Queensland police will have to use ‘open and closed hand tactics’ after spit hood ban, union says

Controversial spit hoods will no longer be used in Queensland watchhouses, commissioner says

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The Queensland police union says it will back officers to use open and closed hand tactics" to defend themselves in state watch houses, after the banning of controversial spit hoods.

The decision to ban spit hoods was announced by the police commissioner, Katarina Carroll, on Monday, after a review by the Queensland police service.

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