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Bound for Boston It will be the first running of the Boston Marathon since the bombings, but Jon Fuller has qualified and cannot wait to get there.
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annual conference With the state’s most influential political leaders in the room, at the same time, this was anything but a tiresome talkfest.
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acknowledged again “Riveting stories” was how the judges at the Publishers Australia Excellence Awards described Brett Williams’ 2013 features.
06 Police Association 08 PRESIDENT 26 Letters 27 Q&A 28 INDUSTRIAL 31 Health 32 Motoring 35 Banking 37 Legal 38 Books 40 DVDs 41 Cinema 43 Wine 46 The Last Shift 48 Police Scene 50 HEROeS
COVER: Senior Constable First Class Jon Fuller Photography by Steve McCawley
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DELEGATES Metro North Branch Elizabeth...........................Glenn Pink Henley Beach...................Matthew Kluzek Holden Hill........................Nigel Savage Gawler..............................David Savage Golden Grove..................Simon Nappa Parks.................................Sonia Giacomelli Salisbury...........................Taryn Trevelion Northern Prosecution.....Tim Pfeiffer
Country North Branch Port Lincoln.....................Lloyd Parker (chair) Ceduna.............................Anthony Taylor Coober Pedy...................Jeff Page
Kadina...............................Ric Schild Nuriootpa.........................Michael Casey Peterborough...................Andrew Dredge Port Augusta....................Peter Hore Port Pirie...........................Gavin Mildrum Whyalla.............................Wayne Davison
Intelligence Support........Kevin Hunt Port Adelaide...................Robert Beattie South Coast.....................Jason Tank Sturt..................................Brad Scott
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Sturt..................................Michael Quinton (chair) Adelaide...........................Kim Williams Netley...............................Mark Williams Norwood..........................Ralph Rogerson South Coast.....................Peter Clifton South Coast.....................Russell Stone Southern Traffic...............Peter Tellam Southern Prosecution.....Andrew Heffernan
Elizabeth.........................Kym Wilson (chair) Major Crime.....................Campbell Hill Adelaide...........................Dac Thomas DOCIB..............................Jamie Dolan Forensic Services............Adam Gates Fraud.................................Rhett Vormelker Holden Hill........................Narelle Smith DECEMBER 2013 Police Journal
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Media and communications
Grievance Officer Matthew Karger
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Anne Hehner, Jan Welsby, Sarah Stephens
Reception Shelley Furbow
REPRESENTATIVES Country South Branch Mount Gambier..............Andy McClean (chair) Adelaide Hills...................Joe McDonald Berri...................................John Gardner Millicent............................Nick Patterson Murray Bridge..................Kym Cocks Naracoorte.......................Grant Baker Renmark............................Dan Schatto
Comcen............................Athalie Edman Firearms............................Jon Kemplay-Hill HR ....................................David Wardrop Mounted...........................Kelly-Anne Taylor-Wilson STAR Operations.............Allan Dalgleish Traffic................................David Kuchenmeister Transit...............................Michael Tomney
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Operations Support Branch
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Dog Ops..........................Bryan Whitehorn (chair) Police Academy...............Francis Toner ACB ..................................George Blocki Police Band......................Neil Conaghty
ATSI Branch Robert Agius (chair)......(no delegates)
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COHSWAC......................Bernadette Zimmermann Superannuation...............Bernadette Zimmermann ..........................................David Reynolds Housing............................Tom Scheffler Leave Bank.......................Tom Scheffler Legacy..............................Allan Cannon
PRESIDENt Mark Carroll
Beware the spread of second- and third-tier policing Police Association members are quite adept
at critical analysis, a skill I am sure they will use in the lead-up to the March state election. I expect that they will question each major political party’s vision for policing in South Australia. More to the point, they will take account of promises – or any lack of promises – on funding. Policing in the United Kingdom and the United States is in a sad, indeed dangerous, state of free fall. Budget cuts, financial crises, civilianization and privatization have brought about the loss of swathes of police numbers. Of particular concern in the UK has been the rise in the practice of second- and third-tier policing. Many Police Association members understand that the UK has had a long and proud system of policing. It was considered to be at the forefront of police practice in the Western world; and its systems and processes were exported to other countries. This is no longer the case. The conservative government has battered UK policing into something different – but not better. One regrettable feature is the rise in appointments of police and crime commissioners to run UK forces. The occupiers of these questionable positions have the power to dismiss chief constables and afford them no right of review, a concept widely abhorred for its very real potential to allow corruption to flourish. An unprecedented rise in the number (thousands) of community support officers has occurred in the last decade. These non-sworn employees dress up to look like police but have the capacity for little more than directing tourists. DECEMBER 2013 Police Journal
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Among the police functions contracted out are: Custody services. Criminal justice. Firearms licensing. The crime-management bureau. ICT. HR services. HR learning and development. Finance and procurement. Support services. This is a cancer which will undoubtedly spread. And private contracts for the delivery of public-safety services are not always kept. As highlighted in the Police Federation of England and Wales Police magazine in May 2013, the “privatisation juggernaut” had the brakes applied when, “on the eve of the Olympics, G4S announced its inability to meet the terms of its £284 million contract with the government to provide 10,400 security staff for the Olympic Games in London, requiring some 3,500 members of the armed forces to stand in.” Described as the “G4S fiasco”, it underscored how private companies can default on their contracts, creating a situation in which the public sector has to bail them out. Critics of the privatization of police services in England and Wales highlight police accountability and the need for independence rather than profit. One cannot outsource accountability; and there is no evidence that the private sector is more efficient than the public sector. Privatization is all about dismantling conditions and cutting costs. The Australian private-security industry has visited the UK to investigate the outsourcing of police functions. And the Queensland government of Campbell Newman looks the likely candidate to embrace the practice. The Newman government is transitioning large chunks of the Queensland Police to the Public Safety Business Agency. No longer the responsibilities of Q u e e n s l an d Police are such functions as central exhibits, recruiting,
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Their employment has taken precedence over that of sworn police officers simply because it is cheaper. But the sad reality is that employing community support officers deskills the police occupation. This kind of employment might save a dollar on wages but it delivers second-rate law-enforcement outcomes. Community support officers were not too useful during the UK riots. But how could they be? Even more farcical is the Lincolnshire Police. It is currently recruiting police-support volunteers, volunteer special constables, volunteer cadets, and volunteer police community support officers. Actual sworn police-officer recruitment is closed and there are no transferee opportunities for police officers. And, for provision of operational services and business support, the Lincolnshire Police Authority has contracted private security firm G4S. This firm signed a £200 million contract in February 2012 to build and staff, for 10 years, a police station.
This kind of employment might save a dollar on wages but it delivers second-rate law-enforcement outcomes.
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human resources, radio and electronics, constable development, professional development and recruit training. Many more fields and functions have undergone transition. One might well ask how long it will be before these services are transitioned from the Public Safety Business Agency to the private sector. What has happened in the UK, and is now taking hold in Queensland, is about ideology. Expansion of the private sector into the delivery of public services is seen through the prism of austerity. At the Police Association annual conference in October, I urged both Premier Jay Weatherill and Opposition leader Steven Marshall not to fall for the trap of providing second-rate law-enforcement outcomes to the South Australian community. History has shown that it always ends up costing more. The SAPOL experience in the early 2000s was that economic rationalism drove police numbers, along with service delivery, backwards. That should be recent enough to remind political decision-makers of the folly of these types of business models in public-safety agencies.
Festive-season support Hundreds of Police Association members will, as usual, be rostered to work on Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day and throughout the festive season. What they sacrifice, in order to live up to their commitment to duty, is precious time with their families and friends during one of the most special periods of the year. And, on the front line of policing, they will have to deal with alcohol-fuelled violence, out-of-control revellers, irresponsible road-users and much more. They need, and deserve, the full support of the society they protect and serve. I urge all members of the community to deliver that support in abundance. And I wish all association members, their families and Police Journal readers a safe, joyous festive season and a prosperous new year.
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Bound for Boston Marathon-running helped him survive the worst tragedies of his life. Now, Jon Fuller is set to close the book on another sad family saga – in the US – and run the first post-bombings Boston Marathon.
Senior Constable First Class Jon Fuller has
an addiction. He has broken it a couple of times but become re-addicted in little more than the blink of an eye. Such is the power his popular but gruelling sport of marathon-running holds over its devotees. Fuller concedes that he is, at the very least, a “marathon nerd” who loves to get pumped up watching YouTube clips of the Boston Marathon. But he is one of those sports-obsessed types who end up advantaged rather than ravaged by their addictions. The 41-year-old is, after all, super-fit and does enjoy good health as a direct result of his commitment to running. And the capacity of marathon training to distract the runner from his or her other, possibly troubling, thoughts is another benefit. It has helped Fuller get through some overwhelming tragedies. There were the murders of his aunt and cousin in Caringbah, New South Wales, in 2002. And, for Fuller and
his wife, Belinda, there was the most crushing ordeal of their lives – the death of their 12-day-old daughter, Amelia, in 2007 (Amelia’s 12 April days, Police Journal, February 2010). After suffering severe brain damage at birth, she had to spend her first days of life confined to the Flinders Medical Centre neonatal unit. Fuller travelled there every day to be by his beloved firstborn’s side with Belinda – after he had gone for a run each morning. That helped him “clear” his head and cope with the knowledge of Amelia’s unchangeable destiny. And, in the case of his relatives’ murders, Fuller found that running helped him release “negative energy”. “I kept going and going,” he told the Police Journal in 2010. “And, when I came back, I didn’t feel 100 per cent, but I felt a lot better.” Fuller might also have felt better competing, as he did, in the Barossa Half Marathon some weeks after Amelia had died. But when, for the third time, he ran past a young girl cheering her dad on from the sidelines, he cracked.
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“I had a complete emotional breakdown,” he explained back in 2010. “I walked off to the side and just completely broke down.” It was then that Fuller made his first vow never to run a marathon again. But it lasted only until the next day, when he visited Amelia’s grave. There, he pledged to run a marathon in every state and territory of Australia and, in the process, raise money for SIDS and Kids. A few months later, in August 2007, he competed in the Adelaide Marathon, in which he came 49th in three hours and 19 minutes. And, over the next two years, Fuller ran marathons in Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales. When he last spoke to the Police Journal, he intended to – and later did – compete in the ACT (2010), Northern Territory (2010), Western Australia (2011) and Queensland (2012). He won the unofficially staged Canberra Marathon, came second in Alice Springs and, despite a foot injury (plantar fasciitis), finished fifth in the Perth Marathon. But, at the 21km mark of the Gold Coast event, Fuller started to go into a bodily meltdown. “It was hot and I was just completely drained of everything,” he says. “I just fell apart. I was walking sideways. I couldn’t run. I was cramping.” Fuller came to a complete stop and remained stationary for around a minute, before somehow battling his way across the finish line in 81st place. After he got there, he ripped off his shirt and exclaimed: “That’s it! I’m never going do this shit again! I quit!” But, instantly, the intuitive Belinda, who told her husband not to be stupid, could see beyond the emotion of his rash declaration. She knew it could never endure. And she was right: after Fuller returned from a “light run” the very next day, he told her: “I can’t quit.” “Because,” he says, “I love running. That’s what I do. And, by the end of that week, I was on the phone and looking on the internet for which marathon I could run again. I’m addicted to it.”
