Audit finds ‘systemic failures’ in how Victorian police treat Indigenous complaints

Ibac found 41% of files audited contained indicators of bias on behalf of investigators

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An audit has found there are systemic failures" in how Victorian police treat complaints by Aboriginal people, with more than 40% of the files examined revealing indicators of bias on the part of investigators.

The Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (Ibac) audited 54 complaints and serious incident files involving Aboriginal people, which were closed by Victoria police in 2018.

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