to meet changing demands, needs and steady and in some years the rate actually ments and having to cope with ineffective priorities. Operation "Crime 8eat" \'tlas in­ fell. Individual crime categories, such as powers. troduced in 1973 to increase the visible \ serious assaults, which rose from 18 per Important Changes police presence and to reduce patrol to show more extreme It is a regrettable fact of police life that preventable crimes. These objectives 100,000 50, One very pleasing change during the variation. The incidence of rape has risen allegations of corruption or impropriety, were achieved by placing members seventies has been the declining road toll, steadily, though it too has been subject to whether substantiated or not, have an equipped with portable radios on foot adverse effect on the morale and efficien­ altpough the improvement is still far short annual fluctuation. Homicides have been of the ideal. Road deaths fell from a peak patrols in major shopping areas with the cy of the entire Force. It must be remem­ aim of making themselves known to both reasonably static over this period but of 1,084 in 1970 to a low of 805 in 1974; 1979 has proved to be the worst year on bered that, with few exceptions, the police shopkeepers and re~idents. This was fol­ the total for i 979 was 843. Over the same record for murder. are dedicated men and women doing a lowed by Operation "Salamander" in 1974 difficult job in difficult circumstances. time, licensed drivers rose from 1.5 million to ;2.2 million and the number of which aimed to provide maximum police Burglary and theft have shown a steady service on land, sea and air on the rise of 10% per annum since 1974, and <:;') , Reorganisation registered vehicles increased from 1.6 million to 2.3 million. In view of the rises in Bellarine and Mornington Peninsulas dur­ motor vehicle thefts have risen by an an­ An enquiry of a different nature, which these two areas, the falling death rate Is a ing the summer holidays. In the same nual 11% since 1975. Prior to that, motor brought both immediate and long term good result. Much of the credit for this year, the Independent Patrol Group was car thefts had been consistently failing. 2 3 , (~. -

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There has been a substantial and alar­ Proclamation of the Equal Opportunity There have been many innovations in the findings are likely to have a significant im­ ming increase in detected drug offences Act hastened the integration of women in Force which, understandably, have had pact on future policing strategies and which have risen 'by 24% pAr annum since the Force and policewomen have now an unsettling effect. Change inevitably should provide an important reference 1970. In the same period wilful damage moved into a wider range of duties and produces uncertainty and cOI':cern for the point for all patrol developments. has risen at a rate of about 9% per annum squads. Overall the proportion of women future. Financial constraints produce a and serious as~aults by 12% per annum. in the Force has risen from 2.6% in 1970 sense of frustration on the part of a heavi­ Contingency plans for the r-roposed to 6.9% by the end of 1979. ly committed workforce which perceives Royal Tour and Commonwealth Heads of One method found to assist in the manpower and resource shortages as Government Conference in October, rehabilitation of young offenders is the Police public relations assumed a new factors inhibiting development. Because 1981, are well advanced. Security and Police Cautioning Program. Conducted dimension with the introduction of the of these problems, initiatives have been safety for the Royal Party and distinguish­ under Standing Order 311, successive Blue Light Discos. These wereestab­ taken to minimise misunderstanding and ed visitors are of paramount importar.ce, improvements to this scheme have seen lished and are maintained through the to improve rapport between the Adminis­ but preliminary estimates of manpower the rate of cautioned children rise from independent efforts of individual pOlice in tration and the Police Association. requirements indicate that 3,100 police 20% to 57% of all child offenders. their own time. Forty discos are now oper­ will be needed on a daily basis. Such a ating throughout the State and their Some dist:.lrbing revelations have huge demand leaves only minimal police Among some of the major unsolved success seems to stem from the know­ emerged from investigations into the cover for all remaining daily needs of the crimes of the decade are the Easey Street ledge by parents that their children are at murders of Douglas and Isobel Wilson, State. The combined effects of a reduced murders of Collingwood, the murders of a dance supervisecl by police. For their whose bodies were found at Rye. These recruit intake, natural wastage and the Mrs. Elmer Crawford and her family part, young people can enjoy the social include evidence of a highly organised de'mands of special events in the 1981 whose bodies 'NerD found at Port amenity of a disco in a properly super­ drug syndicate operating throughout calender have potentially serious conse­ Campbell, the ViC!OI':ian Club book­ vised environment. Australia and other countries. The quences for the community ill terms of makers' robbery and the Manchester Uni­ Federal Government appointed a joint desirable levels of policing. ty murders. The disappearance of Eloise Throughout the past ten years, com­ State investigative team headed by Vic­ Worledge from her home in Beaumaris munity attitudes towards pOlice have con­ toria's Assistant Commissioner for Crime, Police History still remains a mystery. Some of the more sistently improved. A 1979 nationwide Mr. JR. Hall, assisted by pOlice from notable crimes solved were the Faraday Gallup poll showed that 56.6% of those Queei'>land, New South Wales, Victoria The preparation of a concise history of and Wooreen school kidnappings, the polled rated police in Victoria fourth by and the Australian Federal Police. 4\1e Victoria Police was commenced and detection of the conspiracy involving occupation (behind bank managers, doc­ many poliGa and members of the public counterfeit American $20 notes with a tors and dentists) for honesty and ethical Two Major Crime Index offences which provided valuable information; the staff of , ' face value of $11 million and the Royal standards. The same poll also placed Vic­ registered significant increases were the Latrobe Library were particularly School-Regal Vista racehorse conspiracy. torian police above other State Forces. reported rapes, up by more than 40%, helpful. This history is by no means a Such attitudes augur well for policing in and homicide, up by 30%. definitive work, but it should answer many questions concerning our historical Social Changes the eighties. "- Research concluded in August into the development. Work on the history was incidence of assaults on police and the almost complete by December and the Tile early seventies were fervent times 1979 results have been passed back into train­ book should be available by mid 1980. and a good deal of energy found expres­ A most significant event for policing ing areas. The study found that the overall sion through mass rallies and demon­ this year was the creation of a Ministry for ratio of assaults on police was the same strations. Issues concerning Vietnam, Road Toll Police and Emergency Services, a move for metropolitan and country districts and " nuclear proliferation and the environ­ which is viewed as both progressive and that the activity most likely to result in an Whilst it is gratifying to report a further ment exposed pOlice to the relatively new essential. Whilst it is yet too early to assault was effecting an arrest for a street reduction in the road toll, there call be no experience of coping with huge purpose­ assess the full effect of this development, offence or attending a domestic dispute. room for complacency. With 843 fatalities \ ful crowds. ;; it should prove to be of substantial benefit The latter exposed police to the greatest on Victorian roads, the prohibitive cost in to both police and the community. rIsk of assault with a weapon. It was terms of death, injury and property 1 Violence occurred during some of the , For the first time, pOlice were required significant that more than half the offen­ damage is both unwanted and unneces­ I 1971 protests and, at a meeting between to prepare a submission to the Com­ d~rs were affected by liquor and that sary. All road users must exercise proper police and representatives of protest monwealth Grants Commission, an exer­ nearly 60% of all offenders had criminal care and responsibility towards them­ I groups, convened by the Under Secretary J cise that occupied much time b Jt which histories of violence against the person. selves and others. in 1972, suitable guidelines for appropri­ complemented existing forward planning Approximately ,1,700 assaults on police ~ ate standards of conduct at demonstra­ strategies. occurred durin~ -i979. This involves about Force Developments tions were drafted. By 1973 the protests 22% of the total Force or about 29% of had begun to abate and, except for a few From media reports of acute police in­ operational police. Purchase of the Dauphin twin-engined industrial disputes and a series of demon­ dustrial unrest, an impression may be helicopter was a significant event. It is a strations in 1976 about freeways, had all formed that irreconcilable differences ex­ The Integrated Community Policing ex­ most adaptable aircraft in terms of load but disappeared from the local scene by ist between the Police Association and the periment at Prahran concluded and capacity and is capable of full instrument 1978. analysis of results is well advanced. The flight under adverse weather conditions. '\ Force Administration. This is not so. 4 5

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!,r \ I . I The Force strength increased by 326 to tions about police policy concerning the ,~ a total of 7,569 members and the auth­ release of criminal history information. " ! orised strength was fixed at 8,000. Re­ This policy is defined for the information grettably, recruit intake was restricted in of all police and, because it was revised ~-----OPERATIONS------J the last half of the year and this, together recently, is here restated. Criminal history I information is made available to ! with the deferred building program at the l ! Training Academy, will delay the nominated officers of other Police Forces 1 projected goal of 1,000 trained recruits and Government agencies responsible for In retrospect, 19'79 proved a challeng~ capacity is very flexible and permits two I per year. taking action against breaches of law ad­ ing year for the Operations Department. pilots and twelve passengers with 1 ministered by those agencies. Such infor­ Substantial demands were made on all its baggage, in standard configuration, or Based on current information, and mation must be essential to their respec­ resources to provide not only the basic, two pilots, four stretcher cases and two tive functions. Government departments functional police requirements, but to I1 considered with the recommendations of attendants. At maximum allowable weight the St. Johnston report, a formula has or private organisations needing ~ecurity assist with demonstrations, fun-runs and at sea level, the Dauphin has a top speed i been devised for assessing the optimum among employees may, with written auth­ other special events. That these demands of 150 knots (280 km/h) and a cruising j strength of the Force. Expressed as a ority from the person being checked, be could be met is a tribute to the diligence, speed of 125 knots (230 km/h). Patrol police to population ratio this is 1 :350 for given information from police records professionalism and tenacity of the 5,123 speed is usually about 75 knots (140 I metropolitan communites of more than about that person. This policy applies only uniformed members throughout the km/h). Although the primary aim of the 20,000; 1:530 for urban communities of to adult criminal histories. Informatien State. helicopter is to provide air support to 6,000 to 20,000 and 1:1000 for rural com­ concerning Children's Court convictions ground units, the versatility of the aircraft munities below 6,000. Reference was or child criminal histories cannot be The twin aims of consolidation and in­ will make it available for a wide range of made to this formula in the planning pro­ released outside the Force under any novation remained major policies. Annual other duties. jections for 1978-82, and also In the Pre­ circumstances. operations such as Salamander (land, sea liminary Report to the Commonwealth and air patrols of the Bellarine and Mor­ To improve existing levels of service in Grants Commission. Unlawful Shootings nington Peninsulas) and Crime Beat Melbourne's western suburbs the police (maintenance of a highly visible police Districts of Avondale Heights, Melbourne A number of innovations were Two events which occurred this year presence in shopping areas) were con­ Ports, Melbourne, Prahran, Malvern, introduced by the Information Bureau drew attention to the stark realities of tinued while other strategies were review­ Nunawading and Central Highlands have which will benefit operational police. policing. Both were unnecessary and held ed and still others introduced. District in­ been restructured. This has substantially spections, whilst a monitor of police These include implementation of the grave consequences for two pOlicemen reduced service problems associated operations, also provided a forum for Miracode criminal identification and and their families. In the first, Senior with crossing the Yarra and Maribyrnong retrieval system, revised criminal history Constable Ray ,Koch was shot at Heath­ communications between operational Rivers, but the main effect has been the processing methods and a centralised cote by one of the notorious HAfter-Dark police and Force Administrators, thus creation of a new Police Division in the collation and analysis of rape statistics. Bandits". In the second, Detective Senior allowing recent policies and procedures Avondale Heights District by combining Constable Robert Lane of Swan Hill C.I.B. to be~xplained and grievances to be the police sub-districts of Bacchus Marsh Legal Issues was murdered. Robert Lane is the third aired. Five country inspections were (formerly in the Ballarat District), Melton undertaken this year. policeman since World War II to have and Sunbury. The Melton pulice station In the 1978 Annual Report, attention been murdered while performing his duty. was upgraded to provide twenty-four hour i: Two changes arising from realignment service and the Division is similarly served i.,• . 1, was drawn to a number of areas of the law Others, like Ray Koch, have been griev­ j '.0 ~, of district boundaries were the relocation in need of reform. In a similar way ously wounded and recovered. Many by a Divisional Van. I of the Victoria Dock police and the comment is made about some aspects of other members have faced grave ? Government House Security and Shrine A further change was the transfer of I " , drink driving legislation. The matters personal danger but fortunately most !'- \ Guard with the Support Groups. This has mentioned last year still need to be have escaped physical harm. These Melbou!'!fe Ports District headquarters enabled all operational support units to considered, as I believe that action is incidents underscore the seriousness of from Montague to Altona North and the be consolidated' under one administra­ needed to restore the balance between community protection and also highlight District's renaming as Altona District. The tion. the interests of the individual and those of the qualities of perl?onal courage and cumulative effect of these changes on the the community. For, without that balance, dedication displayed by police par­ other mentioned police Districts has been as Justice Sir Reginald Sholl once noted forming that task. The reaction of the Innovations to produce a more cohesive alignment of H... it is indeed an empty fr.eedom, a vain public was well stated by the Bendigo police Divisions through a system of exci­ individual liberty, which is accompained Advertiser which wrote:- On the 10th October, a French Dauphin sion and relocation; for example, by mov­ by a significantly increased risk to oneself 1I SA 365 CI helicopter was purchased for ing the Number 4 Division of Prahran or one's family of being the victim of " ... shooting policemen is .• , . a further the Force, thus introducing a new image District to become the No. 3 Division of Malvern District. crime". dimension of criminality which cannot and a new. dimension to poliCing in this be tolerated if the community is to have State. The aircraft has a 24 hour opera­ The subject of rights often raises ques- any kind of protection." tional capacity and is fully instrumented In October, .a public service adminis­ for adverse weather flying. 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Motor Boating Squad - The transfer to duties require comprehensive and con­ adapted premises at St. Kilda greatly in­ tinuous training which is achieved on creased the operational efficiency of this three levels: physical, operational and Squad by reducing travelling time, there­ theoretical. by enabling increased patrol time. A total of 14,697 boats were checked resulting in The group has found that on some oc­ the detection of 2,314 offences, a 19% in­ casions current portable radios have crease over 1979. been too limited in range and power to effectively achieve operational objectives. Search and Rescue Squad - This The problem has been accentuated by the squad engaged in 187 operations which Group's requirement to perform through­ included: ninety-nine diving operations; out the State in varying topographical thirty-nine searches for people missing in conditions with the serious implication of remote bush areas; twenty-six searches in potentially dangerous consequences for built-up areas and twenty-three miscel­ an operation involving the personal safety !, laneous operations. Members of the of both police and civilians. 1 squad received training in field leader­ ship, climbing, handling four wheel drive Victoria Dock - These members are . I vehicles, skiing, roping and search co­ responsible for 27.5 km2 in and around j ordination as well as providing training for the Port of Melbourne. In addition to the police army units. major Force objectives of preventing, detecting and controlling crime, their Dog Squad - Crime prevention and duties include checks of people and detection and pro-active pOlicing fully oc­ vehicles leaving cargo exit-gates, dealing cupied this squad throughout the year. with physical disputes among crew mem­ The Squad is available on a twenty-four bers on board moored vessels, enquiring hour basis and dogs were used on 1,168 about stowaways and deserters and separate occasions for tracking, search­ attending tn various enquiries for ship­ ing, street disorders and narcotics exer­ ping companies. Construction of new cises. From the 151 narcotics searches shipping berths and the commencement conducted with dogs, ninety-two arrests of the World Trade Centre are clear indi­ resulted. A further 242 arrests were the cators that, in the near future, this area direct result of suspect detection by dogs. will require increased police services. A change of policy this year resulted in dogs no longer being used in the control Women Police - Of the 530 Women of large scale street disorders. This Police in the Force, 212 are permanently change was necessary because the posi­ engaged on gene:al duties and the num­ tion of dog handlers whose dogs bite ber of women in this area has expanded someone in the course of duty is unclear rapidly since the introduction of the Equal at law and, whilst it continues to be Opportunity Act. There was an increase in obscure, the policy will remain. Squad ac­ the transfer rate of women to general