Above: Running the Sydney Marathon in September and, right, competing in the Perth Marathon in 2011.
He said simply: “I don’t want to die like that little boy.”
So Fuller has remained committed to his sport this year, with solid performances in the Barossa and Sydney marathons in May and September respectively. But, during his April preparation for the Barossa race, news broke of the deadly Boston Marathon bombings in the US. Two home-made bombs, one only half a block from the finish line, had exploded around 12 seconds apart among race spectators on Boylston St just before 3pm. The April 15 blast left three dead, including eightyear-old Martin Richard, and more than 260 injured. Brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev emerged as suspects in not only the bombing but also the murder of MIT campus police officer Sean Collier three days later. Fuller could never have glossed over the horror of the crimes, not as a father-of-three, a front-line police officer and a marathon man. He felt deeply for the Collier family and sympathized with his injured fellow runners. But the greatest impact on Fuller was the response of his son Lucas, then just four years old. The DECEMBER 2013 Police Journal
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youngster, who had seen news coverage of the bombings, did not want to watch his father run in any more marathons. He said simply: “I don’t want to die like that little boy.” Later, however, Lucas saw TV coverage of the arrest of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, and Fuller made sure he understood that the police had “caught the bad guy”. The relieved Lucas told his dad that, if that was the case, “I can watch you run again”. So Fuller went ahead and competed in the Barossa Marathon which, unknown to many, is a qualifying race for the Boston Marathon. And, with his time of two hours, 47 minutes, Fuller qualified for entry to the world-famous event in 2014. He started to think about whether he should register and, a week later, raised the idea with Belinda. “I said: ‘What would you think if I said I want to run Boston?’ ” he remembers.
The Boston Marathon • The Boston Marathon is one of the six World Marathon Majors events, along with the Berlin, London, New York, Chicago and Tokyo marathons. • With more than 1,10 0 media representatives from over 250 outlets given credentials annually, the Boston Marathon is second only to the Super Bowl for on-site media coverage. • It is held on the Patriots’ Day holiday, the third Monday of April. • The course passes Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox, about a kilometre from the finish line. A Red Sox home game is timed so that spectators, on leaving the stadium, can cheer the runners on in their final mile. • To enter the race a runner must meet or exceed a set qualifying time in an approved and certified marathon. • The first modern Olympic Games (1896) served as the inspiration for the marathon. The Fuller boys, Lucas, Ethan and baby William
Belinda answered instantly: “As long as you don’t get blown up.” Fuller assured her that he was serious about taking part, and she gave the plan her blessing. He went ahead and registered and, on September 11, received a notice of acceptance. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” he says of his coveted place on the list of runners. “I can’t get it wrong.” Fuller had only 11 days to absorb his good news before competing in the Sydney Marathon and crossing the finish line in 38th place. And his training regime has this year been as rigorous as ever. Despite his commitments as a fulltime, shift-working police officer, he had run about 4,000km by the end of October. “I quite often finish night shift and run 24km before I go to bed,” he explains. “It’s hard work, but you have to do it. I don’t sleep much. I’m just not designed that way, I suppose.” This month, the training will intensify as Fuller begins a punishing elite-athlete training programme. “Some weeks I’ll be running up to 175km,” he says. “The most I’ll get up to in one day is 39km; and,
11 or 12 times a week, I’ll be running at my peak. This will be for 18 weeks. “Sometimes I’ll just go out and run at one pace. Other times, I’ll have to specifically do certain speeds for certain distances, so I have to be full-on focused.” When he works day shift, Fuller will drive only part of the way to work at Christies Beach patrol base and run the rest. After knock-off, he will run back to the car and drive the rest of the way home. Nothing will ease the strain of his gruelling preparation, not even the picturesque wine country south of Adelaide, where Fuller will most often train. And, as always, he will train alone. “(I’m an) only child,” he says, “so it doesn’t bother me.” Awaiting Fuller and his fellow competitors is the famous Heartbreak Hill, the last of the four Newton hills on the Boston Marathon course. It confronts runners at the 32km mark and rises 27 metres over a distance of 600 metres. The great challenge of the hills is that runners have to take them on at the 26km mark, where the first one awaits. Fuller, to be sure he can conquer all DECEMBER 2013 Police Journal
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• John J McDermott, from New York, won the first Boston Marathon on April 19, 1897, in two hours, 55 minutes and 10 seconds – out of a field of 15 men. • Owing to US involvement in World War I, a 10-man military relay was held in place of the marathon in 1918. • The race was lengthened to its current 26.2-mile distance in 1924 to conform to the Olympic standard. • The first woman to run the marathon was Roberta “Bobbi” Gibb in 1966. • Women were officially permitted to run the marathon in 1972. • Scandal erupted in 1980, when Rosie Ruiz claimed victory in the women’s category over Canadian Jacqueline Gareau. It emerged later that Ruiz had entered the race just after Kenmore Square – about a mile from the finish. Gareau was awarded the title a week after the race. • John A Kelley, who ran the first of his 61 Boston marathons in 1928, ran his last in 1992 at the age of 84.
of them, plans to build extra strength into his legs through weight training. His motivation to compete in Boston comes from a range of sources. Among them are the lost limbs and other physical and mental injuries his fellow runners suffered in the bombings. “Runners are, collectively, a club,” he explains, “even though you don’t know (all of) them. It’s a bit like police – we’re a family.” But also driving Fuller is the need to restore marathon running from the damage, real or perceived, the attack caused it. “I want to get my sport back,” he insists. Of course, on race day, he aims to apply himself with more grit and attitude than he has taken into any other marathon. But he also remains mindful of how his eldest boy, Lucas, interpreted the killing of eight-yearold Martin Richard. So his ultimate objective is to “show my kids not to be afraid”.
AMELIA NEVER FORGOTTEN
“There was the moment we were living, and that was it.”
Still in his thoughts, and his heart, as he loses himself in the hypnotic, stride-by-stride rhythm of 24km training runs, is his precious late daughter, Amelia. Fuller thinks of her every day. His memory of her 12 days of life never fades. “We’ve got photos of the kids along a wall at home,” he says, “so every day I walk in the front door she’s there looking at me.” Her tragic plight began before she was born: her head had become impacted in her mother’s pelvis. “We went into theatre and they couldn’t get her out,” Belinda told the Police Journal in 2010. “She was wedged in, and they couldn’t pull her out against the contractions. They were worried about breaking her neck, or really hurting her.” So, to bring Amelia into the world, doctors performed a caesarean section. But, from the moment of her 1:06am birth on April 4, 2007, she was colourless and not breathing. The medical team rushed her to intensive care, but a paediatrician told Belinda he did not expect Amelia to “survive the hour”. That prognosis, however, proved wrong: after around two hours, a neonatal team got her breathing by herself. Then, around 5:30am, the Fullers went to see Amelia in the ICU. She had suffered liver failure and trauma to some of her other organs and was haemorrhaging. Her little tube-filled body was black and blue with bruising but, ultimately, she had suffered severe brain damage. DECEMBER 2013 Police Journal
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Fuller used his sport to help him cope with the trauma he faced as a parent. He ran each morning before returning to the hospital to be with Amelia. But, at 6am on Easter Saturday, a passing Netley patrol spotted him sitting on a fence just along from Sturt police station. In tears, he had simply conked out after his emotions had boiled over. The patrol pulled up alongside him. “One of the poor guys had only graduated three days before, so I hadn’t even met him,” he told the Police Journal in 2010. “The other guy was really good. I’d actually rung him the night before to tell him to tell everyone what was going on.” That officer sat with Fuller for 15 minutes, gave him support and made sure that he was okay before leaving him. Resigned to the fact that Amelia was not going to survive, the Fullers took her home to live out the last five days of her life. They crammed as much living as possible into those days, taking Amelia to the beach, out to dinner, visiting relatives and simply walking the dog. “But there was never a future,” Belinda said back in 2010. “There was the moment we were living, and that was it.” The heartbreaking end, which Belinda knew to be coming, began in the evening of April 15. And that night, Amelia lay between her parents in their bed
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With baby Amelia in 2007
suffering long periods of breathlessness. She clung to life all through the early hours of the next morning. “We were telling her to go, that it was okay,” Belinda said. “I was telling her that it was okay to stop breathing. And, each time she stopped breathing, we looked at the clock, thinking: ‘This is it.’ ” But Amelia fought on until just after 9am, on April 16, when she finally died. Fuller remembers losing her as the worst experience of his life. In the six-and-a-half years since then, however, time has relieved much of his emotional pain. “And I think that’s partly my make-up, too,” he explains. “You just get on with it. You’ve got to.” In 2008, Belinda gave birth to Lucas, who Fuller considered a “gift from Amelia”. Two years later came Ethan and, just last month, the Fullers welcomed their fourth child, William. On the seventh anniversary of Amelia’s death, Fuller will be in Boston with only days to go before the marathon. He will think of the morning he lost his daughter, but the far harder anniversary for him to endure is that of her birth. “Because,” he says, “we would have been celebrating with her.”
