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The Conference is the only forum in which Union rules can be amended, and each year Union delegates Police Living 59 gather to debate and vote on these rules as submitted by members. Out and About 60 It must be distinctly understood that any expressions of opinion Election Notice 63 by correspondents in our columns must not be considered the Police Health 66 opinion of the Editor, and no responsibility arising from there can be accepted. QRPA 68 The Editor of the Police Journal reserves the right to grant Journal Contact permission to reproduce articles from this magazine. Such Queensland Police Union Journal permission is hereby granted to any Police Association or Police Union in Australia and to the Police Association of New Zealand. PO Box 13008 George Street Brisbane QLD 4003 Permission is also granted to any Police Association, Police Union TEL: (07) 3259 1900 FAX: (07) 3259 1950 or organisation representing police employees in any other [email protected] www.qpu.asn.au country. 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Prior General President & CEO Ian Leavers Corporate Affairs & C. Muller General Secretary Mick Barnes Journal Coordinator Simon Tutt P. Notaro Asst General Secretary Denis Sycz Journal & Media Andrea Appleton Workplace Health P. Thomas (Chair) Vice President Shayne Maxwell Systems Specialist & Safety Committee: M. Bristow Treasurer Peter Thomas & Journal Sub Editor James Johnston T. Collins Finance Officer Alex Kulakowski K. Groth EXECUTIVE MEMBERS Executive Secretary Emma Macfarlane Far North Region Marty Bristow Women & Diversity T. Collins (Chair) Northern Region Peter Thomas LEGAL SERVICES Committee: K. Haines Central Region Kev Groth Legal Support Officer Larissa Lea B. Hooper North Coast Region Grant Wilcox Metro North Region Shayne Maxwell Metro South Region Tony Collins Queensland Police Union Legal Group HQ & Support Region Shane Prior Principal Solicitor Calvin Gnech General President, General Secretary, and Southern Region Col Muller Assistant General Secretary are ex-officio South Eastern Region Phil Notaro Barrister (retained) Troy Schmidt members of all committees. Queensland Police Union Journal Conference 2017 1 General President & CEO IAN LEAVERS BULLYING Here at the Union, we are sometimes contacted by members with complaints of bullying within the workplace. Some anecdotes of specific bullying, especially situations that are prolonged and systematic, almost defy belief. This is especially so when the bullying is done by a supervising officer who already wields power in the particular relationship. The insidious things people can do to social and fun events on a calendar, Equipt is a free wellbeing app for one another are incredibly harmful, to lock yourself in to going rather than current and former QPS officers, employees, and their families, which is and we will do what we can to offer deciding you are too tired at the last our support and get the situation now available for download. The app minute. sorted out. Do not suffer in silence provides you with tools and practical in a situation that is ruining your strategies to help boost your mood, Dr Gilmartin has also written a quality of life, because there are your mind, and your physical and some behaviours that should never book, Emotional Survival for Law social wellbeing. be tolerated, and some people who Enforcement, and if you don’t have deserve to be called on it. access to one in your workplace, It can also help you get your stress under control, establish good sleeping habits, enhance your resilience, “Do not suffer in silence in a situation that is measure and track your wellbeing, and ruining your quality of life, because there are set wellbeing goals. Further, equipt connects you with confidential and some behaviours that should never be tolerated, professional internal and external and some people who deserve to be called on it.” support services. Equipt was developed by the Victorian DR GILMARTIN please feel free to contact us here at Police Association, Victoria police, and In partnership with the QPS and the Union to request a copy. Pheonix Australia, a Centre for Post QSuper, the Union recently invited Traumatic Mental Health, and together EQUIPT APP US behavioural scientist Dr Kevin with QPS Safety and Wellbeing, we As part of the Our People Matter Gilmartin back to Queensland for his have customised it for use by our consultation process, our members third lecture tour around the state. members following on from the Our and their families identified the need People Matter responses. An ex cop, Dr Gilmartin discusses the for initiatives to assist them in keeping track of their psychological wellbeing, impact of police work on the individual Download it today to see if it might and their family: relationships, help you. hypervigilance, and the rollercoaster “Equipt is a free of emotions experienced when wellbeing app for PURSUITS switching on and off from work. current and former Evade police offences are still skyrocketing and I still hear almost Over 2,000 members and their QPS officers, daily from members with frustrating partners took the opportunity to employees, and their stories of watching offenders drive attend one of Dr Gilmartin’s lectures, away from one scene or another, and as always, he was well-received. families, which is knowing they will not be pursued. now available for Dr Gilmartin offers practical advice download.” We have long called for the no pursuit such as ensuring that you get enough policy to be reviewed and amended, sleep, making time to exercise (he and engaging with psychological and were surprised a couple of months believes you only need 22 minutes a wellbeing support services. The equipt ago when we heard the QPS were day), and writing particular upcoming app is one new way of doing so. planning to do just that: unfortunately, 2 Queensland Police Union Journal Conference 2017 General President & CEO their review and amendments As one of our members’ key teething problems as the new system appeared to be going ahead without complaints, and a huge impediment is implemented. any input from the QPU. in our ability to safeguard members’ rights, the current QPS discipline We are greatly optimistic that this new We of course intervened and asked for system has long been in the Union’s system will be what we have all been a seat at the table. We met with the sight as in desperate need of an waiting for: a fair, timely, educative QPS to review the amendments and overhaul.