I tivities included more than 3,800 school duties after the Act was proclaimed but \ patrols and a similar number of Railway this stabilized by the end of the year with Station patrols. In addition, approximately the exception of applications for some 1,700 vehicles were checked and 1,902 specialist areas. suspects spoken to. There are 20 trained dogs in the Squad and two more nearing completion of training. Adequate, good Special Events quality kennelling has now become an im­ Most notable of these was the capture portant consideration for this group. ') of the so called "After Dark Bandit" and Independent Patrol Group - Requests his shooting of Senior Constable Ray­ throughout the Force for assistance from mond George Koch of Heathcote. The this group rose by 28% during 1979, with shooting generated an intensive manhunt the Operations Department making great­ involving police, civilians and Army per­ est use of their expertise. Their diverse sonnel, and culminated in the arrest of Police dogs - invaluable aid in tracking. 11 10 \t

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I' --~ /: '\ \ Peter Kay Morgan by Senior Constable The Criminal Investigatiol1 Branch con­ Rick Hasty of Bendigo. The "After Dark tributed 62% of the briefs received by Bandit", who commenced activity in May Committals Courts and uniformed police 1977, was so named because of his 22%. The remainder carne from Crime CRIME preference for robbing mainly T.A.B. Car and Specialist Squads. Some 71% of agencies soon after dark. With Morgan's all cases dealt with were defended a apprehension the "Bandit" was found to figure which has been reasonably co~s­ be two people; Peter MorQan and his twin tant since the Courts commenced in 1976. brother Douglas Morgan~ both of whom Final crime statistics for 1979 are not on record for murder. One particularly had deliberately set out to confuse police Prosecutors at the Committals Courts yet available, but preliminary figures show unsavoury aspect to some of the killings is by creating the impression that just one, have strongly emphasised the need to use that the total number of reported major the nexus between increasing violence highly mobile person was involved in aJl hand-up briefs for all appropriate cases crimes was approximately 159,000, an in­ and illicit drugs. Five of the eighty-eight robberies. Both men subsequently plead­ and the need to ensure correct pro­ crease of 10% on the previous year's total. known murders have been directly linked ed guilty to armed robberies committed cedures. Approximately 92% of all com­ to the unlawful drug trade.

on four banks, seventeen T.A.B. agencies mittals proceedings are dealt with by this As in past years, the great bulk of these ,0 • and a number of other offences. method. Compilation requires a good crimes are thefts and burglaries. How­ The great sadness about illicit drug use deal more time and effort by informants ever, the most disturbing feature of this is that it challenges not only the validity of A disturbing event was the ri(·t at however, police, witnesses and court staff year's crime picture is the increase in law enforcement, but also adversely Frankston involving many young people are saved considerably more time and ex­ homicidels and rapes. These serious affects the entire community fabric. The between the ages of 16-25. This was un­ pense at the actual hearing. The "After crimes are naturaJly the subject of much huge profits associated with this activity usual because of the degree of violence Dark Bandit" case provides a good il­ public concern. A rise of approximately have an amazing capacity to corrupt and expressed towards police, the large lustration. Committal proceedings were 30% in offences of deception can be at­ to erode integrity. Associated problems, number of young participants, the extent booked into the Melbourne Magistrates' trib uted largely to the misuse of stolen such as addiction, death and the wil­ to which liquor was involved and the mere Court with a estimated hearing time of credit cards. The number of offences of lingness of addicts to commit serious fact that it occurred. three and a half weeks and involved 142 this type has been increasing rapidly over offences to sustain their habit, have witnesses and numerous exhibits. Prep­ the past few years. Detailed crime potentially seriolls consequences for the Demonstrations resulting in the oc­ aration alone occupied the prosecutor for statistics wiJl be published in the Depart­ community. cupation of city offices, protests about ~hirty hours. ment's official Statistical Review of Crime conditions within and without Australia­ later in 1980. supervision of sporting events and othe; However, under the hand-up brief Armed Robbery pro,\~edure, committal proceedings lasted activities aJl required SUbstantial plan­ The impact of the Rape Proceedings only two and a half hours with just the two ning, commitment and the comprehen­ legislation, together with generally more October was the month of greatest informants caJled for cross-examination. sive organisation and mobilisation of re­ sensitive community attitudes towards activity for armed -robbery and Fridays sources. Most of these events were ac­ It was made abundantly clear this year rape victims, probably accounts for the and Saturdays, of any month, were the complished smoothly and with consider­ that the police position concerning many significant risein reported rapes this year. days most likely for the offence to occur. able equanimity between the police and aspects of court security needs to be Moreover, it is'likely that further modifica­ Statistics show that 44% of these offences the public. clarified, particularly in relation to powers tion of some judicial and bureaucratic occurred between 6 p.m. and midnight to search accused persons appearing at procedures wiJl reduce even more the and stolen cash and property amounted committals and also members of the trauma associated wit~ the official report­ to more than $2.1 miflion. ;' ; Committal Courts publlc wanting to observe these pro­ ing process and thereby encourage a ceedings. The murder of Raymond greater notification rate. This should help Reported armed robberies increased A total of 1,308 briefs of e-vidence were Bennett at the Melbourne Magistrates' remove some of the guesswork about the during 1979 and the trend observed last received at the Prosecutor's Office at Court provides good reason to remove extent of this particular crime and facili­ year for these offences to be concen­ \ Prahran (648) and Preston (660) Commit­ any doubt and confusion surrounding tate better data interpretation and the trated upon private dwellings, milk bars tals Courts. Of the briefs processed 837 these matters. It should not be forgotten development of efficient anti-rape and service stations, continued. Reported resulted in committals for trial, thirtY-~ight th~! the "Be~ch" Enquiry was highly strategies. In general terms, whilst the offences on service stations rose by 84%. were discharged or dismissed, 149 were ''fCntlcal of polIce for using "bluff and number of reported rapes fluctuate year­ This may reflect the growing number of d~alt ~ith summarily and 109 are pen­ trickery" where the law and police powers ly, overall; reported offences show a self-serve premises controlled elec­ drng. FIfteen were referred for opinion. A were obscure. Responsibility for the steady increase. tronically by a single employee. The number of the cases dealt with were removal of such anomalies rests with the respite from armed robberies eXperiElnC­ matters carried over from 1978. legislature. Homicide statistics, which include ed by T.A.B. AgenCies during 1978 ceas­ attempted murder and manslaughter, ed and offences against these premises have always fluctuated erraticafiy, and rose again. Reported offences against between 1972 and 1977 a declining pharmaCies dropped by 56%. 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r <_.- I, '\ I i ; Liaison Officers These should help dispel some of the fears held .by some people of a secret The Court Liaison Officer reports that police body operating within their midst. 688 County Court cases were prepared Guidelines 33-35 deal specifically with and awaiting trial at the end of 1979, an in­ secrecy and, In brief, advise that secrecy crease of 119 over 1978. Delays are due should attach only to those matters which partially to the statutory requirement that by their nature require secrecy; for rape cases be disposed of in three example, the identity of informers, covert months, as well as Increased numbers of sources of information and covert infor­ defended cases which invariably lengthen mation gathering operations. Information proceedings. It is of interest to note that received from other organisaflons is over the last eight years the average accorded the same level of confidenti­ monthly disposal rate for trials has fallen ality given to it by the provider. by 37% from 162 to 101. Among the out­ standing cases, twenty-two are more than Other important aspects of the guide­ two years old, an 86% reduction for lines include a requirement for Branch equivalent cases last year. Committals records to be annually culled of irrelevant rose from 1,086 to 1,237. Of the 1,202 or redundant information, regular inspec­ cases dealt with 1,074 were completed, tion by the Assistant Commissioner 128 were mistrials, agreements or In­ (Crime) and additional oversighting by a volved absconders. retired Supreme Court Judge.