Jon Fuller will not return to Australia after the Boston Marathon until he visits the Riverside National Cemetery in California. There, he intends to leave photos of his children on a grave and, then, pause and walk away. In that grave lie the remains of his father, Frank – whom he never knew. Until he was 17, British-born Fuller had believed that he was the son of another man, Vic. And, after the truth of his real father finally emerged, he was angry that no one had revealed it to him earlier. Among the details he came to discover was that his married mother, Lillian, had had a romance with a US serviceman attached to a British air base. Fuller was the product of that romance, but his father had a family back in the US, to which he eventually returned. So Frank and Lillian never pursued a relationship, and their son never got to meet his father. Fuller came to believe that Vic was his father, whom his mother divorced when her son was just one year old. When he was seven, Fuller immigrated to Australia with his mother, who now had a second husband, Doug. But Frank was not entirely out of the picture. When Fuller was around 11 years old, he received gifts from him, such as US football merchandise. His father, who had communicated with his son as “Uncle Frank”, died a few years later. Fuller, then 16, saw the intense distress with which his mother responded to the death but never suspected the real reason for her reaction. Around a year later, Doug revealed to Fuller, entirely by accident, that Frank was indeed his father. And the secrecy, once exposed, became the cause of some “stand-up blues” between Fuller and his mother. After the health of his daughter, Amelia, became such a critical issue in 2007, Fuller thought about the relevance, if any, of his family medical history. It occurred to him that he knew nothing of such history on his father’s side. That served as motivation for him to find out more about his father and US relatives. And, with some research, Fuller discovered that he had a half-sister, an aunt and a cousin. “I don’t know where she (my half-sister) is,” he says. “I don’t know her married name; and she would be much older than me. She may be dead. Who knows? His (Frank’s) family admit I exist but refuse to tell me anything. “They’re basically saying: ‘You prove who you are,’ because my half-sister had a bad car accident in DECEMBER 2013 Police Journal
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Running the Perth Marathon
which her husband got killed. I don’t know the full circumstances and I never will. But she got a multi-million-dollar payout.” Fuller suspects his relatives fear that he aims to make a claim on his halfsister’s money. His cousin, whom he found through a dog club she belongs to in Phoenix, Arizona, proved just as unwilling to co-operate. In an e-mail exchange with her, Fuller identified himself as her cousin. “Yeah, I know who this is,” she wrote. When he asked her if she knew anything which could help him connect with other relatives, her response was a blunt “No.” After that exchange, Fuller considered his enquiries at an end. “I tried and it failed, and I’m not going to dwell on it,” he insists. “That’s not going to achieve anything, so why do it? “It would’ve been great, though. I would’ve been going over there to see them now (in April). “At my father’s grave, I’m just going to sit there and say: ‘Okay, I’ve been here.’ I’ll put some photos of the kids there and walk away. It’s not some big crusade to find my life, because I’ve got my life.” PJ
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Police Association president Mark Carroll
State political leaders raised key issues at the Police Association annual conference – IT equipment, cumbersome legislation and mandatory sentencing. Nick Damiani reports on exactly what they and a range of other speakers revealed.
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Delegates listen to Premier Weatherill’s address
Promise of tablets for police Premier
Jay Weatherill (above right) opened the Police Association annual conference with some key announcements, including that of the rollout of tablet computers to police officers to improve productivity and increase numbers on the beat. In an address to association delegates, Premier Weatherill said SAPOL would trial 350 tablets in the Elizabeth LSA over 12 months, allowing officers to capture, retrieve and submit information on location rather than back at the station. He also announced that the government would introduce legislation to make it mandatory for any offender charged with assaulting a police officer to undertake a blood test for infectious diseases. This would be in cases in which the officer was exposed to the offender’s blood or bodily fluids. Police Association president Mark Carroll said the association had lobbied intensely for this legislation. “There were approximately 120 incidents in the past 12 months involving police officers being spat on,” he said.
“When, in the course of duty, officers are spat on, bitten or otherwise assaulted in a way involving an exchange of bodily fluids, it is essential that officers have access to blood samples from the assailant that may be tested. “In this way, treatment for any illness or disease so communicated can be the subject of early diagnosis and medical intervention. “The association is hopeful this new legislation will receive bi-partisan support. Being spat on, bitten or bled over is repugnant. “And it is sensible to have procedures in place to identify diseases the officer may have been infected with to begin appropriate treatment as soon as possible.” Premier Weatherill told delegates there was still much to be achieved for police. “We must be clear-eyed about the challenges we face, but we must also be positive about our ability to respond to them and about our strengths as a state,” he said. “We will continue to put forward policies that will make our community safer and where both the police and the public are winners.”
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“We must be clear-eyed about the challenges we face, but be positive about our ability to respond to them.”
Too much complex legislation State Opposition leader Steven Marshall (left)
“…our systems continue to lag well behind best-practice here in Australia.”
addressed delegates on day one of the annual conference. Mr Marshall, who had addressed a Police Association industry forum luncheon last May, began with some reflection on the history of SAPOL. He indicated that SAPOL had come a long way from the early days of modest facilities and pay. “Clearly they didn’t have Mark Carroll negotiating on their behalf back then,” he quipped. Mr Marshall said several Labor promises from the 2010 election campaign had not been delivered. He said these included a promised 300 new recruits, 100 handheld computers, 150 portable fingerprint scanners and 20 additional automated numberplate recognition cameras. Mr Marshall also told delegates the state Liberal party had recently held a police “round table” featuring 15 police officers from a variety of commands. “It was a positive conversation, discussing the many challenges you face and the pressures of having to do more with less,” he said. “It highlighted the countless promises made by the government regarding SAPOL’s computer systems, yet our systems continue to lag well behind best-practice here in Australia.” Mr Marshall also said the round table uncovered too much complex legislation which made law enforcement harder. “(This) makes it difficult to sometimes even identify what is an offence,” he said. Mr Marshall told delegates he wanted less paperwork for police officers and that part of that was endeavouring to put an end to drug offenders receiving access to unlimited drug-diversion services. “I’m pretty sure when most of you decided to become a police officer, you didn’t think you were signing up for a job filling out forms on a daily basis,” he said. “Unlimited access to drug-diversion services does three things: it ties up police in pointless paperwork, it ties up resources for genuine rehabilitation, and it encourages serial offenders to avoid sentencing. “I advise today that, if elected next March, we will change the access to the drug-diversion programme. Offenders will be limited (so as) to participate a maximum of two times.”
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addressed delegates and took questions on day two of the Police Association annual conference, with his mandatory sentencing bill a key feature of the discussion. Mr Brokenshire explained that South Australia had a precedent on mandatory minimum sentencing with murder and drink-driving. “I think (the majority of people) want minimum mandatory sentencing for serious assaults (on police),” he said. Mr Brokenshire’s bill proposes four years’ minimum mandatory sentencing for attempted murder of a police officer, one year for intentionally causing serious harm, and six months for recklessly causing serious harm. “If we can get this (bill) through, I think we’ll start to make a real difference to your protection and to the attitudes of these (criminals),” he told the conference. “Let’s send a message that the parliament and the state will not tolerate increases in assaults on police.” Mr Brokenshire also revealed further changes to
suspended sentencing legislation for which he is campaigning. “I want it to read that, in relation to serious and organized-crime offences, there is a clause for an aggravated offence against police,” he said. “And I’ve been told there is a good chance of getting that through. Why should people who cause serious harm to police receive suspended sentences?” Mr Brokenshire went on to heap praise on the commitment of Police Association delegates, committee members and staff. “To put that extraordinary effort in for your colleagues (as a delegate) – I commend you all for that and encourage you to continue it,” he said. “There are few organizations in the state that have the respect of the parliament, the community and the media as the Police Association of SA. “It’s an incredibly professional organization. From the president down to the secretary and all the staff, I encourage you to continue that professionalism.”
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Above: Delegates listen to speakers on day one
Facebookers a resource for police Public
engagement and technological advances are leading priorities for SA police, according to Commissioner Gary Burns (below), who addressed the conference on day two. He explained that a closer relationship with the community would bring about better outcomes for police and the general public. Commissioner Burns also said social media appeared to be one of the significant platforms to achieve this. “We’ve put a lot of effort into improving our social media engagement in the last 12 months,” he explained. “There are a lot of opportunities to take pressure off front-line police by engaging in social media. “We now have a large number of Facebook followers which gives us an opportunity to present the facts to the public and rectify incorrect information
which the public may have received and also (it) allows us to seek their assistance for matters such as missing persons. “The numbers of people accessing Facebook and Twitter and passing it on to friends are quite significant and (on the whole) very supportive of police.” Commissioner Burns also cited incidents which showed how social media could save police resources. “For example, we put information of a six-year-old missing child in the Adelaide Hills on Facebook which went viral, and comments by the public resulted in us finding that child within an hour,” he said. “That would normally have resulted in significant use of police resources like patrols and helicopters. “This gives the public the opportunity to be involved in policing, and they are getting satisfaction from helping police.” Commissioner Burns also shed light on the iPad trial being undertaken in the Elizabeth LSA. “I’ve been pushing for this for some time,” he explained. “The way I see it eventually going, is when you graduate from the academy you are given an iPad and/or a mobile phone for both business and personal use. This could even eliminate the need for desktop computers and hard-line (phones) in many cases. “The aim is to do on the (mobile) tablet what you would normally do on the desktop (in the station).” Commissioner Burns said technological solutions like these could further free up police resources.
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Awarded for highlighting safety issue Police Association president Mark Carroll
announced Kangaroo Island sergeant Robert Scurrah as the winner of the 2013 Step Up safety award on day one of the conference. In concert with its delegates, the association launched the Step-Up safety campaign to encourage members to exercise their right to a safe workplace and submit hazard incident reports whenever they were exposed to, or identified a danger in, the workplace. Throughout the year, the association encouraged its members to nominate their colleagues for the award. Nominations followed and were all carefully considered. Sgt Scurrah tenaciously raised the issue of the substantial risk caused to members who were required to engage in driver testing in remote areas. He submitted hazard incident reports in different country locations to highlight the dangers and, then, took it upon himself to review the relevant legislation which prompted a new general order addressing these safety concerns. After the submission of Sgt Scurrah’s report, discussions continued between DPTI and SAPOL with the view that officers would no longer be required to conduct aged-driver testing.
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Senior Constable Richard Hern was runner-up to Sgt Scurrah and won special acknowledgement from the association. Snr Const Hern was nominated as a result of his action regarding a serious sewage leak and its associated odour reported in various sections of the Transit Services Branch office. This made the office an unacceptable working environment, causing workers substantial discomfort. H azard incident repor ts had been submitted from 2005 regarding the issue. After inaction by the owners of the building, a default notice was issued to the officer-in-charge of Transit Services Branch. Through Const Hern’s action, multiple meetings were conducted between various departments and private enterprise, bringing about further investigation. Feedback from members and delegates revealed that many officers felt reluctant to report workplace hazards. Some felt powerless to do anything about them, while others feared that speaking out would negatively impact on their careers. By running the Step Up c a m p a i g n e a c h ye a r, t h e association has attempted to address a workplace reluctance to speak out about workplace hazards. The association now hopes to see the campaign result in an increase in the number of hazard reports police submit.
