Submission: Investigation of Police Related Deaths
On 18 June 2010, the Centre made a Submission to the Office of Police Integrity inquiry into the investigation of deaths associated with police contact. The HRLRC submitted that in order to discharge its obligations under the Victorian Charter, the Government needs to establish a human rights-compliant framework for the investigation of deaths associated with police contact. The Victorian Government needs to establish an Independent Body which is hierarchically, institutionally and practically independent of the organisation being investigated, both in theory and in practice.