In addition to providing a point of con­ Drugs tact between police and penal authorities, the Prison Liaison Officer is required to As previously mentioned, violence investigate or arrange for the investiga­ associated with the illicit "drug trade" tion of serious crimes committed in continued. Five murders were directly prison. During the year, sixteen people linked to drug trafficking and many armed were charged by the Liaison Officers with robberies were committed specifically to offences ranging from attempted murder obtain cash for drug purchases. One to breaches of the Community Welfare offender detected by the Dealers Squad is Services Act. known to have committed over 200 burg­ I laries merely to support his "habit". Drug ! . users and low level traffickElrs were again Fingerprint classification - an exacting task. Special Branch the targets of exploitation and violence for other hardened criminals, and disturbing Consorting Formed in 1931 and now staffed by 23 evidence has begun to emer:ge of a strong members, the Special Branch concerns correlation between trafficking offences The Consorting Squad is responsible itself with:- and the possession of Goncealable their p.ractice of retaining only minimal for assisting in the acquisition of criminal weapons. Massage parlours have also quantities of drugs on the premises. " ... those areas of crime or breaches intelligence and for investigating a.If es­ of the peace committed by, or likely to been connected with the drug trade. A capes from legal custody. From the 118 be committed by individuals or groups "safe house" associated with one parlour Table 1 presents a comparision of the escapes reported to police, by the end of of individuals whose activities are was raided and yielded stolen pr operty, a \ years 1977-1979 showing variations in the year only 19 escapers remained at directed towards subversion of demo­ pistol, 3 rifles, heroin and $37,000 cash. selected targets. i large. cratic government or its processes, Three people were charged. I thereby endangering the safety of per­ TABLE 1 Strong liaison between States is an im­ sons or security." Enquiries into the drug murders indi­ // i ARMED ROBBERY OFFENCES portant aspect of the squad's activities cate that strong and weI!. organised ! and during the racing season, seven in­ In accordance with this charter the groups are running highl~' profitable, 1977 1978 1979 Branch appointed an intelligence officer albeit iflicit, businesses based on drugs. Pharmacies terstate Detectives performed inter­ 35 67 39 change duty. Victoria's consorting detec­ to liaise with other organisations in regard National and State boundaries pose no Shops/Milk Bars 94 132 to counter terrorism and explosives. problems to these groups whose main I Dwellings 1~19 ti~es assisted interstate police with sixty­ 29 41 49 contacts for drug importation appear to I Banks eight enquiries. Thirty...;five people were 54 35 33 arrested and extradited to other States For the first time, comprehensive be overseas based. Private and commer­ -;'j Totalizator Agencies 35 18 39 guidelines about the activities of Special cial aircraft are frequently used by Garage/Serv. Stations and ten others were charged with con­ 50 39 72 sorting offences. Branch were made available to .. the public. couriers. I 14 I 15 !) j , I j .!f~.~~~~_ - . ... r'1t \ f I -~------

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, The difficulty of assessing the true Table 3 shows the proportion of offen­ extent of the drug problem may be ders by age and clearly indicates those Homicides TABLE 4 gauged from the fact that undercover most prone to drug problems are the 16- FRAUD SQUAD WORKLOAD 1979 Of the eighty-eight murders committed operations continually disclose activities 25 age group. o. ,-' which previously have been unkown. during the year seventy-seven have been Economic Bank o . Crime Section Drug Squad work tends to be highly self TABL~::3 solved. One of the nine outstanding cases generative and indicates a need for even from 1978 was solved. Reports· Reports Total more pOlice activity in this field. PROPORTION OF OFFENDERS BY AGE Enquiries on hand Number of The most frequently used weapons 1.1.79 115 69 184 Received during The number of drug offences detected Offenders % Offenders were firearms, and the circumstances most likely to result in murder were "dom­ 1979 154 354 508 throughout the State, and shown in Table AGE 1978 1979 1978 1979 2, fell by 518. Unfortunately this has not estic conflicts". Finalised during Over 25 1979 172 367 539 been due to containment, but reflects a 676 722 30.9 39.7 16-25 shift of emphasis from the detection of 1478 1085 67.5 59.6 Enquiries in connection with drug Enquiries on hand :J1.12.79 97 56 153 users to traffickers, crop-growing and Under16 35 13 1.6 0.7 related murders took Victorian detectives TOTAL 2189 associated manufacturing offences, as 1820 100.0 100.0 to New Zealand, Singapore and the "Frauds other than cheque or Bankcard. United Kingdom and the investigations well as staff shortages. The Squad is . '" presently staffed by eighteen C.I.B. and are continuing. staff, their high level of personal effi­ four seconded uniform personnel. ciency continues unabated. An overall Exhibits from a drufl raid. staff increase of eight during the year TABLE 2 Fraud brings total Laboratory staff to eighty­ four. Forty police and forty-four public DRUG OFFENCES 1977-1979 The Fraud Squad received 508 new service officers, twenty-seven of whom DRUG TYPE 1977 1978 1979 complaints taking their total workload to are qualified Scientific Officers. Indian Hemp 3316 2918 2563 692 complaints; 184 were brought Heroin 341 803 580 forward from 1978. By the end of the year, With two gas chromatographs now lion Morphine 23 25 17 investigation of 'i53 of the total 692 com­ line", and a third planned for inclusion,

I' Cocaine 18 17 S plaints had yet to be commenced, There the installation during the year of an Anal­ Hallucinogens 22 37 38 is little doubt that the number of out­ ytica! Systems control computer has I Miscellaneous· 52 232 308 standing matters would have been proved a substantial advantage. ! TOTAL: 3772 4032 3514 greater had it not been for staff increases I 'Includes offences relating to synthetic drugs of and strict adherence to guidelines de­ The Laboratory's Firearms Section was I addiction and restricted substances. signed to inhibit general pOlice access to heavily committed to an ammunition' re­ I the Squad's expertise. On average, each loading program this year and more than \' I complaint represents slightly more than 100,000 cartridges were produceq at a J @' ~ eight offences. cost of $50 per 1,000 cases. Compared .) Il.;. .. I with factory reloading prices of $168 per The introduction of Bankcard has re­ 1,000 cases, this represents consider­ I sulted in the reporting of 3,600 Bankcard able cost saving to the Force. offences which has significantly raised the ; work level of the Bank SE~ction. Table 5 provides an indication of t / I Forensic Science Laboratory workload. 1 Whilst monetary value is no real guide Greatest increases occurred in the Bi­ i , \ to the sc'ale of an enquiry, it is of interest ology, Drug, and Document Examination .. 'I o to note that frauds exceeding $8 million Sections. The rise in drug work reflects in­ were reported over the past year. creased poHce activity in the trafficking area. Improved procedures developed, by The following table shows the break­ chemists have been responsible for good .~ I ". down and result of enquiries handled by progress upon the eight months backlog the Squad. of cases.

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TABLES Some 15,926 motor vehicles were experts become eligible for promotion to F.S.L. CASELOAD 1977 -1979 reported stolen. 657 more than for 197,8. Sergeant or Senior Sergeant rank whilst This figure includes 1,033 motor cycles. they remain with the Bureau. In the past 1977 1978 1979 Many of the 15,361 vehicles recovered nine years seventeen members have Total Investigations during the year were stolen prior to 1979 qualified as experts and fifteen have left; (excluding photographic) 18,964 21,305 22,179 and of those stolen this year, 1,355 have currently there are nineteen experts received: Exhibits c yet to be recovered. . among a staff of seventy-two, a ratio Biology Section 2,284 2,642 3,761 which by the world recognised standard Applied Science Unit 609 787 977 of 1:1, is grossly inadequate. Drug Unit 3,018 2,223 4,320 Crime Publications Alcohol Unit* Progress has been made on a com­ Screening Samples 13,414 16,021 16,733 The Crimes Publication Section puter program which will allow rapid Driver Samples 2,677 2,883 2,605 produced 5,476,000 items during 1979 searching of filed warrants, but some Document Examination 2,099 4,143 8,420 and assumed responsibility for publica­ aspects of the program are still being Firearms Section** 1,269 764 tion of the Fortnightly Photo Supplement. studied by both the Law and Auditor Assignments: Previously, this publication was produced General's Departments, and implemen­ Field Investigations 503 522 453 by the Government Printer and the tation has been delayed. The importance Photographic Section 4,057 4,696 5,567 change has resulted in a saving of more of accelerating warrant handling cannot Negatives ., 67,136 82,350 92,407 than $10,000 p.a. to the Police Gazette be over-emphasized. More than 43,800 Prints 250,547 296,316 317,790 allocation. warrants were received by the Bureau 'Samples taken in response to Sect/on 80DA Motor Car Act. during 1979, an increase of 8.3% from "New recording system introduced 1977. Information Bureau 1978. The number of warrants executed totalled 20,918, a rise of 52%. Prevention Bureau, Detective Training Squad, which has a special interest in Forming a major part of the Crime School, Bureau of Criminal Intelligence recovering stolen goods, asserts tDat Department and intrinsic to the effective­ Child Offenders and the VicRaii Criminal Investigation Labour and Industry Act amendments ness of all operational sections of the Branch. Although the spotlight is often have effectively weakened controls im­ Force, the Information Bureau is com­ There was a 4.6% decrease in the focussed upon the Specialist Squads, the posed by the Second Hand Dealers Act prised of an Administrative Section, number of young offenders either Divisional detectives stationed throughout o~~.those markets. The amendments have Records Section, Fingerprint Bureau, cautioned or appearing before courts. the state and who are responsible for remOved the requirement for second Missing Persons Bureau and Children's However, they continue to pose a serious clearing up significant amounts of re­ hand dealers to trade at their premises as Court Assistants. Altogether, the Infor­ community problem. In the past twelve ported crime, are of equal importance. well as the onus on dealers to keep mation Bureau is staffed by 156 police months, 13,422 girls and boys under proper records of goods bought and sold, and seventy-five public servants. seventeen years were proceeded against Reports to police of "suspicious" fires to produce licences on demand, and to by pOlice. Of these, 7,664 (57.1% overall) totalled 1,021. The Arson Squad investi­ Despite problems caused by insuf­ carry identification indicating their trade ficient space and rapid staff turnover.;r!',e were cautioned by Officers of police in gated 11,3 of these, and no cause could be as a secondhand dealer. Over all, the accordance with Standing Order 311, and Bureau has been both productiy(~..,\ttr!, established for 263. During 1979 a Stand­ amendments ha,\fe facilitated an easy and 5,758 were prosecuted. An additional progressive. Miracode became ,;<,iDera~ ing Committee or', Arson was formed to were the subject of Care relatively safe means of exchanging or tional and revised procedures \"t>r 1,019 assemble information for the purpose of selling stolen goods. processing criminal histories were intro­ Applications made to the Children'S identifying trends and patterns emerging Court. On a proportional basis, of duced. Streamlined correspondence 79.3% in respect to fires or suspected arsonists. \ The Detective Training School (D.T.S.) handling methods for insurance files were female offenders Were cautioned Members of the committee Include assumed responsibility for planning and developed, classification codes for weekly compared with 53.3% of males. Statistics representatives of the Police Force, the of offences committed by children are conducting tile Sexual Offences Investi- lJ crime statistics were revised and a limited Metropolitan Fire Brigade, Country Fire shown in Appendix "A". Note that the gation Cour~e and, for the first time, facility for checking criminal records by Authority, Insurance Council of Australia, figures for 1979, are not strictly males were among those receiving computer became available. Addi­ Loss Adjusters and other interested comparable to those of previous years; as instruction. Other courses run at D.T.S., tionally, centralised collation and analy~ bodies. offence definitions and counting rules apart from detective training, include an sis of information about rapes com~ have been revised to accord with those in advanced course for Sub-officers wanting menced. The combined effects of spiralling gold to return to the C.I.B. and a new type of re­ the Force's other statistical publications. o prices, repeal of the Gold Buyers Act and fresher course for detective Sub~offlcers The Fingerprint Bureau raised their amendments to the Labour and Industry of long standing. Seven~y members print-identification rate by 68% from 916 Representation by free Legal Aid at Act have produced a substantial problem attended the former course of four weeks (1978) to 1,546 and attended 11,567 Children's Courts continues to grow in regard to the unrestricted trading of duration, whilst the latter, of two weeks scenes of crime. A new policy was rapidly. In 1978, 20.3% of all cases were wrought gold between dealers at trash duration, was attended by Sixty-nine adopted to minimize pressures caused by represented while in 1979 this figure had and treasure markets. The D,ealers members. ' insufficient experts whereby qualified increased to 66%. Current trends indicate