Writing therapeutic for former detective Author
and former NSW police officer Karen Davis (above) was a popular speaker at the Police Association of South Australia annual conference in October. She regaled delegates with stories from her debut book, Sinister Intent. The inspiration for the book came from Ms Davis’s career as an undercover detective. Ms Davis, who retired from the NSW Police Force in 2007, is currently recovering from posttraumatic stress disorder and is attempting to raise awareness of the mental illness, especially among police officers. She explained that mental illness is often misunderstood. “I didn’t tell anyone at work (about my PTSD) because I was embarrassed and ashamed,” Ms Davis said. “One day I had a bad episode at work, and told a very close friend. She said to me: ‘just snap out of it.’ I can tell you now, when you’re having a panic attack that doesn’t help. “It made me feel like a failure and that I couldn’t talk to anyone. So I kept it to myself.” Ms Davis eventually sought professional help and was diagnosed with PTSD. “I loved my job more than anything, and it was the hardest decision to leave,” she lamented. “With two young kids and a marriage I had to make the choice.” On the advice of her mother, Ms Davis aided her recovery by putting pen to paper about her most pertinent thoughts, many of which had been repressed from her time in the police force. “That’s how (the book) started,” she said. “What I couldn’t get my head around was things
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I’d done in the first six or seven years in the job were the ones coming back to bite me 15 years later. At the time I supressed it and didn’t deal with it. “Years ago, I wouldn’t have been able to stand here and talk about it. I would have been too emotional and embarrassed. Writing a book has actually (helped me) talk about it.” Ms Davis said there were many things she enjoyed putting on paper. “The majority of my time in the police was fantastic,” she said. “I started remembering all the funny things. I started writing about them (too) which reminded me that it wasn’t all bad. My mother, who has passed away now, showed it to her agent (with the view) of turning it into a fiction (novel).” After several years of rewriting and editing, Ms Davis finally landed a deal and her book was published. “It’s very much a fictional story but close to the truth,” she said. “It’s about a young police officer called Lexi Rogers, and I’ve been asked numerous times if I’m Lexi. I’m not Lexi – I describe her (in the novel) as being gorgeous so I can’t say I’m Lexi. “I wanted to write it as real as possible but still entertaining. “For people who aren’t police I wanted to make them realize that we’re human and we get affected by things we see as well.” Ms Davis also attended the Police Association conference dinner and felt immediately at home. “Police are the same everywhere, aren’t they?” she asked. “I felt like I knew everybody. It’s like a family wherever you go.”
Police as vulnerable as most on social media Flinders University professor Andrew
Goldsmith (left) delivered his presentation Police and Social Media on day one of the conference. He explained how social media can affect both on- and off-duty police, many of whom he knew to use internet searches and social media to their advantage. They did this, he said, by targeting criminals who left trails of their activities on social media. “There is this culture among young people of confessing and disclosing everything on social media,” he said. “It’s not something you can easily expunge.” Professor Goldsmith stressed that this could be a double-edged sword for police, and that a social-media policy was important for police and organizations alike. He warned conference delegates that exposing too much information about themselves online could leave them vulnerable to embarrassment, character assassination or, worse, criminal activity. “There are several recent stories about police officers which show what can happen when they post photos or comments of themselves, or disclose who their friends are, through (social media),” he warned. “In policing, unlike many other careers, your character is in question so often. Part of your professional identity is your ability to stand up and give credible evidence. “(What you put online) can come back to haunt you later on.” Professor Goldsmith also discussed how Facebook is breaking down the division between home and work. “Facebook is set up to favour (its creator). The default (setting) is: everything (you put on there) goes out,” he said. “Most people do very little to (adjust) their privacy settings. We should be having a lot more debates about this, instead of just meekly rolling over and accepting whatever privacy settings are given to us. “The challenge (with a social-media policy) is to give people appreciation and foresight about what might happen down the line.”
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Wrong to short-change police Queensland
Police Union president Ian Leavers (above) was a keynote speaker on day one of the annual conference. He outlined his union’s strong concern for police operating under the conservative majority government of Queensland premier Campbell Newman. Mr Leavers feared the parliamentar y monopolization would come with drastic effects for police and public servants, especially when privatization and what he deemed “draconian” industrial relations laws were taken into account. “In Queensland, they change legislation overnight,” he exclaimed, referring to the state’s single-house parliament. “When it comes to pay and conditions, they’re going to sell (Queensland) out. The sad reality is it’s going to bite people before they wake up and realize.” Mr Leavers went on to address the conference on privatization. “It’s all about: ‘Can it be done cheaper privately and, if so, do it,’ ” he said. “We intend to have a campaign: ‘It’s time to back our front-line fighting crime.’ The rationale is you can’t short-change police and law and order, or it will cost lives. But that’s what they’re about to do in Queensland. “(They want) to take away a lot of policing functions and hand them over to public servants, or private (enterprise).” Mr Leavers told the conference delegates they should be wary of what this kind of governance could do to police.
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From top: Police Association president Mark Carroll presents awards to Trevor Milne, Andrew Heffernan, Tim Pfeiffer, Ralph Rogerson and Lloyd Parker.
Police Association delegates and one committee member received coveted service awards at the close of the conference. Association president Mark Carroll presented the 10-year service award and badge to: • Deputy President Trevor Milne (Forensic Services). • Sgt Andrew Heffernan (Licensing Criminal Justice). • Snr Sgt 1C Tim Pfeiffer (Holden Hill Criminal Justice). • Sgt Ralph Rogerson (Adelaide). • Sgt Lloyd Parker (Port Lincoln). • Detective Sgt Gavin Mildrum (Port Pirie CIB). Berri senior constable first class John Gardner received the six-year service award. In an acceptance speech, Trevor Milne told conference delegates his award was a great honour, and encouraged those present to continue their service to the association. “My first involvement with the association started in 1986 when I was in Whyalla as a proxy delegate,” he said. “That started my interest in the association. It’s important to understand the role delegates play. Without delegates, there wouldn’t be an association.” Before closing the conference, Mark Carroll made special mention of Mr Milne’s recent election as deputy president and new committee members Mitch Manning, Julian Snowden and Sam Strange. He also acknowledged former association deputy president Bernadette Zimmermann for her appointment as organizer and Tom Scheffler for his recent election as secretary. Mr Carroll said delegates were the cornerstone of the association. “All delegates play such a crucial role in the smooth running of the association and are often the first port of call for many of our members,” he said. “They are the foundation upon which the association is built, and these awards recognize that fact. “On behalf of the association committee of management, I congratulate the award-winners, but I extend a thank you to all delegates. Their work and commitment to the association is held in the highest regard.” PJ
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Journal editor and features-writer Brett Williams has won outstanding recognition at the Publishers Australia Excellence Awards for the third successive year. At a gala dinner at the Sydney Hilton Hotel last month, Brett was announced as not only a finalist in the Single Article of the Year category, but also runner-up for Journalist of the Year in the businessto-business category. His high placing in the latter award has ranked Brett as one of the top two (B2B) magazine journalists in Australia. Those of Brett’s stories which the judges considered for Journalist of the Year were Forced to shoot (Police Journal, February 2013), Letting go (Police Journal, February 2013) and Triple murder, sisters’ grief (Police Journal, August 2013). Making Brett a finalist for Single Article of the Year was also Triple Murder, sisters’ grief. His fellow finalists in this category were journalists from Cleo, Marie Claire, Encore, the Australian Women’s Weekly and Australian Geographic. Humbled by the recognition he received, Brett said it was all about the Police Association and its members, to whom the Police Journal belongs. “I just hope that the members, whose stories I get to tell, perceive any success I have as a reflection on them, on their journal and on their union,” he said. “It’s just a privilege for me to be able to serve them with whatever expertise I have as a writer and editor.
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“I couldn’t be more grateful to the members, and crime victims such as Sue Mahoney and Christine Mitchell ( Triple murder, sisters’ grief ) who give me their trust. That trust is in and of itself a great compliment.” Police Association president Mark Carroll said he was delighted that Brett had followed up his success of previous years with more recognition from his peers. “Brett just keeps backing up, year after year, with outstanding, industry-acclaimed work,” he said. “The Police Journal would not be what it is without Brett. He puts an incredible amount of time and effort into what is truly an elite publication. “I also get constant feedback from members about how adept his interviewing style is. Some topics are difficult to interview police about, but Brett is a true professional in this regard.” Brett won the Excellence Award for Single Article of the Year in 2011 for his cover story Uncovering the children’s horror (Police Journal, August 2011). In 2012 he was a finalist for Journalist of the Year in the B2B category. PJ
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Letters to the editor can be sent by: Regular mail Police Journal, PO Box 6032, Halifax St, Adelaide SA 5000 Email editor@pasa.asn.au Fax (08) 8212 2002 Internal dispatch Police Journal 168
Extended leases no impact on OHSW I would like to clarify the information presented in Q&A (Police Journal, October 2013), regarding lease terms. Leases were only extended on high-use general-duty and unmarked Holden Commodore vehicles from 60,000kms to 80,000 or 90,000kms, depending on kilometres travelled per month. The length of the lease terms remains at a maximum of three years for these vehicles. This has not changed. Regarding safety and integrity, Holden warrant Commodores to 100,000km or three years. Holden Commodore vehicles operated by police are serviced every 10,000kms. The manufacture specification for these vehicles requires service at 15,000kms. All vehicles engaged in urgent-duty driving are required to undergo safety inspections as soon as practicable. SAPOL has a number of other operational vehicles (mainly cage and 4WD) on 80,000km or 100,000km terms. Lease terms for cage cars and 4WDs have not changed. Extending the mileage within the lease time on “average” will result in delaying replacement by an additional six months (the average lease term is 27 months). Traffic Operation Escorts utilize Outlanders which are replaced at 80,000kms. Be assured that these changes do not impact on the health, safety, welfare of members of SAPOL. Yours faithfully Gary T Burns Commissioner of Police
Excellent venue and service
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On behalf of all those who attended the Police Club on Saturday night I thank Bronwyn and the staff for the excellent venue and service offered to us. It is a real pleasure to attend a function such as ours when the service is impeccable and courteous. Many commented to me about the superb quality of the meals for which I also commend the chefs. I will certainly let everyone I know that the Police Club should be the venue of choice for functions. On a personal note, I thank Bronwyn for making my job so much easier on the night. Kind regards Mark Stewart-Jones Senior Intelligence Analyst Investigation Support Branch
We thank the Police Association most sincerely for its ongoing support of Novita Children’s Services. Its hosting of the Police Association Melbourne Cup Luncheon is genuinely appreciated by Novita. The effor ts of the association team were outstanding and resulted in another very enjoyable and successful event. We are delighted to be able to share with you that the event raised over $5,000 to assist Novita in providing vital therapy and support to more than 2,000 kids and young people throughout South Australia and beyond. We value our relationship with the association and look forward to continuing to work with its team in the future. Yours sincerely Glenn Rappensberg Chief Executive Novita Children’s Services
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Two memorable reunions My wife and I recently travelled to Adelaide from Bargara, Queensland (where we now live) to attend the 40th reunion of Course 112. It was a great day. Of the original 30 members of the course, 19 attended with their partners together with some course lecturers. The organizing committee (Maxine Latter, Pam Reichelt, Gayle Raven, Pat Eady and Malcolm Sweatman) did a wonderful job contacting members. It wasn’t an easy task. One course member, Keith Walker, had suffered a serious accident just a few weeks before the reunion but was allowed out of hospital, in a wheelchair, to attend for two hours. I understand he is now in rehabilitation and progressing well. I was privileged to attend another reunion organized by Geoff Parker and his wife, Irene. They had visited us in Queensland and, when they heard we would be in Adelaide for the Course 112 reunion, Geoff suggested he try to get a few members of Technical Services Division together. Well, he did a fantastic job. He held the reunion at his home in early November and about 50 members and partners attended. It was a memorable day. My thanks go to those who attended both these reunions and everyone involved in organizing them. Driving back to Queensland, I said to my wife that I might have been retired 16 years but I still feel proud to have been a police officer. Rod Hall
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Do you support the state government’s trial of iPads for police officers? From top: SC1C Courtney Jaensch, Constable Ben Netherclift, Detective Acting Snr Sgt Shaun O’Rielley
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Yes. While I believe that the money could be spent on providing other means of support and resources to SAPOL, I think any additional resource provided to patrol officers especially is positive. How useful and time-saving they are may depend on the type of software and applications installed on the iPad. Hopefully they result in time-saving and less double-up work, as a lot of back-at-base paperwork may be replaced by the iPad functions, allowing patrols to remain on the road and visible to the public. Also, it is good to see SAPOL keeping up with trends in modern technology.
