Queensland police may be forced to reinstate 26 officers after disciplinary bungle

Katarina Carroll says domestic violence matters are among significant' number of affected cases

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Queensland police could be forced to reinstate 26 officers who were sacked for disciplinary reasons after a ruling by the state's court of appeal.

The state's police commissioner, Katarina Carroll, said a significant" number of internal disciplinary matters - including those involving domestic violence, drugs and the misuse of personal information - are affected by a court ruling that found the force's current practice for instigating disciplinary proceedings was not valid".

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