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TABLES PRINCIPAL OFFENCE CATEGORY OF PROSECUTED AND CAUTIONED CHILDREN The annual road toll is one of the most The best means of achieving optimum (n = 13,422) persistent and serious problems facing police performance in road accident the police and, in all its aspects, must be reduction is through co-orc(nated and OFFENCE MALE FEMALE described as an ongoing national dis­ determined efforts. The professional skill Before Before aster. The continuing incidence of death, and endeavour of the police during 1979 Court Cautioned Total Court Cautioned Total injury and destruction on our roads can has been of a high standard. Serious Assault 69 18 87 18 3 21 only partly be solved by em'orcement of ., i the law. A far more potent weapon in Robbery 40 6 46 1 1 2 i:', Sexual Offences 9 9 effecting improvement to this grim Drink Driving Legislation Burglary 1353 1366 2719 81 53 134 situation would be a greater degree of Theft 1906 2701 4607 186 1304 1490 . individual driver- responsibility, a Legislation remains a strong deterrent Other Indictable 66 87 153 14 16 30 responsibility which must be directed to against irrational road behaviour for the Firearm (inc. air rifles) 59 139 198 2 2 all aspects of road safety and not merely average and "thinking" motorist. Yet, Traffic 701 813 1514 20 26 46 the survival of the individual driver. Care despite the efforts of police and the mass Street Offences 442 215 657 46 29 75 and concern must be directed towards media, people continue to over-estimate Wilful/Malicious Damage 237 281 518 11 26 37 other road users, for example pedes­ their driving ability and under-estimate Other Sun mary Offences 478 512 990 21 66 87 trians, who constitute approximately 22% the potency of alcohol. Of the 13,378 of total road fatalities. blood alcohol samples collected from TOTAL: 5360 6'138 11498 398 1526 1924 . = = = = = "alleged drivers" under the provisions of /} Care Applications 247 772 0 During the period June - August, 1979, Section 80DA of the Motor Car Act, 2,714 police initiated and implemented "Opera­ (20%) produced a positive blood alcohol tion Argus", a Force wide operation reading. Of these, 744 (28%) have re­ Missing Persons. continue indefinitely. Only 691 (2.05%) designed to protect pedestrian road users sulted in police briefs and 1,940 matters enquiries were made concerning the by advice, warnings and prosecution. have yet to be finalised. Staffed by thirteen police, the Missing 33,684 people (28,045 males, 5,639 Motorists were firmly reminded of the Persons Bureau records escapers and all females) detained by police in that time. need for greater care on the roads and a The problem of aicohol-related road persons reported missing including Frier.ds or relatives made 665 enquiries proper regard for pedestrian safety. The deaths is extensive and official records do reports from interstate and overseas. and 'fawyers the other 26; less than 1 % operation was 'successful and pedestrian not reveal. the whole picture. Inadequate Arising from the Beach Enquiry a "Person " (306) of the people enquired for were fatalities were substantially reduced legislative provisions allow a number of in Custody Register", containing brief actually found to be in police custody at during and after this policing effort. alcohol affected drivers to escape detec­ details of all persons detained in police the time of the enquiry. tion. For example, an injured driver who custody within the metropolitan area, was provides a blood 'sample under Section maintained from May 1979. After a six Table 7 indicates the nature and By far the greatest contributors to the 80DA of the Motor Car Act commits no \ mcnths trial period, the Register is to number of missing persons reports. road toll are the occupants of vehicles offence if he gives afalse name to hospital which run off roads and strike fixed staff or if he conceals or wrongly identifies objects. These single vehicle accidents his true status as driver. Additionally, TABLE 7 account for 27% of fatal accidents. In there is no onus upon hospitals not most cases the driver is totally account­ MISSING PERSONS registered under the Health Commission able, but unfortunately, few of them to take blood samples. Procedural dif­ CLASSIFICATION II 1978 1979 survive to learn from their mistakes. ficulties!'!inder the accurate estimation of Reported Located Reported Located accident times which must be known if the Missing Persons 5773 5691 5643 5583 Absconders: Education programl1i\eswith a sig­ blood alcohol tests are to be taken within nificant emphasis on defensive driving the IElgally required time limit. Although Community Welfare Services 1456 1423 1596 1573 practices will be commenced during there are decided cases which allow the Mental Institutions 787 736 706 693 Interstate/Overseas Enquiries 1980. Most accidents can be prevented admission of evidence concerning blood 79 10 141 21 through proper driver responsibility - the alcohol readings taken outside the two Consulate Enquiries for Nationals 39 1 11 2 aim of these programmes will be to hour limit, acceptance of such evidence is TOTAL: 8134 7861 8097 7872 promote this. by no means a uniform practice. Whilst it = = , 20 21

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cannot be said, with any certainty, that ex­ number of fatalities and injuries. Whilst TABLE 8 ploitation of these legislative gaps is ex­ these events may reflect improved road tensive, it is suggested they help conceal traffic engineering and car design, coupl­ TESTS CONDUCTED UNDER DRINK-DRIVING LEGISLATION the true extent of the problem. Such am­ ed with vigorous and supportive mass (n = 128,309) biguities complicate the police function media campaigns and effective law en­ Blood Samples Preliminary Breath ft'1d are unnecessary. forcement, there is no real cause for op­ Collected 13,378 Testing Stations 79,027 timism. The number of deaths is ex­ Positive 2,714 (20.3%) Positive 1,204 (1.5%) Notwithstanding these difficulties, pre­ cessive by any standard and indicative of Negative 10,664 (79.7%) Negative 77,817 (98.4%) liminary Breath Testing Stations were set a general complacency towards responsi­ Refusals 6 (.0075%) up at 2,020 locations and some 79,000 ble road behaviour. It is a problem which Breathalyser Tests tests were conducted. Whilst only 1.5% of cannot be beaten without the widest 16,435 Other Alcotests 16,114 Metropolitan 8,758 these were positive, the deterrent value of possible support from the community, the Positive 6,526 (40.5%) Country 7,677 the random breath test concept is con­ courts and the legislature. Negative 9,500 (58.9%) Refusals 88 (.55%) sidered quite substantial. Table 9 provides details of collisions, "These figures relate to "alleged drivers" only, total samples taken numbered 16.733. Table 8 shows the m;;nber and nature categories of persons killed and other of tests conducted under the various comparative statistics. In accordar.cEhwith drink-driving provisions. our policy, this Table does not l'nclude people who died more than thirty days TABLE 9 Road Traffic Collisions after the collision. The main reason for ROAD TRAFFIC COLLISIONS this is the difficulty of establishing a During 1979 there were 763 fewer positive cause-effect relationship be­ Persons Persons Fatal Injury Non-Injury Total reported coilisions than 1978 and 1,036 tween the incident and the death, a factor Killed Injured Collisions Collisions Collisions Collisions fewer than 1977. This reduction was ac­ which raises doubts abouUhe accuracy of Metropolitan 365 10,558 334 8,119 15,881 24,334 Country companied by a slight reduction in the the statistics. 499 10,015 430 6,559 9,885 16,874 TOTALS: 1978 864* 20,573 764 14,678 25,766 41,208 , : Metropolitan 446 13,159 407 10,077 18,913 29,397 CChHltry 397 6,909 334 4,510 6,204 11,(I}! I TOTAl,S: 1979 843 20,068 741 14,587 25,117 40,4'~~~ "Total adjul.!:;1d to InclUde people who died within 30 days of 31.12.78 from injuries received during the mo:,th I of December. . 1 .j CATEGORIES OF PERSONS KILLED MotorCars Motor Cycles Pedal Pedes­ Total Year Drivers Passengers Drivers Passengers Cyclists triaos Killed 1978 315 238 76 6 27 202 864 \ 1979 297 233 77 4 44 188 843 1 COMPARATIVE STATISTICS EVI;NT YEAR 1976 1977 1978 1979 Population 3,646,981 3,781,500 3,818,700 3,853,300 No. of Motor Vehicles 2,141,683 2,199,374 2,303,640 2,312,767 Ii No. of Accidents 41,7G8 41,481 41,208 40,445 No. of Casualties* 20,660 20,552 21,433 . 20,911 Ratio - casualties per capita 1:176 1:183 1:178 1:184 - casualty per m/vehicle 1:103.6 1:107 1:107.5 1:11Q.6 - accidents per capita 1:87.3 1:91.2 1:92.6 1:9p.3 - accidents per m/vehicle 1:51.3 1:53 1:55.9 1:57.2 Death never takes a holiday. "Includes deaths.

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In addition to the road fatalities, 211 Traffic Offences de~ths fromc~r.er accidental causes were reported to police. Table 10 shows the Detected traffic offences rose by 6.8% nature of these accidents. over 1978 and totalled 455,973. A detailed breakdown of these offences is shown In Appendix "B". A total of 936 drivers attended the Motorists' Education Hour in j TABLE 10 lieu of prosecution. Details of licences ACCIDENTAL DEATHS suspended under the Points Demerit I I (n=211) System as a result of offences committed ! are shown in Appendix "C". Shootings 5 Falls 22 1/ Tractors 13 Burns 11 t(, Railway 29 Electrocution t3 Traffic Operations Group f Drownings 41 Others 77 I This group comprises the major com­ ponent of the Traffic Department and, in addition to uniformed patrol police, is Regrettably, during 1979 there was a composed of a number of specialist sec­ 14.5% rise in the number of collisions in­ tions. Among these are the Instrument Traffic Operations Group. volving police vehicles. Four of these Development and Maintenance Section, resulted in death. All police collisions, no Traffic Research Section, Special Duties certification of portable speed measuring collisions involving death or serious in­ matter how minor, are rigorously moni­ Solo Section and the Accident Investi- devices used throughout the State. New jury. Twenty of these were "hit-run" tored and appropriate action taken . gation Section. equipment devised and produced by this collisions. More than 1,440 charges were against offending drivers, police or Section includes an electronic siren and laid by the Section arising from matters civilian. Table 11 shows the nature and The Instrument Development and public address system, an electronic Traf­ investigated. These ranged trom culpable disposition of collisions involving police Maintenance Section is responsible for fic Analyser capable of recording traffic driving to careless driving. Approximately j vehicles. the regular servicing, maintenance and flow as well as indicating the number of 11.3% of these charges involved alcohol ,l vehicles travelling In excess of a pro­ affected drivers. I grammed speed and an emergency light­ j ing system for use on police cars. TABLE 11 I A new Section, known as the Traffic COLLISIONS INVOLVING POLICE VEHICLES Penalties Payment Office I Research Section, was formed to identify 1978 1979 problem traffic areas, classify the prob­ This section was reviewed by members Number of fatal collisions 4 4 lems and evaluate the effects of selective of both the Public Service Board Manage­ Casualties: traffic enforcement. The major aim of this ment Systems Division and the Traffic De­ Killed: police 1 1 work is to develop effective traffic en-' partment. The most important recom­ civilians 5 5 forcement strategies designed to reduce mendation arising from the review entails ,- Injured: police 131 132 the road toll. To this end, close liaison is extensive computerisation enabling:- civilians 49 72 maintained with the Road Safety and Traf­ \ Action taken: fic Authority, Country Roads Board and • wider use of Traffic Infringement Briefs submitted against police 20 21 local Councils. Notices through an increased Approved 8" 3 range of offences; Not Approved 12 13 The Special Duties Solo Section, staff­ Pending 5 ed by ten members, engages in saturation • centralised processing of Parking 0, Police - Counse!led 141 142 patrol techniques providing a highly visi­ Infringement Notices; "1 - Admonished 4 1 ble police presence in selected areas of - Reprimanded 5 2 high density traffic flow. Although based • preparation of all briefs and sum­ - To attend Motor Driving School 20 11 at Brunswick, the section patrols through­ mons arising from unpaid Traffic Prosecutions: out both metropolitan and country areas. and Parking Infringement Notices; I Police 5 3 They work closely with the Traffic Re­ l Civilians 242 156 search Section. • development and maintenance of Accident Investigation Committee Hearings 8 8 comprehensive statistics concer­