Yes I do. We’re often riding public transport or conducting foot patrols at interchanges and railway stations. So the ability to have ancillary reports and other information at our fingertips will enable police to be far more thorough with bona fides. And being able to view offender photographs at the time will be invaluable. Compliance with 74D, accessing public transport timetables, photographing evidence in situ, using mapping applications and having up-to-date weather information are just a few of the other benefits iPads could bring about. Like all things, there are always going to be a few cons but I think in this instance they will be vastly outweighed by the pros.
Detective Acting Snr Sgt Shaun O’Rielley Holden Hill CIB The introduction of iPads for general patrols and detectives will ensure we are able to retrieve information in a much more timely manner. Having to be reliant on Comms during a busy period can cause delays in receiving vital information. Society has an expectation that SAPOL is an organization that is current and professional. We need to be able to respond to the community in a manner that demonstrates our technological ability to stay current. To be able to perform functions in the field that normally required either returning to an office or someone else doing it for us, would see an increase in our productivity by being able to resolve issues at that instant.
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Grateful for condolences Many present and retired police officers attended my husband retired assistant commissioner Bruce Gamble’s funeral on November 1. They included Course 25 members and those he had worked with over the years.
I am sorry I didn’t get to speak to all of them personally but things were pretty overwhelming. Bruce retired in 1993, after 38 years in the job. He was breeding Murray Grey cattle and Clydesdale horses on our small farm before and on retirement. He also spent 12 years on Mt Barker
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Council until a heart attack in 2011. Some of the mates he made in the job go back to the days at Stirling and Marree 50-odd years, so I thank all for their attendance, cards and phone calls. They were all very much appreciated. Anne Gamble and Family
Industrial Nick Damiani
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work demands up-to-the-minute technological support but SAPOL computer systems seem not to be cutting it. The SAPOL 2012-13 annual report, tabled in parliament last October, highlighted that still in use were 41 so-called legacy computer applications, some up to 30 years old. “These transactional systems are called ‘legacy’ due to their use of long superseded technologies,” the report read. The report also noted that the systems were at growing risk of failure and struggling to support expanding databases. Police Association president Mark Carroll said last month that the systems impeded police in their work. “The systems are technically limited, lack integration and waste time,” he said. Change, however, is on the horizon. SAPOL has invested in a commercial software package, known as the Niche Record Management System, for the management of operational police records.
Stage 1 of the new system – relating to custody of the drawbacks of the old legacy applications,” management – has been launched and will be he said. incrementally rolled out to all metropolitan LSA cell “An individual’s details are taken down by the complexes by Christmas 2013. police officer at the scene. The arrested individual It will support the enforcement of the Serious is then taken to the charge counter at police cells and Organised Crime (Control) Act by June 2014. where another raft of personal details are repeated The second stage – to replace the legacy in numerous applications across the process of computer systems – will cost between $30 million charging, holding and bailing of an individual as and $40 million. well as during the collection of fingerprints and DNA. This stage will provide modern computer systems “In routine police matters, like DUI and reckless which will allow information associated with driving, the legacy applications require many different individuals to be entered once, collated, retrieved points of data entry in different applications. and analysed more effectively than does the current “These can include recording the arrest, impounding non-integrated legacy computer systems. the vehicle, storing a record of the police interview, Funding for the second stage has not yet recording the storage of the vehicle, lodging a blood been provided. sample to support a DUI charge, recording a defect Mr Carroll highlighted “The legacy applications specific examples of how and licence checks. the legacy applications “The legacy applications do not generally duplicate frustrate police and keep them do not generally duplicate information into other off the road for unreasonably information into other systems long periods. so input and retrieval is a timesystems so input and retrieval “The arrest of an individual consuming process. is a time-consuming process.” highlights a common example “They are also outdated
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systems that don’t adequately alert for keystroke and other minor clerical errors, making the process even more onerous down the line, and keeping officers off the beat for longer.” Mr Carroll said the provision of information technology was a challenge for all governments. “That’s why it makes no sense for state governments and police forces to act in isolation,” he said. “Far too many taxpayer dollars are wasted every year by state forces doing their own thing. “Whoever forms the next state government needs to take a lead role nationally in seeking federal government investment in computer systems and databases that make states borderless when it comes to the fight against criminal activity. “The next generation of IT systems needs to be able to interface with national databases so that, Australia-wide, police will have access to the same real-time data – which might well save a life.” The issue of better crime-fighting technology for cops was raised by Premier Jay Weatherill at the Police Association annual conference in October. He announced that SAPOL would issue 350 tablet computers to officers in the Elizabeth LSA as part of a $1.7 million trial to enable officers to capture, retrieve and submit information on location, instead of returning to the station. Police Commissioner Gary Burns told the conference he supported the trial and hoped it would be a success. “The way I see it eventually going, is when you graduate from the academy you are given an iPad and/or a mobile phone for both business and personal use,” he said. “This could even eliminate the need for desktop computers and hard-line (phones) in many cases. The aim is to do on the (mobile) tablet what you would normally do on the desktop (in the station).”
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“Let’s send a message that the parliament and the The Police Association continues to support state will not tolerate increases in assaults on police.” Family First MLC Robert Brokenshire’s minimum Association president Mark Carroll said the mandatory sentencing bill, introduced to parliament community probably underestimates the level of last September. violence that officers confront – every day. The bill proposes four years’ mandatory minimum “I'm sure they would also regard assaults on police sentencing for attempted as totally unacceptable,” murder of a police officer, he said. “Police are the only people one year for intentionally “And those assaults that have no choice in going causing serious harm, and can range from a push or six months for recklessly shove by a nightclub drunk into (dangerous) situations. causing serious harm. to the fatal shooting of We need to remember that an officer intervening in Mr Brokenshire, speaking at the 2013 Police domestic violence. as legislators. Police deserve Association conference, “As a community, we ultimate protection.” expressed concern at need to understand how what he deemed a “cultural d ang e rou s and how change” in modern attitudes toward assaults on both confronting this part of the job is for police and police and civilians. support them accordingly.” “I’ve been on police patrols (as an onlooker) on Mr Carroll said the association had worked closely several occasions and have seen young people with Mr Brokenshire over the past several years to develop the bill. totally dismissive of the police uniform,” he said. “Police are the only people that have no choice “We are also currently in discussions with the in going into (dangerous) situations. We need government in relation to their support or otherwise to remember that as legislators. Police deserve of the bill,” he said. ultimate protection. “If we can’t send a message to the community that you don’t go around assaulting police officers, how are we going to turn around the general attitude (of society) toward assaults? “I think it has to start with police.” Mr Brokenshire said there was an immediate decrease in assaults on police after similar laws were introduced in Western Australia. He also explained that South Australia had a precedent on mandatory minimum sentencing. “We (already) have minimum mandatory sentencing with murder and drink-driving,” he said.
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HEALTH Dr Rod Pearce
Disease a risk on OS holidays Even polio still presents a threat in some parts of the world
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great to spend your annual leave in an exotic overseas location and recuperate from the rigours of police work. But, when travelling abroad, you do need to guard against infection, particularly of the bowel. It comes from contaminated food or drinks, is common, and results in diarrhoea. The usual source of the contamination is human faeces which has polluted the water supply. If not vaccinated against hepatitis A, young Australian travellers might end up with the disease, which will give them a week of vomiting and terrible diarrhoea. For lifetime protection you need two vaccinations around six months apart. Typhoid is another diarrhoea illness contracted in a similar way (contaminated food or drinks). Vaccinations for this disease are only good for three years so regular travellers need to update. Other infections are best avoided by good hygiene. And remember that infections get into your gut by mouth (saliva) and from your hands and food or drink. So be careful who you kiss, wash your hands, and take food or drink which is clean – not contaminated by infected water. Local water is unsafe to drink in most of South East Asia. When visiting there, drink bottled water. And understand that local restaurants, food vendors and street hawkers will be using tap water. Do not use tap water to clean your teeth or wash your food. Do not open your mouth in the shower or a pool. Avoid eating pre-prepared fruit or salad, drinking pre-opened beverages, and ice cubes in your drinks. Use hand-sanitizers before eating or drinking and after using toilets or handling goods (including money) in markets and shops, and shaking hands.
Use a straw. Avoid applying your mouth to bottles in 2014. It provides wider coverage than the present and cans. Check the seal on your water-bottle. three-in-one and will protect Australians travelling to Studies have shown the cause of “watery” other countries where different flu strains abound. diarrhoea to be bacteria such as E. coli, campylobacter, HIV and Hep C are serious diseases which salmonella and shigella. The condition is treated with vaccines do not cover. Malaria also needs to be taken rehydration and, if persistent, an antibiotic. into account in respect of travel but there are hopes of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation coming up Cholera is rare, life-threatening and occurs in with vaccines for these three conditions soon. outbreaks. The relevant vaccination is not much more than 50 per cent effective, so hygiene is always Specialized vaccinations include Japanese encephalitis, Q fever, yellow fever, rabies, necessary. Typhoid vaccinations do not guarantee protection either, but they are better than cholera tick-borne encephalitis, and tuberculosis. Because the vaccinations vary in their effectiveness, the risk (80 per cent effective). of catching the infections depends on where, how Hepatitis A effectiveness can be measured with blood tests and, once you have measurable protective and for how long you travel. It is best to consult levels – either through getting hepatitis or effective your doctor. vaccination – you at least know you are protected. Sometimes a vaccination is more about moving Any Australian travelling overseas should make between certain countries and the risk of passing sure his or her routine vaccinations are up to date. on a disease rather than your personal risk of severe illness (yellow fever) or death. We hope to eradicate polio from the world but, because of poor uptake An estimated 22 million cases of of the vaccinations Most travellers’ infections typhoid fever occur each year and cause in some countries, an estimated 200,000 deaths. are not fatal … Humans are the only source of these it remains a risk. Measles still comes bacteria. No animal or environmental They are also, in most to Australia (Adelaide, reservoirs have been identified, and this circumstances, avoidable. confirms that food and water contaminated November 2013) so you need your protection with human faeces is reasonably common. here and overseas because of sporadic outbreaks. Most travellers’ infections are not fatal but they Influenza vaccines are updated in Australia every are unpleasant, upsetting, and inconvenient. They 12 months but they are different for the northern are also, in most circumstances, avoidable. hemisphere winter. New influenza vaccines are made Getting vaccinations up to date lowers the risk of every six months to take into account the influenza contracting serious diseases. Updating vaccines for seasons in each hemisphere and the changing virus. typhoid and influenza must happen frequently, but We do not yet have a flu vaccine that does not need the best way to stay disease-free during holidays to be updated every season, but we could have a fouris to take care with food and water, where you go in-one (quadrivalent) influenza vaccine in Australia and what you do. DECEMBER 2013 Police Journal
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Motoring Jim Barnett
The ultimate in flexibility More interior space, seating for up to seven people, and an enormous cargo area
Choice abounds in the people-mover
market: multi-seat vans, 4x4s, large and medium SUVs and an increasing number of compact wagons. The new Kia Rondo, itself a compact wagon, offers more than just seven seats.