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PERSONNEL Sub-Officers' Course The Course syllabus has been revised to place more emphasis on administrative Five courses of eight weeks duration stUdies and in 1980, courses will be ex­ were conducted to reduce the backlog of tended to fourteen weeks. Restrictions on recruiting in the last half the Police Academy to operate below sergeants who had not attended sub­ of the year coupled with the unusually capacity during the year. officer training. Altogether, '189 police and Cadet Academy long wage claim hearing by the Police four prison officers attended. Service Board had an inhibiting effect in Recruiting Cadet training has continued to em­ some areas of the Personnel Department. It is desirable that students of this phasise physical, academic and This effect is likely to continue into the course be senior constables qualified for Of the 3,191 applications for appoint­ vocational aspects. Cadets worked a total early part of 1980. The impact of recruit­ promotion. With this in mind it is pleasing of 7,090 days assisting police in normal ing restrictions may have serious long ment to the Force, 2,607 were from males, to note that in 1980, the majority of atten­ including 1,049 Cadet applications, and police duties and performed duty at many term consequences for the community. ding students will be senior constables special events such as the Police Exhibi­ 584 from females. Even though there and only a minority will be newly pro­ were fifty-two fewer applications than for tion, Moomba Festival and an A,i,r Disaster At the beginning of 1979, the authoris­ moted sergeants. Exercise. Requests by operational police ed strength of the Force was 7,500 1978, there were actually seventy-one more applicants for adult recruit entry. Of for cadet assistance still greatl~' exceed members. This figure was attained on Officers' College cadet availability. 16.7.79. A new authorised strength of the 1,791 applicants called for examina­ tion, 1,448 presented themselves and 479 8,000 members was approved on 14.8.79 Four course!, of twelve weeks duration were provisionally accepted for appoint­ The continuing liaison betw~en A;;;ad­ but, subject to budgetary restrictions, were held at "Airlie" for a total of sixty­ emy staff and cadets' parents hl:E': gtJ~)d ment. Uncertainty about Budget recruit­ .a recruit intake was held to a maximum of nine students, four of whom were from ing allocations halted recruit int.:lkes influence on training and allows effe(;tr!.'~ 500 appointees between 1.7.79 and other police forces. remedial action when cadets eXperh!H'i(;'lj between mid July and September. 30.6.80. With normal Force wastage problems. Remedial classes in Englii:!h through retirements, resignations and As with the Sub-Officers' Course, and spelling have become necessar~r discharges, it Is probable that the 500 emphasis is placed on training members because of deficiencies in previous recruits will be inducted without nearing Police Academy I~ qu.alified, but not promoted to higher schooling and to date have proved very the authorised strength. In faat, between I Insufficient accommodation and class­ 'I 1.6.79 and 31.12.79, the net gain in terms of manpower was only sixty-nine room space at the Waverley Academy I members from an intake of 264 sworn placed strains upon both staff and ~ recruits. trainees. The completion of two resi­ ~ dential blocks in April increased accom­ '·1 Restrictions also stipulated that if the mCidation by ninety-six, but the building of 1 Force strength reached 7,700 during that the planned Residential and Education " particular period, there were to be no Block has been deferred. Until this block I more inductions regardless of the number is completed, problems will exist in both I I of recruits yet to be appointed. living and classroom accommodation and trainees will be forced to share rooms \ 1 Actual Force strength increased by 332 designed for one person. during 1979 with 658 appointments and I 326 discharges. Retention Course Training District The reduction of recruits in training allowed three additional Retention Problems associated with fragmenta­ Courses to be held at the Police tion of training venues continue to cause Academy. A total of twelve courses were difficulties in terms of the most effective run for 639 probationary constables. Of training for pOlice personnel. The intro­ these, thirty-two members failed the final duction of new syllabi and training examination; however, twenty-four later methods, whilst of value, failed to com­ succeeded in passing a supplementary pensate for these problE)ms. It is unfor­ examination. Three others were schedul­ New accommodation block - Police Training Academy. tunate that reduced intake levels forced ed to sit for supplementary examinations ,\

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Personnel and Amenities Division refuse requests to perform. The~ie shor­ tages are not likely to ease in 1980 until This Division comprises those areas amendments to Police Regulations allow within the Force concerned with the specialised recruitment of bandsmen. health and well-being of police generally and the activities of the Police Bands. The Brass Band paraded on 102 oc­ casions and gave forty-eight public per­ Welfare Office - The role of the Welfare formances, while the Highland Pipe Band Officer is extremely important as the in­ attended 120 parades and gave fifty-one cidence of job stress among police in­ public performances. Both Bands per­ creases. findings of the Police Service formed at the Melbourne Military Tattoo. Board confirm beyond doubt that policing is a highly stressful occupation, and the Amenities Section and Gymnasium, need for adequate counselling and com­ Russell Street - The facilities of the fort is essential. This task is performed Library, Billiard Room and Reading Room with great interest and compassion by continued to be well patronised, mainly by members of the Welfare Office. In the past members living in quarters. The Billiard year, they assisted both serving and Room was re-decorated and facilities up­ Pollee Training Academy - physical training complex swimming pool. retired police and their families, and graded for leisure use. specifically helped 114 members during their appearance before the Government Facilities at the Police Gymnasium were success!ul. Study tours to New Zealand, legal and other matters of police interest, Medical Officer for retirement on the also upgraded by the installation of a six­ Tasmania and Central Australia have has also been part of their work, First grounds of ill health. Altogether 107 teen station eXerciser. proved beneficial and will be continued. published in August, it is widely dis­ members retired on medical grounds. tributed and much sought after through­ On 1st January, 172 cadets were in out the Force. training and on 5th February, 1979, they Police Chaplains, whilst not part of the Personnel Assessment Division were joined by 235 new appointees. A Welfare Office, liaise with this Office and The co-operation of raters in forward­ total of 205 cadets transferred to the contribute substantially to police welfare. Police Education Scheme ing ratings earlier than in past years (96% Police Academy for recruit training, leav­ of all ratings were received by Novem­ ing 166 cadets in training at the end of the The Police Provident Fund provided The Police Education Scheme pub­ ber) allowed the finalisation of ratings and year. Cadet wastage (11.3% at both welfare loans totalling $197,500 for 222 lishednotes and test papers for the transmission of assessments to all ratees , Academies) was due mainly to inability to 1,700 promotional exam candidates and members. '1 reach required standards. by the end of November, 1979. A total of worked closely with Force District Train­ 4,402 assessments were prepared and .1 ing Officers to improve tho level of Poli~e Hospital - Construction of the forwarded from which 419 objections J Research, Co-ordination and knowledge and operational expertise of new Hospital is proceeding on schedule were received; each of these neces­ and is expected to be ready for occupa­ /1 I Development Section police generally. sitated an assessment review. Some 750 , ,j tion by the end of May 1980. probationary constable files were also The Research, Co-ordination and De­ commenced. Promotional Examinations The Police Medical Officer treated velopment Section, which commenced 2,184 out-patients during the year, whilst -\ on 23rd April, has the important task of Of the 1,151 members who sat for the some 7,400 treatments for minor injuries I co-ordinating and developing all aspects Police Service Board I various promotional examinations this were dispensed by nursing staff at the \ of in-service training programmes in­ year, 757 were successful. Pass rates for. Hospital and both Academies. A total of cluding syllabi, materials, aids and Apart from the hearing of two short the various law examinations were as' 431 police received in-patient treatment I The need to compress the claims, the pay claim heard by the Police l me~hods. fOllows: Theory Law (both parts) 74%; at the Hospital and twenty-four major and various programmes within the Force to a Service Board precluded disposal of any Theory Law (1 part) 94%; Sergeant 68%; fifty-four minor operations were per­ comprehensive and ple\nned whole: has other appeals or claims. These problems -- Senior Sergeant Officer 64%. All formed there. I been recognised for a long time. Already 28%; would be resolved if a second division of , 1 pass rates indicated increased applica­ I the Section has com me/need a major sur­ the Board could convene to hear appeals vey within operational areas to determine tion by examinees and substantial im­ Police Bands - The Brass and High­ when the present Board was in session. I both Force and members' training needs provement on the 1978 results. To help land Pipe Bands continued to entertain The long delay in hearing appeals re­ J members identify areas of weakness in sulted in many appellants withdrawing and eXisting training programs will b~ with high quality public performances, their knowledge, it is proposed to publish mainly for charitable purposes, as well as their applications. At the end of the year, mOdi~ied whe~e necessary to satisfy perceived reqUirements. Publication of a (for the first time) early in 1980, qetailed attending police parades and GraduGl.tion eighty-six appeals and sixteen claims I comments by examiners about each ceremonies. Both bands suffered per­ awaited hearing. These should com­ I Monthly Bulletin, covering changes in I question. sonnel shortages and on occasions had to mence in early February, 1980. i 28 ! 29 I I·

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and on no less than forty-seven of the Among previously planned objectives spe~ial operations, staff was supplied by ] the following were achieved this year:- \ SERVICES the Communications Section. .• Telecom approval for fifty U.H.F. Forward Planning frequencies to be issued to police, This Department is responsible for forty~two of which are immediately Telex machines play an important part Force logistics and is staffed by 349 With a requirement as extensive, com­ available for use. in Police communications and there are members (4.6% of the Force). Com­ plex and costly as communications, a now thirty-six telex and sixty-four slave munications, transport, buildings, land high degree of forward planning is essen­ • the issue of eqUipment specifica­ telex machines operating throughout tial. and equipment are their special respon­ tions for the new Communica­ sibility. country and metropolitan areas. A total of tions Complex. 94,135 telex messages were either sent or Among the necessary and achievable received during 1979, a 24.6% increase Much was achieved during the year in objectives planned for, as far ahead as • Telecom approval for installation over 1978. It is antiCipated that 1980 will 1987 are: terms or building purchases and renova­ of an exclusive microwave bearer see the telex centre relocated in the new tions. However, the non-completion of the network for the metropolitan area. Communications Complex in Russell physical training complex at the Police • completion of the 0.24 control Street. Microfiche storage units are Academy was disappointing. It is also dis­ room and a start on design work • successful contractual nego­ presently under evaluation by the Public tiations with A.W.A. for a new appointing that Victoria continues to have for U.H.F. and bearer networks. the worst vehicle to pOlice ratio of all Works Department for use in the new P.A.B.X. system at Russell Street. states and, presently, thero are fifty-three Centre. Research into the feasibility of In­ • planning of District communica­ police: stations without police vehicles. terfacing telex/teleprinter/computer fac~ tions control centres. • formation of a Tendering Com­ mittee involving P.W.D., 0.24, The significance of this is that members at ilities indicates that such a facility would Technical Section and R.E.D. staff. these stations are without radio com­ be of great advantage to pOlicing; pro­ • commencement of computer aid munication, a most unsatisfactory situa­ gress to date has shown the proposal to despatch. be cost effective. The Communications Section has com­ tion in terms of police and public safety. • interstate linkage of bearer sys­ menced major planning for the 1981 Although neither Ballarat nor Geelong tems. Commonwealth Head of Government Comrr.unications Communications Centres are fully Conference. Meeting the requirem;"II'~ts of operational, most of the new equipment • installation of a country bearer this Conference will entail training 100 ad­ has been delivered and Ballarat has network. ditional operators to man sophisticated The authorised police strength of the already begun to use what is available. 0.24 communications complex increased The antiCipated cut-over for Geelong Is from 131 to 188 during 1979 and, even February 1980. though forty-three positions remained un­ filled at the end of the year, an overall gain of thirty-nine members was directly There are some 400 portable radios responsible for a reduction of more than now in use but they are insufficient for 30,000 hours overtime. The appointment present needs and supply cannot meet of additional telephonists has enabled the demand. Preliminary results of the Prflh­ j / ran Integrated C()mmllnity Policingi3x­ ! ,- switchboard at the Russell Street complex .1, to be manned by public servants on a periment clearly demonstate that portable twenty-four hourly basis, thereby releas­ radios, far from being a luxury, are func­ ing more pOlice for operational

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consoles in the new D.24 complex. Al­ I Police computer power, memory and though the need to draw these members storage capacity were effectively upgrad­ from the general workforce is only tem­ ed at a cost of $115,920 by the installation porary, it will undoubtedly have a signifi­ of a Sperry Univac. It is anticipated that cant, and possibly detrimental effect, the currently installed computer equip­ upon day to day policing requirements. ment will reach full capacity in 1981.