DESIGN Rondo’s cab-forward design pushes the windscreen forward, creating a shorter bonnet and more interior space. Up to seven people can sit in three rows of individual seats. This configuration offers the ultimate in flexibility. Second-row seats can recline, slide forward or fold flat with the cargo floor. Two third-row seats, only suited to kids, drop flat into the cargo floor. Cargo space ranges from generous to enormous.
VALUE FOR MONEY Three petrol models (Si, SLi and Platinum) are priced from $29,990 to $38,990. These feature a 2.0-litre (122kW) petrol engine coupled with a six-speed automatic transmission. Two 1.7-litre (100kW) diesel models (Si and SLi spec) feature the same auto transmission and are priced at $32,490 and $36,490 respectively. A multi-adjustable driver’s seat features, as does a reach- and rake-adjustable steering wheel with function buttons for audio, trip computer, cruise, phone and selectable powersteering assistance.
SAFETY
STATS
All Rondo models are equipped with: • Six airbags. • Rear parking sensors. • Reversing camera. • Daytime LED running lamps. • Antilock brakes. • Traction and stability control systems. • Hill-start control. Every seat has a three-point seatbelt and heightadjustable headrest.
The diesel engine would be the pick given its impressive 320Nm of torque between 1,750rpm and 2,500rpm. It also produces fewer emissions and offers better fuel economy than petrol variants (6.4 litres/100km versus 7.9 litres/100km).
ON THE ROAD The 2.0-litre petrol engine produces sufficient power and torque for any task and works well with the smooth six-speed auto. At high revs the engine sounds a little harsh but generally goes about its business with little fuss. Transmission paddle shifters (fitted on SLi and Platinum) are an overkill given that Rondo is likely to be a suburban family hack. DECEMBER 2013 Police Journal
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VERDICT Rondo is a smart-looking, wellequipped compact people-mover. It is good to drive, has greater flexibility than some and has the advantage of a five-year warranty.
Price premium justifiable? Undoubtedly an efficient performer with battery replacement cost covered
Despite
Australians’ slow take-up of hybrid vehicles Honda and Toyota continue to release new models. And the new Honda compact Jazz Hybrid is now the cheapest petrol/electric car on offer.
VALUE FOR MONEY Standard equipment includes: Climate-control air conditioning. Cruise control. Reach- and rake-adjustable steering. A driver’s-seat height-adjuster. A multi-function display with a trip computer. Four-speaker audio system with Bluetooth and iPod connectivity. • Auto engine stop/start. This most expensive of the Jazz line-up sells for $22,990 trumping Toyota’s Prius C by $1,000. But the tiny Prius lays claim to a bigger engine with better economy and fewer emissions. • • • • • •
SAFETY DESIGN Jazz Hybrid looks and drives in essentially the same way as the other eight Jazz models. It is a compact four-door hatch and has a bigger-than-expected interior owing to its short bonnet. Honda claims its interior can swallow items like surfboards and mountain bikes with its multiadjustable seating arrangements. It is a functional small car with a smart dash layout and plenty of storage areas but it misses out on a lidded console bin.
Jazz Hybrid features: Six airbags. Antilock brakes with brake assist. Five headrests. Five three-point seat belts. A security alarm. Vehicle stability and traction-control systems. The compact 40-litre fuel tank sits under the front seats for additional rear seat space and safety. • • • • • •
ON THE ROAD Jazz Hybrid is a light, easy car to drive. It offers good performance in most situations although the petrol engine can be noisy in the higher rev range. Driven sedately it can provide excellent economy and quiet operation. It is a functional car which offers good visibility, and it feels much bigger than its actual size. While it is no sports car, it delivers on ride and handling.
STATS Jazz Hybrid features a 1.3-litre SOHC 65kW petrol engine mated to a small 10kW electric motor. Drive is to the front wheels through a CVT automatic transmission. Honda claims combined fuel economy of 4.5 litres/100km with emissions of 107g/km. A Police Journal test drive in the suburbs achieved a credible 4.9 litres/100km. Those concerned about battery replacement cost can rest easy: it is covered by an eight-year unlimited-kilometre warranty.
VERDICT Jazz Hybrid is undoubtedly an efficient performer which offers fuel-saving technology. The remaining question is whether the savings are enough to justify its price premium.
Platinum Advantage Members Bring along a friend or workmate who becomes a PCU member on the day and
YOUR LUNCH IS ON US!
Pay Day Lunch Series 2014
Police Credit Union, The Police Association of South Australia and The Police Club invite you to a lunch with
Rodney Fox
Famous shark attack survivor and film-maker Join your workmates for an informal talk by a true South Australian legend as he tells his story from famous attack to his love of sharks today. DETAILS YOU NEED TO KNOW When: 12 – 1:30pm Wednesday 19 February 2014 What: Special $20 Burger & drink. Choice of beef or chicken burger, salad, chips and a soft drink* Where: The Police Club – 27 Carrington St, Adelaide Photo and autograph opportunities after lunch Prize Draws for Platinum Advantage members Platinum Advantage Members Bring along a friend or workmate who becomes a PCU member on the day and YOUR LUNCH IS ON US! Looking to buy a boat? We’ll have a specialist^ available to talk boats and marine equipment and for Platinum Advantage members, a special personal loan rate available only on the day.**
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Banking
Police Credit Union in excellent shape: 2013 annual report Costa Anastasiou Chief Executive Officer, Police Credit Union An edited version of the CEO’s speech to the Police Association annual conference
Your forefathers were the visionary pioneers
who founded our successful organization some 43 years ago, armed with little more than a shoebox in hand, a ledger book and a fierce determination to seek social progress through an enhanced and specialized financial services provider. Today, your credit union boasts a customer base in the order of 43,000, combined assets of over $850 million and shareholders’ reserves in excess of $56 million. Your credit union remains in excellent shape. The results for the period of review reflect a solid and balanced year of performance, with successes across all measures of business strategy.
The financial environment Economic conditions throughout the period of review were difficult and are characterized as persistently uncertain and fragile. Global markets gained some renewed traction, displaying improved stability and cautious optimism. A less volatile Europe and a bolstered US economy appear to have stimulated confidence back into equity markets, reflecting an improved medium-term business earnings outlook. European sovereign debt issues are being better managed and austerity measures appear to be achieving the necessary fiscal containment. Asian markets have shown continuing resilience and stability with improving growth prospects, underpinned in part by a rising middle-class. On the domestic front, we continue to experience persistent low levels of consumer and business sentiment, moderate growth, subdued credit markets, stable but weaker employment conditions and relatively low inflation.
Given the underlying subdued credit conditions, and coupled with a cautious consumer, the RBA “stimulatory” rate cuts were largely pocketed by consumers in the form of increased savings or debt reduction rather than increased spending. In addition, the calling of a federal election in February 2013 resulted in an extended hiatus of business investment decisions and activity. These factors, in an already cautious environment, served to exacerbate already difficult operating conditions.
The regulatory environment Your credit union is regulated in the same way as publicly listed and mutual banks because we are all authorized deposit-taking institutions (ADIs). This means that, like all Australian banks, we meet the same strict, legally-enforceable standards under the Banking Act and are subject to strict oversight by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). APRA’s strict rules on safety and capital apply to all ADIs to the same high standards. This also means that your deposits are backed by the Australian government under the permanent government guarantee scheme for deposits up to $250,000.
Our values, strategy and future development We remain steadfast in our commitment to an enduring set of core values, incorporating superior service, honesty, integrity and financial prudence; and we remain passionate in delivering on our core purpose statement to improve our members’ lives by providing outstanding value and service that enables them to achieve their financial aspirations. The achievement of sustainable, innovative growth DECEMBER 2013 Police Journal
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remains at the forefront of our planning direction to ensure that we achieve the scale of business required to mitigate the impact of declining interest margins, and a scope of business that ensures continued relevance and connection to members. Our vision is to be the credit union that best understands and fulfils the financial aspirations of members and our people. In recognizing the strength of our brand, one of the strongest of any mutual in SA and NT, we are well positioned to leverage growth opportunities as we embark on our mission to be a market leader in providing innovative and competitive financial products and services to members. The 2013-16 planning period ahead is forecast as a period of moderately improving economic conditions, with expectations of a gradual restoration of a normalized operating environment. Strong capital buffers coupled with resilient and proven risk-management practices will remain in place and monitored with heightened awareness, to ensure that the impact of any future economic shocks continue to be managed effectively.
Our performance for the period Profit after tax for the year totalled $2.8 million, contributing a 5.4 per cent increase in shareholders’ equity to $56.3 million, and underpinning a record capital adequacy ratio of 15.69 per cent for the period to June 30, 2013. Other performance highlights for the period under review include: • Total group assets increased by 4.5 per cent to $702 million. • Increase in loan advances by 5.7 per cent to $593 million. • Increase in total deposits by 4.5 per cent to $621 million. Continued page 42
Free Legal Service for Police Association Members, Their Families & Retired Members. Leading Adelaide law firm, Tindall Gask Bentley is the preferred legal service provider of the Police Association, offering 30 minutes of free initial advice and a 10% fee discount. To arrange a preliminary in-person or phone appointment contact PASA on (08) 8212 3055.
Have you or a family member been injured in a car accident? Tindall Gask Bentley acts in more motor vehicle accident claims that any other law firm in SA. Gary Allison & Richard Yates can provide free preliminary legal advice on your entitlements to compensation. They can also help with Workers Compensation, public liability & medical negligence claims.
Family Law Matrimonial, De Facto & Same Sex Relationships • Children’s Issues • Child Support matters
• Property Settlements • “Pre Nuptial” style Agreements
Appointments with Wendy Barry (Accredited Family Law Specialist) & Dina Paspaliaris.
Commercial Law • General business advice • Real estate & property advice
• Business transactions • Commercial disputes & dispute resolution
Appointments with Giles Kahl & Michael Arras.
Wills & Estates • Wills & Testamentary Trusts • Enduring Powers of Attorney • Enduring Guardians
• Advice to executors of deceased estates • Obtaining Grants of Probate • Estate disputes
Appointments with Michael Arras & Rosemary Caruso.
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LEGAL
The fifty-fifty property settlement a myth Jane Miller Partner, Tindall Gask Bentley Lawyers Equality does not necessarily result in equity to the parties in a divorce
First, the assets and the debts of the relationship A comprehensive examination of these factors must be correctly identified and valued. This might result in a settlement of fifty-fifty as per the can be complex if there are businesses involved, urban myth. However, for most people, undertaking self-managed superannuation funds, family trusts the calculation using these four steps will result in one or deceit or non-disclosure person receiving more of the by one party. assets than the other. For these However, for most people, Second, consideration people, fifty-fifty is not fair. undertaking the calculation must be given to the To understand how these contributions made by four steps apply in your own using these four steps each party to achieve and divorce settlement calculation, will result in one person maintain those assets. For and to make sure you don’t example, did one party own settle for less than what is fair, receiving more of the more assets at the start it is important to get good assets than the other. of the relationship than advice as early as possible. the other, or receive lump Before starting to negotiate sums during the relationship such as inheritances with your ex, make the investment of speaking to a family law expert about your situation. Armed with or personal injury payouts? As the Family Court said in the case of Ferraro the right advice about the strengths and weaknesses in 1993: “The court must evaluate the contributions of your case, you can then negotiate with your ex in each individual case … against an evolving social with confidence that the outcome will be fair. and legislative background.” Third, the calculation must take into account the future needs of each person. Things like earning capacities, primary care of the children, and health considerations will impact on the calculation. For example, as the court said in its 1995 judgment in Clauson: “… it has long been recognized that, in most cases, the most valuable ‘asset’ which a party can take out of the marriage is a substantial, reliable income earning capacity.” Finally, under the act, the calculation must arrive Tindall Gask Bentley Lawyers provides at a point which is “just and equitable” in free initial advice through a legal advisory service to Police Association members all of the circumstances. In other words, Calculating a divorce settlement under the and their families, and retired members. the final division of the assets must be Family Law Act is far more intricate than most To make an appointment, members should fair to both parties taking into account contact the association (8212 3055). the first three considerations. people would realize.
When
considering how to calculate a property settlement after divorce, the assumption that a fifty-fifty split is fair is an urban myth. People facing a property settlement at the end of a marriage or de facto relationship often assume that it is fair that each party to the relationship receive 50 per cent of the assets, debts and superannuation. In fact, people facing divorce sometimes enter into negotiations with their ex relying upon this assumption or, worse still, might even lock themselves into a property settlement for a fifty-fifty split without ever discovering their true entitlements. The Family Law Act sets out the legal framework for calculating a divorce settlement. However, nowhere in the act is there a presumption of a 50 per cent split to each party of the relationship. What’s more, the Family Court has routinely acknowledged in its judgments that equality does not necessarily result in equity to the parties. In other words, an equal division of the matrimonial assets is not necessarily fair. So the assumption that a fifty-fifty split is fair is in fact an urban myth. Calculating a divorce settlement under the Family Law Act is far more intricate than most people would realize. It involves a detailed consideration of the relevant law, as well as the precedents which have been set by the Family Court over almost 40 years. A lawyer who specializes in family law must stay up to date with how the court calculates divorce settlements.
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Books
Unholy Trinity Authors Denis Ryan and Peter Hoysted Publisher Allen & Unwin RRP $29.99 Detective Denis Ryan tried desperately to bring a paedophile priest to justice but was blocked by not only the Catholic Church but also the Victoria Police. Monsignor John Day, arguably Australia’s most prolific paedophile, died in 1978. His victims were counted in the hundreds. The Church knew of his criminal activity. Day’s offences were committed with the knowledge and protection of a senior member of the Victoria Police and Mildura’s clerk of the courts. These three men were the “unholy trinity”. The influence of the Church, both in the Victoria Police and the office of public prosecutions, was strong. But Ryan was a respected cop and, one by one, Day’s victims began to confide in him. With a dozen or more signed statements, Ryan soon had sufficient evidence to lay charges. Only then did his nightmare begin.
The Curiosity
Doctor Sleep
Author Stephen Kiernan Publisher Hodder & Stoughton RRP $29.99
Author Stephen King Publisher H&S Fiction RRP $32.99
A haunting love story, a scientific marvel brought to life, and a searing social commentary of today’s America. Maverick scientific genius Erastus Carthage has developed a technique to bring frozen simple-celled animals back to life. And when his Arctic research vessel discovers a body encased in an iceberg, he seizes the chance to apply his pioneering process to a human being. The man Carthage’s lab awakens from death is Jeremiah Rice, a Massachusetts judge, who was born in 1868 and fell overboard in 1906. Jeremiah is an instant celebrity – chased by paparazzi, vilified by the religious right, and overwhelmed by a society he sees as brilliant and diverse but also vulgar and violent. As his only ally, biologist Kate Philo attempts to protect him from financial and political exploitation, and the two fall in love. Meanwhile, Jeremiah’s time on Earth is slipping away.
Stephen King returns to the characters and territory of The Shining. What happened to Danny Torrance after his terrible experience in the Overlook Hotel? Doctor Sleep picks up the story of the now middle-aged Dan, working at a hospice in New Hampshire, and the special 12-yearold girl he must save from The True Knot, a tribe of murderous paranormals. It looks harmless but, as Dan knows, and tween Abra Stone learns, The True Knot is quasi-immortal, living off the “steam” which children with the “shining” produce when they are slowly tortured to death. Haunted by the inhabitants of the Overlook Hotel, Dan has been drifting for decades. Then he meets the evanescent Abra Stone, and it is her spectacular gift, the brightest shining ever seen, that reignites Dan’s own demons.
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Circle to Circle Author Shirley Hardy-Rix and Brian Rix Publisher High Horse Books RRP $32.95 After now former Police Association (Victoria) president Brian Rix retired, he put his journalist wife, Shirley, on the back of his motorcycle and headed off for a ride. For the next 16 months the pair rode more than 83,000kms through 32 countries on five continents, with side trips to Antarctica and the Galapagos Islands. They rode from the bottom of South America to the very top of North America, and over the Andes, sometimes more than 5,000 metres high. Brian and Shirley also rode through deserts, the tropics and up to Alaska. They had a catastrophic breakdown in the heart of bear country and suffered altitude sickness. The motorcycle never made it to Antarctica but they did – and they went from the Antarctic Circle to the Arctic Circle… and then a bit more.
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Heist
A Darkness Descending
Author Robert Schofield Publisher Allen & Unwin RRP $29.99
Author Christobel Kent Publisher Atlantic RRP $29.99
Kalgoorlie gold and murderous bikers are just the beginning for Gareth Ford. Left for dead in the desert, framed as the inside man in a bullion robbery at the remote mine site where he works, and fearing that his daughter and exwife have been abducted from their Perth home, Ford must cross 1,000 miles of wilderness to find his family. He forms a fragile alliance with Doc and Banjo, a pair of fugitive bikers, and Kavanagh, a cop from the Gold Stealing Detection Unit who’s found herself shut out of the case. As this unlikely team sets out across the outback, it is pursued by cops, mercenaries and bikers, each group with its own agenda of preventing Ford from reaching Perth and uncovering a conspiracy that spreads through the upper strata of Western Australian life.
The dark heart of modern Italy… When Niccolò Rosselli, the driven, charismatic leader of a Florentine political movement, collapses at a rally, his young party immediately comes under threat. And when it emerges that his longtime partner, Flavia, has disappeared, leaving behind not only a devastated husband but their newborn son, the political becomes dangerously personal – and Sandro Cellini is drafted in to investigate. The trail leads to a tired seaside town and a modest hotel, where Flavia chose to end her life. But Cellini isn’t satisfied. Why would one so young and with so much to live for, walk away from all she loves? As he digs into Flavia’s secret world, Sandro uncovers the hidden life of a woman consumed with private passions and a deadly, dark obsession.
Win a BOOK! For your chance to win one of these books, send your name, location, phone number and despatch code, along with the book of your choice to competitions@pj.asn.au
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DVDs
Serangoon Road
Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries Series 2
New Tricks Series 1-10 Box set
Redfern Now Series 2
SRP $39.95 4 discs Running time 534 mins
SRP $29.95 4 discs Running time 316 mins
SRP $199.95 26 discs Running time 4,720 mins
SRP $27.95 2 discs Running time 338 mins
Serangoon Road is a fast-paced detective drama series set against the exotic, tumultuous backdrop of 1960s Singapore. The series tells the story of Australianborn Sam Callaghan (Don Hany), whose childhood was spent in WWII’s Japanese internment camps and who returned to fight in the Malayan Emergency. He is a man deeply scarred by both these experiences. When his neighbour Patricia (Joan Chen) asks him to help keep her recentlymurdered husband’s private detective agency afloat, Sam is enticed into an unpredictable, dangerous world full of Chinese secret society gangs and political power play.
The second series of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries builds on the meticulously constructed world of series one as it follows the i n d e p e n d e nt , g l a m o r o u s a n d unflappable leading lady detective Phryne Fisher (Essie Davis). This lush take on the traditional crime drama explores the fascinating and varied subcultures of 1920s, between-the-wars Melbourne. From the shadowy lanes of the city to the halls of academia, from high-class brothels to the world of haute couture, Phryne defends the innocent and juggles admirers with her usual panache, all the while keeping up her delicious dance around Detective Jack Robinson.
After a hostage rescue goes wrong, Superintendent Sandra Pullman is put in charge of unsolved crimes. With little resources and no back-up she decides to recruit three ex-policemen. However, times have changed, unlike her new recruits. Jack Halford is yet to get over the loss of his wife, Brian Lane is over-obsessed and overmedicated, and Gerry Standing is not quite the ladies’ man he used to be. They might have the experience but it’s not like the old days. Not only are they chasing criminals, but they are having to deal with a new police force which does not always appreciate their old-style policing.
Nestled in the heart of Australia's most glamorous city is Australia's most infamous suburb. It's an urban slum, Aboriginal icon, centre of black struggle and pride – or real estate goldmine, depending on your point of view. Redfern Now challenges you to think again. A kaleidoscopic drama that explores this inner-city suburb and the people who inhabit it. Over six episodes, Redfern Now: Series 2 continues to explore the impact of extraordinary events in ordinary lives. The first drama series written, directed and produced by indigenous Australians, Redfern Now has been both critically and commercially acclaimed.
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For your chance to win one of these DVDs, send your name, location, phone number and despatch code, along with your choice of DVD, to competitions@pj.asn.au
Cinema
Heartbeat Series 13 SRP $39.95 7 discs Running time 1,200 mins This series brings about the marriage of Sgt Merton and pharmacist Jenny Latimer, with PC Steve Crane tackling a wide range of cases while putting his role as community liaison officer into practice. PC Bellamy plays the waiting game with Gina, Vernon comes to terms with life with and without his fortune, and the series reaches a dramatic climax when a bitter custody battle ends in tragedy.