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The Computer Systems Division pro­ This section which is in its third year of vides a fast and effective, but limited, ad­ operation assesses new equipment and Ministrative and operational service to communication systems. many areas of the Force. Separate tests have been condUcted Since acceptance of th~ "Patrol Two" with a locally made ten channel one watt concept in 1978, essential links between on ground portable transceiver and a per­ the police computer and the State Elec­ sonal portable radio aligned to the tronic Data Processing centre (E.D.P.) area nautical frequency allocated to all have been established. However, one of police forces in Australia. Results are not the major intended aims of that linkage yet available. still remains unattainable, namely, ac­ cura~e computer access to Motor Regis­ The Telex Centre at Russell Street Police technician at the Radio Electronics Division. tration Branch (M.R.B.) records. The Police Headquarters at William Street and present system of updating the M.R.B. th~ Prahran police station were used to June for a short period, but the intra-State others recently commenced technical data base annually makes it too unreliable test facsimile machines compatible with for operational police use. There is an High Frequency Service was able to cope courses in video production. those in Tasmania, Northern Territory, with the increased traffic. Telecom has urgent need for data base updating to be South Australia, New Zealand and New carried out with the same frequency as provisionally allocated fifty Ultra High Approval was granted for construction South Wales. The test revealed that Frequency channels and agreement, in of a typist transcription room in the manual records in order to provide pat­ "copies" of original documents were in­ rolling police with rapid and reliable infor­ principle, has been reached for police to Russell Street Police Complex which will mation. sufficiently clear for accurate facsimile operate an exclusive microwave radio accommodate up to five audio typists transmission. This is a serious flaw if system to control the planned U.H.F. working in ideal sound-proof conditions. original documents are unavailable. network. The State E.D.P. Centre is completing However, there is ample potential for this arrangements to provide a seven day a Sixteen new tape recording installa­ system to be used in the transmission of Five additional remote radio sites were tions were completed during the year, week twenty-four hour service which documents needed at courts or should commence early In 1980. ~opy also secured - one in the City area and eight at metropOlitan stations and eight in other selected locations. the remainder at Arthurs Seat, Kangaroo country areas. Other new equipment ob­ Ground Altona North and Sunbury. New tained Included four Sony transcription Other aspects of the "Patrol Two" Direct interstate communications be­ program ha~'e become operational in installations were completed at Minyip units, a lighting system and remote ~on­ tween Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and and Mallacoota, and facilities were up­ trol video cassette recorder, mOnitor, varying degrbCls. Whilst the store and Canberra via High Frequency radio was forward message switching facility is graded at Heathcote, Cohuna, Mary­ camera and ancillary equipment, fre­ improved by the purchase of a new trans­ quency shifter and a monitor amplifier. available on a limited scale, the Vehic/e­ ceiver. borough, Donald, Port Fairy, Horsham of-Interest file is fully operational and in­ and Orbost. There are presently forty-three loca­ \ cor~orates an extended recall system to Radio Electronics Division retrieve vehicle enqui!'ies made during tions awaiting the installation of tape re­ the previous twenty-four hours. A limited For the second year in succession a corders and an overall total of 343 recor­ Persons-of Interest file has been in­ number of radios, both portable and Audio Visual Section ding devices, Including video, indexed at tro(,'uced but in its present form is only a mobile, were stolen, however all were the audio visual section. National "stop-gap" deSigned to meet the needs of recovered. The remote Mt. St. Leonard Organisational responsibility for this Panasonic voice recorders arE> being both the Missing Persons Bureau and site was again broken into but the erec­ section was directly assumed by the modified to tape at half speed In order to Bureau of Crimir,al Intelligence, A tion of a new and more secure building Assistant Commissioner (Services) and extend their recording time. The newer Persons-()f~/nterest working committee with an alarm system should deter future duties were expanded to include respon­ Superscope recorders are already manu­ has been established with the task of en­ offenders. sibility for all video recording and an­ factured with this facility. suring that maximum usable information cillary equipment in the Force. One is available to all operational police. Industrial action disrupted telex ser­ member of the Section completed a Video The reliability of. taped evidence has vices between Sydney and Melbourne in Technicians' Course at R.M.I.T. and three caused a substantial rise in workload, es- 32 33

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pecially through demands for perfectly The Force entered a new era, in terms t.-" I typed tape ~ianscriptions. Since 1976, of premises, with the use of "relocatable" i\ when 142 tapes were processed and thirty buildings at Melton and Moonee Ponds. tapes transcribed, there has been a 226% These provide good quality accommoda­ '---____ ADMIN ISTRATION -----.-.1 workload increase in the number of tapes tion quickly and at reasonable cost. processed and a 223% workload increase Renovations involving extensions have in the number of tapes transcribed. The been undertaken at the Russell Street provision of adequate experienced staff in Property Office and at Ringwood, whilst Public Service Staff year was the minimal increase in motor this area will be of utmost importance in the only building site purchased during the future. vehicle transactions which tends to reflect the year was at St. Alb[~ns for a proposed During the year the authorised estab­ a definite downturn in the motor vehicle new Divisional Headquarters and twenty­ lishment of the Public Service personnel market. Details are set out in Appendix four hour police station. Technical Section increased from 2,116 to 2,183. As shown "F" which also shows that collections for in Table 12 the increase was spread the' year incre&~ed by approximately $10 The primary responsibility of this sec­ New buildings or work started, but not throughout various Police areas,. cen~ral million to more than $41 °million. tion is to ensure the logical and co-or­ yet completed, include the Dookie and administration and the Motor Registration dinated purchase of buildings and land Nagambie Police Stations. ReElidences Branch. Programming activity is continuing at for police purposes, as well as arranging were purchased during the year at Mary­ the Government Computer Centre for the comprehensive maintenance for all police borough, Stawell, Swan Hill and Bairns­ Significant new positions created in­ development of an on-line data base premises. In discharging these objectives dale. South Yarra police station was clos­ cluded that of Deputy Director of Ad­ computer system for motor v~hicles. a total of $8,031,037 was expended dur­ ed and the Toorak and Altona police ing 1979. ministration the Commissioners' Secre­ Vehicle registration payment data ~s cap­ stations reduced to sub-station classifica­ tariat, and 'two classified tured on magnetic tape and transmitted to tion. administr~tive The most dominant building project positions in the Crime and ~peratlons the computer vehicles file f~om ~he remains the Police Academy. Oelayed Departments respectively. Branch's accounting system. ThiS aVOids An important government decision this previous duplicated effort incurred supply of building materials provented year solved the dilemma facing the Police completion of the physical training com­ Unfortunately, staff ceiling limits con­ through separate information entry by Mounted Branch concerning the location tinued from previous years and these ac­ data terminals. plex during 1979. It is now anticipated to of its stables. These will remain per­ be ready for use during 1980. Two new count for differences between actual and manently sited in St. Kilda Road in the authorised strengths in the areas shown. A mini computer system has been in­ residential blocks were completed at a grounds of the old Police Depot. cost of $1.9 million and occupied early in stalled with visual display and printer ter­ the year. Motor Registration Branch minals enabling document changes to be automatically added to the vehicle data Other major works completed include Police Transport A significant factor emerging fror:n base by direct communication with the new District Headquarters and twenty­ business conducted by the Branch thiS Government Computer Centre. four hour stations at Altona North and The actual number of police vehicles on Horsham. The leasing of new office ac­ hand at 31.12.79 was 1,541; 1,383 cars commodation for the Moonee Ponds and 158 motor cycles. The national Police District Headquarters will enable a average ratio of police vehicles to police is TABLE 12 move from inadequate premises at Flem­ now 1:3.6, Victoria's ratio of 1:4.8 is worst PUBLIC SERVICE STAFF ington to some which are more suitable at of all 8tates. Of tht3 270 additional vehicles As at 31st December Mt. Alexander Road, Essendon. New "one required and requested for policing pur­ 1978 1979 " man" police stations were completed and poses during 1979, only thirty four-cylin­ occupied at Tungamah, Mallacoota and Chief Commissioners Office der cars were approved. Some 821 ve­ 211 223 Pyalong . Actual strength ,- . {r hicles were replaced, but this was 221 240 \ seventy-eight fewer than the previous Authorized strength Alterations are nearly complete at the year. District Offices and Police Stations 963 1012 Dandenong Motor Registration Branch Actual strength 977 1024 and licence Testing Station which, when Police vehicles travelled some Authorized strength finished, will be located in leased prem­ Forensic Science Laboratory 53,982,652 kilometres during 1979 using 43 42 ises at 40 Bennett Street, Dandenong. The Actual strength 9,489,006 litres of petrol. Maintenance 44 45 No. 4 Division Traffic Operations Group costs amounted to $4,382,917. Authorized strength moved into newly leased premises in St. Motor Registration Branch 852 861 Kilda allowing the Motor Boating and Actual strength A trailer constructed in the police work­ 874 874 Search and Rescue Squads to move out Authorized strength shops for the recovery of damaged police 2069 2138 of Dawson Street, Brunswick into the Total Actual Strength vacated premises. cars, resulted in a saving of $20,000 in 2116 2183 towing fees. Total Authorized Strength 34 35 .' ,

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r'---- / Central Correspondence Bureau area. Regrettably, one has resigned due l\ r- -. to pressure of practice work. \ The· Central Correspondence Bureau Registry processes and records corres­ The additional doctors have assisted in pondence received by the Chief Com­ CONCLUSION ~ more rational and reasonable distribu­ missioner's Office. The mail room sorts tion of work. This includes examination of and dist~ibutes about 10,000 items daily. victims of assaults and sexual assaults Approximately 150,000 files move (children and adults), persons of disturb­ In commencing this report with a review through the Registry each year. About ed behaviour, sick prisoners and mous magnitude can be perpetrated with of the seventies, it can be seen that the 3~,000 new files are created annually. It is offenders in custody, attending at sudden th~ aid of computers. Therefore, to past decade has witnessed substantial vital, therefore, that an efficient corres­ deaths, identification of human remains properly cope with these problems it is pondence recording system is used. change in terms of pOlice resources, essential that we have access to the most cour~ ~ppearances and lectures as well a~ strategies and problems. Generally, these up-tO-date computer technology and P.rovldlng a medico-legal information ser­ have also been consistent with increased training. vice are also a part of their work. Further A team of Systems Analysts from the efficiency, improved public service and Public Service Board's Management increases will result in the availability of seven part-time Surgeons. better police conditions. In concluding my The second matter concerns illicit Systems Division, together with the report, I nominate four matters, in partic­ drugs. It is clear from the enormous rise in ~epartment's Training and Methods Of­ ular, which I believe will substantially detected and reported drug offences over Dr. Barry loughnan, of Geelong, has ficer, was formed to examine correspon­ preoccupy police in the eighties. the past decade that we are faced with a held the appointment of Part-time POlice d~nce p\ocessing and related activities SUbstantial problem. In the light of Surgeon for many years and other ap­ with particular emphasis on the Central The first of these is computerisation. By overseas experience there appear to be Correspondence Bureau. pointments have been made at Bairns­ world standards, we are far behind other two main methods of attack. Firstly, the dale, Ballarat, Cowes, Mildlira and Toora. Forces in terms of computer capability. system of "decriminalisation", in which A Steering Committee was formed with The majority of our record systems are possession of some drugs constitutes no rep~esentatives from the Police Force, the manually maintained and searched. This offence and where "registered" addicts ~lnlstry for Police and Emergency Ser­ Items of Intf3rest is a redundant method in the computer may be lawfully supplied by medics. We ~Ices and the Public Service Board's Staf­ age and one which is expensive in terms do not yet know whether such systems ! fing and Classification Section and Staff (i) The Departmental pay roll of manpower and time as well as being reduce the incidence of addiction, or drug ~evelopment Section. The Committee ad­ continues to increase as a result of prone to error. Furthermore, manually related crime in Victoria. The English vls~d a~d assisted in the planning and co­ National Wage movements and operated record systems do not readily system of "registered addicts" is pres­ ordln.atlon of the Review and assisted with the appointment of additional lend themselves to providing the type of ently under review in an endeavour to I th.e Implementation of recommend­ Police and Public Service person­ data necessary for a total crime preven­ answer such questions. ations. nel. The total pay roll amounted to tion strategy. Il $131,389,765 compared with The second method involves increased ! Approximately 120 recommendations $118,483,717 for 1978. Some areas of police-oriented com­ police powers, more refined detection wer~ made covering all facets of the puterisation in need of exploration are strategies and stiffer sanctions. Un­ .i ~eglstry's operations including areas out­ The hearing of a claim before the fingerprint records, voice identification, doubtedly, this proposal will draw protest I side the Registry. The recommendations Police Service Board for increased disputed tape recordings, crime records from some sections of the community, but ar~ f~r-reaching, involving compu­ Police salaries, based on a work and statistical analysis and the coding of given the extent of Australia's coastline tensatlon, some decentralization of file value study, was completed criminal histories. Aleady, experiments and the opportunity for undetected un­ 1 control, disposal and storage of papers towards the end of the year and have been conducted with "landsat" to lawful drug importation, together with in­ stream/~ni~g of systems and genera; res.ulted in Determination No. 308, identify cannibis crops, but more of this creased drug exploitation and the present reorganization of the Registry Section. which was effective from 15th type of experimentation is needed. Some high unemployment levels, there is more I November. overseas countries' have developed com­ than sufficient reason for this concept to Ma~y recommendations have already puter signatures to rapidly determine be given due consideration. However, we been .,mplemented resulting in consider­ (ii) Details of expenditure for the drug or poison levels in human organs are under no illusion that increased pOlice ~ble Improvement to the file processing fi~ancial year 1978179 together and rapid scanning techniques have been powers will provide a panacea. The drug time. with comparative figures for the devised for identifying human, botanical, problem, as Mr. Justice Woodward has previous year are contained in mineral and chemical substances. But, in said, must be viewed in the context of i Appendix "G". Police Surgeons addition to these types of facilities there is " ... education, social welfare, treatment, -) rehabilitation and punishment alter­ ;. t an urgent need to quickly provide Progressive development oJ the Police (iii) 70,000 new Shooter's licences operational police with accurate informa­ natives". Surgeons' service to the Victoria Police and Permits were issued 23 000 tion relevant to their general patrol work. sa",:, the appointment of five part time Of.which were issued in th~ m~nth There is also a need for extensive un­ The third matter involves young of­ Police Surgeons for the metropolitan pnor to the opening of the duck derstanding of the illicit use of computers fenders. Current economic conditions season. for crime. We know that frauds of enor- and unemployment levels are not con- 36 37

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ducive to low crime rates. It is, therefore, English speaking countries. Activists in imperative that we make a determined ef­ some ethnic groups perpetuate national fort to reach young people with positive animosities. This can provide a fertile crime prevention strategies which will im­ ground for political terrorism and though bue them with a lasting sense of respon­ not directed at the host country, affects it sibility. Such strategies should progress nevertheless. in a logical sequence with increasing sophistication throughout the entire Criminal terrorism, in the form of kid­ school career. A program of this natui6, napping, abduction and extortion, can be which is intended to involve most police, expected to develop into a serious prob­ is presently in planning. It will be cen­ lem, if we follow overseas crime trends. tralised to reduce unnecessary duplica­ There is no reason to believe we will not. tion and to ensure consistency of aims and objectives. In line with our firm belief Strategy plans have, therefore, been that policing is a community responsi­ developed and specialist units trained bility, we would expect support from and equipped to provide a response many quarters when the program is in­ capability in both areas. Combined Com­ troduced in 1980. monwealth/State plans have been pre­ pared to cope with political terrorism. The final matter is terrorism. The effects of political terrorism and criminal Such is the changing face of crime and terrorism are the same, in that both forms ...~ involve the commission of serious crim­ our projection of the future. inal offences. The term "political" does nothing to dignify or justify the terrorism I look forward to the next decade being which results. as challenging, as progressive and as in­ novative as the last. No doubt, there will So far, our geographical location has be many other issues claiming public operated to save us from a high risk of attention throughout the coming years, political terrorism. This happy situation but I believe the four matters mentioned cannot be expected to continue in­ above will be of particular importance. definitely. The State of Victoria has a Each will affect, to a considerable extent, remarkable ethnic mixture in its popula­ the overall level of police service, which tion. Almost 25% of our population was ultimately, must be contingent upon born overseas and 15% were born in non- adequate manpower and resources.

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APPENDIX "0" APPENDIX "E" VICTORIA POLICE FORCE ACTUAL STRENGTH BY DEPARTMENT AT 31.12.79 (SWORN PERSONNEL) AWARDS AND COMMENDATIONS

Operations Crime Traffic Services Personnel· S,O.L. C.C.P. List Total BV GEORGE MEDAL - Se x G. Total Rank Group Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Femai Male Female COMMISSIONER 1 1 1 % % Sergeant Brendan William Bannan for 1 1 3 COMMANOER 2 8 8 bravery and gallantry displayed In relation to 1 CHIEF SUPERINTENOENT 15 3 3 .04 1 1 1 2 an armed hold-up committed on a super­ SUPERINTENOENT 1 21 19 4 3 21 .28 5.0 2 4 2 market in Reservoir on 3rd February, 1978 CHIEF INSPECTOR 57 34 34 .45 1 27 4 2 4 INSPECTOR 9 103 t 104 1.37"] during which shots were exchanged In the 128 2 31 12 13 12 4 3 SENIOR SERGEANT 250 203 2 205 2.71 apprehension of two offenders. 12 90 32 23 16 SERGEANT 1 3 415 12 899 19 239 5 89 427 5.64} 92 49 B 8 SENIOR CONSTA8LE 1272 50 1384 74 1408 18,60 24.24 510 32 306 10 90 2 24 1 CONSTABLE 1 11 2213 96 2309 2094 302 134 17 167 25 30.51} 116 7 136 36 2 10 4 2659 40.30 70.80 TOTALS BY SEX 4737 386 1037 391 3050 54 615 35 340 9 248 37 TOTALS 15 1 51 4 7043 526 7569 5123 1091 650 349 THE QUEEN'S GALLANTRY MEDAL ACTUAL % 285 16 55 7569 67.68% 14.41% 8.59% 4.61% 3.77% .21% .73% 100% Victoria's population - June 1979.3,853,300 Pol/ce ReservISts: 134 ~olice to popUlation ratio as at 30.6.79: 1:516 POl/ce Cadets: 197 Senior Constable Francis Joseph Mills, Q.G.M., for gallantry displayed in Includes 122 m,le and 34 lemale Constables In training. connection with the rescue of two elderly persons from a burning house in Prahran on 25th February, 1978.

Constable Mark Henry Boyle, Q.G.M., for gallantry displayed in connection with the rescue of two elderly persons from a burning house in Prahran on 25th February, 1978.

Reservist Raymond John Mulder, Q.G.M., for bravery and gallantry displayed in relation to all armed hold-up committed on a supermarket in Reservoir on 3rd February, 1978 during which shots were exchanged in the apprehension of two offenders. FORCE PERSONNEL WASTAGE

1979 Chief Deputy Chief Chief Senior Senior Comm. Comm. Commdrs. Supts. Supts. lnsps. lnsps. Sgts. Sgts. Consts. Consts. Tatal QUEEN'S POLICE MEDALS I ,- Died 2 5 2 10 Superannuated The following members were awarded the Queen's Pollee Medal for outstanding Pol,ice - Retiring Age 5 5 3 8 19 42 Service:- Ill-health 2 2 7 31 52 13 107 January, 1979 Resigned \ 3 17 26 107 153 Chief Superintendent R.J. Martin Dismissals Chief Superintendent L.K. Plattfuss, Termination of V.A., Appointment Superintendent P.N.D. Ball 14 14 Inspector W.J. Brand TOTALS Senior Sergeant C.R. Hodder 5 4 7 13 57 102 136 326 Senior Sergeant A.O. Hann

June, 1979 Deputy Commissioner A.W. Conn Chief Superintendent M.J. Fisher Chief Superintendent O.B. Robinson Superintendent F.W. Russell Chief Inspector A.E. Scott Serg~ant J.P. Barritt 44 , 45

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9.4.1979 Constable G.B. Paterson, 14.12.1979 Sergeant R.S. Wilson, No. MOTOR REGISTRATION BRANCH STATISTICS No. 18415 received the 16013 received the Award VEHICLES REGISTERED 1978 1979 Award for courage, initi­ for displaying outstanding ative and perseverance Oi$­ courage, initiative, leader­ played in effecting the arrest ship and cool management Motor Cars '\ of an armed and violent of­ in a situation when con­ Private 1,690,259 1,708,657 fender who had wounded fronted by a mentally dis­ Commercial and Hire 158,010 156,740 him with a knife. turbed and distressed per­ Primary Producer 88,322 86,595 son armed with a loaded 47,744 49,077 ; . Motor Cycles '.' firearm. Trailers 318,732 310,136 17.12.1979 Senior Constable G.G. Falk­ 4.7.1979 Total 2,303,067 2,312,105 Saf'llor Constable A.M. iner, No. 16429 received the Zalewska, No. 18013 il i Award for bravery and fear­ received the Award for out­ less determination when NEW REGI':~ rRATIONS standing courage, initiative confronted by an intoxi­ (New and second-hand vehicles) and restraint exhibited on cated man armed firstly with 4th June, 1978, at Bun­ a loaded shot gun and a belt Motor Cars 214,651 212,475 doora, in the arrest of a de~ of cartridges and secondly Motor Cycles 12,162 14,252 ranged and dangerous of­ with an axe, who was even­ ,~. fender who was armed with tually overpowered after a 226,813 226,727 c:.,\ a loaded rifle. violent struggle. RECREATION VEHICLES Registered 1,396 1,254 CHIEF COMMISSIONER'S CERTIFICATES DRIVER'S LICENCES

Certificates were awarded for devotion to Licence Permits issued 124,377 130,474 duty and mar.ked efficiency to the following: Driver's Licences issued 2,040;463 2,097,585

Chief Inspector K.S. Robertson, Q.P.M. REVENUE Chief Inspector D.A. BOisen Chief Inspector J.F. Maxwell $213,743,701 $220,999,232 Senior Sergeant Bell, No. 11604 Excluding 7,hird Party Insurance Third Party Insurance $137,952,293 $190,732,168 Senior Sergeant Mildren, No. 11584 \ . Senior Constable Mengler, No. 9817 Senior Constable O'Neill, No. 17260 FINANCIAL YEAR RECEIPTS $205,213,145 $219,609,806 Senior Constable G;igg, No. 17363 . J . Constable Jenkin, No. 19769 Constable Roddick, No. 20546 Reservist W.A. Bruce, No. R.389

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- Counselling Transfer Resignation or Discipline Open Total or Reprimand Retirement Board Court UrJJUSTIFIED ARREST 3 3 .. UNJUSTIFIED ADMISSION TO INST. UNJUSTIF.IED SEARCH/SEIZURE 2 2 .I UNJUSTIFIED PIN OR TIN 4 4 • i I UNNECESSARY QUESTIONING 8 8 (~ . ~ w J ): 1 15~n!p~H > • I i ~ lot ~ HARASSMENT 19 19 ~ 1 ~ 0 • i r I • i."5 i ~ ~ ~ i:n! r , l ! ~g RUDENESS 26 26 .i- ~ , ~l)~ ):~~~ FAILURE TO TAKE ACTION 25 26 11111 UNSATISFACTORY PERF. OF DUTY 17 2 20 fr ,\1 OTHER DISCIPLINE BREACHES 23 4 6 25 58 rlif Jr IT ASSAULT 1 4 2 9 OTHER M.C.1. OFFENCES* 1 2 . PERJURY 2 2 en ~, CORRUPTION ... u • 0 i ~ ! ~ ~ 0 TRAFFIC OFFENCES 2 16 18 .0 a: H U U J I OTHER OFFENCES 2 6 9 ... ,U , , I ' 00'J en I) ~ 11« CIVIL DISPUTES , J. i, ~ ~: OTHER COMPLAINTS 16 16 < . t. t TOTAL 146 11 11 27 27 222 ~.!: . -I *M.C.1. - Major Crime Index 0 ::) NOTE: A single complaint file may involve more than one member; each member is counted separately in this Il. table. 0a: ...ILl ::!: l

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APPENDIX "R" COMMUNITY WELFARE however, not every section in the Division SERVICES ACT, 9248 has been repealed. Property is now defin­ EXTRANEOUS POSITIONS ed and it encompasses a variety of Two hundred and ninety-six members of the Force held six hundred extraneous ap­ This Act alters the title of the Social matters. Many aspects not previously pOintments divided as follows:- Welfare Act, 8089, which is still deemed to catered for have been affected. be the Principal Act, and amends certain "e,' Sheriff's Bailiff ...... 61 sections of that Act. Impeding Apprehension - Section 200 of Prosecuting Officer ...... 229 the Crimes Act creates an offence, under County Court Bailiff ...... 236 Guardian and Parent Defined - Section 4 certain circumstances, if a person does Wharf Manager ...... " 39 of the new Act introduces two new any act to impede the apprp,hension, Coast Watcher ...... 13 definitions into Section 3, namely, "Guar­ prosecution, conviction or punishment of Commissioner of Supreme Court ...... 18 dian" and "Parent". The definition of a principal offender where an offence Inspector of Nuisances...... 3 "Parent" is extremely wide. against Section 197, 198 or 199, is in­ Collector of Dues for Shipway ...... 1 volved. III-Treatment of Children or Young Per­ sons - An amendment to Section ·31, sub­ Summary Jurisdiction - Section 69 of the section (4)(a) and (b) of the Community Magistrates Court Act hs been altered to Welfare Service Act, eliminates the allow charges against Sections 197(1), APPENDiX "S" problem of rendsring a person liable for 198(a), 199(a) and 200(1) to be dealt with damages or legal proceedings if they summarily. Certain portions of these sec­ 260cc, are not included. NEW AND AMENDING report cases of ill-treatment. tions cannot be dealt with summarily. LEGISLATION Driving a Motor Car Whilst Disqualified - Section 28 of the Motor Car Act now per­ Section 31 has been repealed by Sec­ Aiding a(Jd Abetting - Section 200(4) The following is a summary of some of mits a court to order the forfeiture of tion 19 of Act 9248 and Act 9266. The con­ makes it an offence for persons to Aid and the more important new and amending number plates of a motor car when the tent of the repealed section has changed Abet others to commit offences against legislation which affected work of the Vic­ markedly. Section 197, 198 and 199. These sections toria Police Force in 1979. offender has been detected driving during a period when his licence has been are classified as "Indictable" offences and cancelled or suspended, or when he is Admission to Department - Section 31, therefore Section 333 of the Crimes Act, which deals with Aiding and Abetting for MOTORCAR under disqualification. There is a similar sUb-section (2), allows a child or young misdemeanours, is inapplicable. (BREATH TESTING STATIONS) power regarding any motor'carowned by person to be admitted to the care of the (AMENDMENT) ACT, No. 9258.1979 the offender. Department if the Director-General is - satisfied that it is in the best interests of False Statements - Se-ction 246F, of the Breath Testing Stations - Sec{;)n 3 of the Cancellation of Licence for Specific the child or young person. Crimes Act, has been repealed and Motor Car (Breath Testing Stations) Act Period - It is n?w obligatory for a court to replaced by Section 247, which is iden­ 8865, has been repealed. ' c1,'l.ncel the motor car driving licence of a" Consultation with Director-General tical with the repeelled section. The sec­ person for a period of not less than twelve Section 81 has been amended by Act tion relates to "False Statements" and The original intention was to review this months, when that person has been con­ 9248 Section 29, by the addition of sub­ could be considered, in certain cir­ Act every twelve months but the present victed in the preceding two years of being section 1A to the section. ~umstances, with Section 53 of the Sum, amendment eliminates this requirement. in charge of a motor c,ar under the 1n-·, mary Offences Act. \ fl!Jence of intoxicating liquor or drug. The amendment now requires the MOTOR CAR (AMENDMENT) ACT 9243 Director-General of Community Welfare Common Law Arson - The amending Adjourning of Information..., Section 89A Services to be consulted before any legislation abolishes the offence of Com­ Probationary Licence Holder - Restriction forbids adjourning an information (under proceedings can be taken saalnst a per­ mon Law Arson. on Motor Cycle - Section 22B, of the the provisions 0,' Section 80 of thE{ son who has committet.i' gn offence Motor Car Act, has been amended and Magistrates (Summary Proceedings) AcJ) against Section. 81(1) of the Act. An im­ CRIMES prohibits the. holder of a probationary for oHences of driving, or being In charge ." portant omission from this amendment is COMPETENCE AND COMPELLABILITY motor cycle licence from riding a motor of a motor car under the influenceoof In-'o. a definiticn of the term "consultation." OF SPOUSE, WITNESSES ACT 9230 cycle whioh has an engine capacity tox/cating liquor or drug, where the blood, o greater than 260cc within the first'twelve alcohol level is in excess of .05.0/0 and CRIMES Competency and Compellability - The months, there is a previous o"'nvictlon fQr ex­ (CRIMINAL DAMAGE) SUbstitute section for Section 399 of the ceeding .05%, or when"rhe blood alcohol ACT. 9228 Crimes Act makes a former wife or former Licence Testing Officers acting in the content is at least .1 %. If, pn the first occa­ course of their duty and persona who held Malicious Injuries to Property - Divi­ husband, a competent eind compellable sion, the blood alcohol level .\ i~lbetween witness for the defence when his or her motor, cycle learners permits on the first .05% and.1 % it seems thecburt could sion three of Part one of the Crimes Act . , previQus wife or previous husband has day of ,January 1979, and who owned a adjourn the information and not record a has been amended and alters the law been charged with an offence. The .. motor cycle of a capacity greater than conviction. relative to MaliciOUS Injuries to Property, 60 61

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provISIons extend to any other person Other amendments concern a Conven­ INDEX charged with the husband or wife, or tion Facility Licence (Section 38C) and former husband or former wife. Club membership (Section S1(a)). Academies Drugs 5,13,15,16 Police 3,26 0.24 30 Cadet 27 Demonstrations 4,7 Section 400 of the Crimes' Act, has Accident Investigation Section 25 Detective Training School 18 been substituted and the section states RACING (RESTRICTED TROTTING Accidental deaths 24 Districts that every person is a competent and MEETINGS) ACT, No. 9269,1979 Administration Department 35, 59 Country 52 "After Dark" Bandits 6,10 compellable witness for the prosecution Metropolitan 51 Definition of Restricted Trotting Meeting Aid, Legal 19 Dog Squad 3,10,11 in any proceedings, including matters Alrwlng 3,8 Driving Licences 2,41,47 relative to Bail. The only exception to this - Section 3 of the Racing Act now in­ Applications rule is where the court is satisfied that the cludes a definition of "Restricted trotting Care 19,42 Education Scheme 28 Protection 42 interests of the (!" :lmunity in obtaining meeting" which is a racfJi-meeting con­ Engineering - communications 32 ducted under the rl,Jles /.,f the Trotting "Argus" - operation 21 Enquiries 2 this evidence i'", outweighed by the Armed robbery 13,14 Control Board. Total' prize money or Equal Opportunity 4 damage likely to be caused to the Arson 18 Extraneous positions 60 relationship between a wife; husband, trophies must not exceed $1000 and each Assaults on police 5,6,10 Audio Visual Section 3, 33 father, mother or child, if either were com~ race prize must not exceed $100. There is Awards and commendations 45,46 Financial Statement 49 pelled to give evidence. The harshness in­ no restriction as to the number of races Fingerprint Bureau 14,19 volved in compelling this evid,ence to be that can be held at the meeting. Force Organisation Chart 53 Bands ~ police 29 Force Strength 45 given is also to to be considered. Beach, B.W., QC. 2 Betting Prohibited - Section 4 of the Rac­ Forensic Science 17,18 Evidence Act - Sections 24 and 26 of the Blue Light Discotr,eques 4 Forward planning 2,31 Evidence Act have been amended to in­ ing Act, has been amended by the inclu­ Breath tests 22, 23 Fraud 17 clude former wives and former husbands. sion of paragraph 1A which forbids bet­ Bureau of Criminal Intelligence 3 j! ting taking place at a restricted trotting Gallup Poll 4 Cadet Academy 27 ! I Section 27 of the same Act, relates to meeting. , ! Cadets - police 27,28 ! privilege extended to communications Care Applications 19,42 Helicopter 1, 7, 8 between a husband and wife during their Central Correspondence Bureau 36 History - police 5 REGULATIONS Change Homicides 3, 17 marriage, however, the new amendment Hospital 29 over-rules this privilege where any crim­ Social 2,4 MOTOR CAR (LIQUEFIED PETHOLEUM District Boundaries 7 inal proceedings or matters relative to GAS) REGULATIONS 197)9 Child Cautioning program 4, 19,20,42 Independent Patrol Group 3,10 Bail are concerned. The court still has the Child Offenders 19,20,42 Information Bureau 19 power to consider Section 400 of the Gas Powered Motor Cars - Compliance Command post-mobile 2,30 Information - release of 6 Crimes Act and whether they will compel Commendations and awards 45, 46 In-Service Training with Standard Rules - Statutory Rule 238 Committal Courts 12 Cadet 27,28 tile husband or wife to give evidence. of 1979 has introduced paragraph 139BG Commonwealth Heads of Government Detective Training 18 into the Motor Car Regulations 1966. The Conference 5,31 Officers 27 Former husbands or former wives are new amendment relates to motor cars Communications Police Academy 26 ,',I \lot exempted from giving evidence. Engineering 32 Police Education Scheme 28 which are powered by liquefied petroleum country centres 30 Promotional exams 28 gas. 0.24 30 Retention 26 \ LIQUOR CONTROL ACT morse code 1 Sub-Officers 27 (AMENDMENT 9200) Chief Commissioner may Vary Rules - portable radios 1,10,30,32 Inspections 7 'radio channels 1,31,32,33 Instrument Development and Maintenance R.S.L. SUb-Branch - The Liquor Control The Chief Commissioner of Police may, Team Operations 1 Section 24, 25 Act has been amended and a Sub-Branch from time to time, approve variations to Complaints Against Police 3, 49, 50 Integrated Community Policing 3 Y"'I of the Returned Servicemens League of the Rules. Computers 1,19,30,31,35,37 Consorting 14 \ Australia is now classified as a Club for Kaye, ~v1i. Jusilee 2 Crime Beat 3,7 J the purposes of the Act. Should a Sub­ Carrying Fuel Container on Roof - On or Crime Department 13 ~ranch desire to sell or dispose of liquor a after the 1st July 1980, no person shall Crime prevention 38 LegalAid 19 licence must be obtained from the Liquor drive, use or cause to be driven or used Crime trends 3,4,13,14,16,17,37 Legal Issues 6 Crime publications 19 Legislation -new and amending 60,61,62 Commission. on any highway any motor car with a fuel Licences system container used for the storing of Country Districts 52 Court liaison Officer 15 motor cars 2,43,47 If the Club does not desire to sell or dis­ liquefied petroleum gas mounted on its Court Security 12 Liaison Officers pose of liquor but requires Permission to roof. Court 15 Prison 15 have it on their premises, a member of the Dealers Squad 18 committee can apply for a yearly permit Offences - Any breach of the Regulations Deaths New and amending legislation 60,61,62 , or a special occasion permit under the is an offence against paragraph 206(a), Accidental 24 Homicide 3, 17 Seq­ prOVisions of Section 45 of the Liquor the penalty of which can be found in Road Traffic 2,5,21, 22, 2~ Officers College 27 Control Act. tion 89 of the Motor Car Act 6325. 63 62

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Penalties Payment Office 25 Service Board 29 Personnel and Amenities Division 29 Services Department 30 Personnel Assessment Division 29 Social Change 2, 4 Personnel Department 26 Special Branch 15 Personnel requirements 2,5,26,27,31 Special Duties Solo Section 25 Rolice Special Events Academy 3,215,27 After Dark Bandits 6,10 ! Alrwlng 3,8 Unlawful Shooting 6 1 Assaults on !5, 6,10 Special Operations Bands 29 Crime Beat 3, 7 Cadets 27,28 Salamander 3; 7 ComputElrs 1, 19,30, 31, 37 Argus 21 Dog Squad 3, 10, 11 State Disaster Plan 8 Districts 51,52 Stolen car checks 30 Education Scheme 28 Sub-Officers' Course 27 History 5 Support Groups Hospital 29 DogSquad 3,10,11 Independent Patrol Group 3,10 Independent Patrol Group 3,10 Ministry 4 Motor Boating Squad 10 Motor Boating Squad 10 Mounted Branch 9 Mounted Branch 9 Police Alrwlng 3,8 Operatfons 3,7,21,30 Search and Rescue Squad 10 Promotions Examinations 28 Special Operations Grollp 8 Recruiting 26 Resources 1, 8 Search and Rescue Squad 10 Tape Recorders 33 Service Board 29 Team Operations 1 Surgeons 36 Technical Section 34 Transport Branch 34 Telex 30 Unrest 4 Terrorism 38 Valour Awards 46 Traffic Department 21 Vehicle collisions 24 Traffic Offences 43 \ Victoria Dock 10 Traffic Operations Group 24 Welfare Officer 29 Traffic Research Section 25 Police to population ratios 1 Training Academy 3, 26 Policy - re public release of Information 6 Training District 26 Portable radios 1, 10, 30, 32 Prahran POlice Experiment 3 Victoria Dock police 10 Probationary Constables extended training 8 Visual Display Units 1, 32 Promotional exams 28 Protection Applications 42 Warrant searches 19 Public Service Staff 35 Welfare Offles .i'J9

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