American Hustle
The Book Thief
The Wolf of Wall Street
Season commences December 12
Season commences January 9
Season commences January 23
A fictional film set in the alluring world of one of the most stunning scandals to rock the US, American Hustle tells the story of brilliant con man Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale) who, along with his equally cunning and seductive British partner Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams), is forced to work for a wild FBI agent Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper). DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia which is as dangerous as it is enchanting. Jeremy Renner is Carmine Polito, the passionate, volatile, New Jersey political operator caught between the con-artists and Feds. Irving’s unpredictable wife Rosalyn (Jennifer Lawrence) could be the one to pull the thread that brings the entire world crashing down. Like David O Russell’s previous films, American Hustle defies genre, hinging on raw emotion, and life-anddeath stakes.
Based on the beloved international bestselling book, The Book Thief tells the story of Liesel (Sophie Nelisse, Monsieur Lazhar), an extraordinary and courageous young girl sent to live with foster parents (Academy Award winner Geoffrey Rush and Academy Award nominee Emily Watson) in World War II Germany. She learns to read with encouragement from her new family and Max (Ben Schnetzer), a Jewish refugee who they are hiding under the stairs. For Liesel and Max, the power of words and imagination becomes the only escape from the tumultuous events happening around them. The Book Thief is a life-affirming story of survival and of the resilience of the human spirit.
Martin Scorsese re -teams with Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf of Wall Street, an adaptation of Jordan Belfort’s memoir. Belfort (DiCaprio) is a Long Island penny stockbroker who served 20 months in prison for refusing to cooperate in a massive 1990s securities fraud case that involved widespread corruption on Wall Street and in the corporate banking world, including mob infiltration. Other The Wolf of Wall Street stars include Matthew McConaughey, Jonah Hill, Jon Favreau and Jean Dujardin.
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For your chance to win an inseason pass to one of these films, courtesy of Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas, send your name, location, phone number and despatch code, along with your choice of film, to competitions@pj.asn.au
BANKING
From page 35
• Increase in loans funded to $149 million, comprising $126 million in home loans and $23 million in personal loans and credit cards (some 65 per cent of these loans are provided to police). • Record customer satisfaction rating of 92.5 per cent (well above the 78.9 per cent average of the major banks). • Reducing our carbon footprint by 7.4 per cent. • Member value increased to a record high $268 per member, an increase of 27 per cent. • Staff satisfaction or engagement rating at a new record high of 89.66 per cent. Key to the future success of Police Credit Union is our capacity to sustain and deliver excellence in our customer service proposition. The importance of this customer service based approach cannot be underestimated in the context of succeeding in an intensely competitive market. Several key projects were implemented, including a new digital platform, efficiency upgrades to our internal banking systems and further strategic innovation-based projects are scheduled for the coming year, including a mobile banking smart app. We have continued to improve our systems, platforms, processes and infrastructure on numerous fronts, including the ongoing branch renovation programme, all of which will improve engagement with our members.
During the period we successfully negotiated a new arrangement with Allianz Insurance, ensuring that our members are able to continue to have access to quality and competitively priced insurance products to protect their assets well into the future. Your credit union is well equipped to withstand economic uncertainty based on the high level of importance we place on maintaining strong risk and compliance frameworks. Our holistic management of risk and implementation of best-practice risk-management systems continues to drive strength, stability and, most importantly, security of depositors’ funds. As part of our ongoing commitment to conducting ourselves as a socially responsible organization, we contributed over $0.322 million in community-based initiatives during the period – again exceeding our planned commitment. Actively participating in the communities in which we operate, remains a critically important and nonnegotiable strategic goal. We continue to sponsor many worthwhile programmes in policing, nursing and the wider community and, in particular, the vast majority of this community investment is directly linked to the broader police family, including the Police Association of SA. The achievements and successes presented in the 2013 annual report are a result of the combined and collective efforts of our wonderful people. I am indeed
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privileged to have a team with such enormous and diverse talent. The fabric that underpins our success is not just about our strong work ethic, our diligence, our passion for success, our commitment to outstanding customer service, our loyalty, integrity, honesty and professionalism. It is indeed about the way we treat each other - with compassion, care and mutual respect. These endearing qualities, coupled with our successes and achievements, define the great organization we are today and reflect the values that Police Credit Union stands for, both now and for the future. On behalf of the board, management team and all staff, I thank you, our members, friends and partners for your ongoing support, trust and confidence that you place in us every day. Thank you also for your ambassadorship and testimony which enables our business to continue to grow, serve and prosper and, in doing so, continue to propagate the fine legacy created 43 years ago by your forefathers. We promise you that, in 2014 and beyond, we are committed to remaining member-focused in our engagement with you, the police family, to fulfil your financial goals and aspirations.
WINE
Syn Cuvée Blanc 2011 Richard Hamilton Shiraz McLaren Vale, SA RRP $19.95 www.leconfieldwines.com The Richard Hamilton Shiraz is regularly recommended in Winestate magazine’s Top 40 Best Buys section. This wine is a classic McLaren Vale Shiraz of consistent quality far higher than its $19.95 price point. The Shiraz vines are managed to produce low-yielding, intense fruit. This is a very stylish, mediumbodied Shiraz showing soft tannins, lovely sweet fruit and good length with hints of pepper and plum flavours. 94 points “James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2014”: “Strong, full colour, the cool vintage provided benefits to those who kept disease at bay; these spicy, dark berry aromas and flavours are normally restricted to cool regions. They work really well in the dark chocolate and blackberry fruit of this bargainbasement wine.”
2011 Leconfield Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon McLaren Vale, SA RRP $33.50 www.leconfieldwines.com Leconfield’s flagship wine is a classic Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon – wines renowned for their depth of fruit flavour, c o m p l ex it y, e l e g an c e an d extraordinary length in the cellaring performance. A consistent awardwinner, each new release is eagerly anticipated by its loyal fan base. Paul Foster, The Wine Society: “Elegant and beautifully fruited, this is an exciting and aristocratic red that clearly declares ‘I’m cabernet, and Coonawarra.’ “Plummy blackcurrant fruit drives a long, deep palate with an ease that is the secret of its drinkability, and though there’s plenty of tannin, and unmistakable oak, those tannins are ripe and fine and the wood is well integrated. “It’s a bit-more-than-mid-weight wine of perfect balance that might well make a Bordeaux producer weep in wonder and envy. Sydney Hamilton planted the Leconfield Vineyard in 1974 and it’s from these original vines that the fruit for this wine came.”
McLaren Vale, SA RRP $17.50 www.leconfieldwines.com Syn Cuvée Blanc is the perfect drink for Christmas parties and New Year celebrations. A serious wine with a sense of humour, Syn has a strong following in its own right. The wines represent the synergy between Leconfield’s Coonawarra and McLaren Vale vineyards. Wines for the enjoyment of life. A great-looking and even better-tasting sparkling wine well below the price point at which you expect such a great wine to be placed. Enjoy this wine as an aperitif or at any time of the day when a few bubbles will augment the joy of life. Money Magazine (May 2012): “This surprise packet from Leconfield and Richard Hamilton shows what clever winemaking can do to transform grapes grown in places you wouldn’t normally associate with sparkling wine. “It’s made from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grown in McLaren Vale and picked early. This nonvintage bubbly is clean, fresh and vibrant with intense yeasty characters, supple creamy texture and a soft lingering finish. Uncomplicated, easy-drinking and easy on the pocket.”
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The Last Shift Frank Abbott (1) Steve Harding (2) MAX RUTSCHACK (3) Paul Greathead (4) Alan Evans Peter Lukosius (5) Darrol Quinlan (6) Rod Harvey (7) Simon Holt (8)
SNR CONST 1C FRANK ABBOTT Intelligence Analysis 38 years’ service Last day: 15.07.13 Comments… “I thank all present and past association office-holders for their efforts and achievements in gaining the best pay and work conditions for members.” “I also say thanks, farewell and good luck for the future to all my past colleagues with whom I have had the good fortune to work. I miss being one of you.” SERGEANT STEVE HARDING Mannum 38 years’ service Last day: 26.07.13 Comments… “I thank all those members, past and present, whom I met and worked with during my 38 years of service. They were fine people doing a wonderful job under difficult conditions.” “It was indeed an honour to spend my working life in the job.” BREVET SGT MAX RUTSCHACK Murray Bridge CIB 43 years’ service Last day: 05.09.13 Comments… “After 43 years of service it is well and truly time to enjoy the better things in life.”
SNR CONST ALAN EVANS Salisbury 19 months’ service Last day: 16.10.13 Comments… “Though my career with SAPOL has been brief I will return to the UK with fond memories of my time in South Australia and I thank my colleagues for their support, encouragement and friendship.” “I can only praise the professionalism of my colleagues at Salisbury, particularly the officers of team four, and wish them all the best with their future careers.” SNR CONST 1C PETER LUKOSIUS City Watch House 45 years’ service Last day: 16.10.13 Comments… “A f t e r n e a r l y 45-and-a-half years’ service, I take with me some great memories. I thank all the members I had the pleasure of working with.”
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CONST DARROL QUINLAN City Watch House 40 years’ service Last day: 16.10.13 Comments… “Best wishes to all my friends and colleagues (SAPOL and public servants) with whom I have had the pleasure of working over the last 41 years.” “It has been a journey to remember, and thanks for the memories.” BREVET SGT ROD HARVEY Far North Criminal Justice 38 years’ service Last day: 01.11.13 Comments… “I leave with fond memories, having worked with and met some great people along the way.” “Thanks to my wife and family for their support throughout my career. Also thanks to everyone who supported my family during times of illness.” “Thanks to Commissioner Burns for supporting my long-service-leave application.” “Thanks to the Police Association for its ongoing commitment to improve pay and conditions for all members.” SNR CONST 1C SIMON HOLT Sturt LSA 28 years’ service Last day: 08.11.13 Comments… “I have met many colleagues and friends and, although I will miss them, I will not say the same about the work and shifts.” “ T h a n ks to t h e Po l i c e Association for its support in looking after our conditions and wages.” “It’s time to spend time for myself and my family as life is short.”
Top left: Greathead (far left) on graduation day in 1972 with course mates Trevor Haskell, Ray Foster, Gary Burns, Wayne Thompson and Bruce Faerhmann; Above: As a senior sergeant first class at Sturt Police Centre in 1990s; Left: Greathead (far left) instructing on a training course at Fort Largs in the 1980s.
Detective Chief Insp Paul Greathead Commissioners Support Branch 44 years’ service Last day: 11.10.13
Comments… “What a journey! And how lucky I was to spend my career working with such professional, dedicated and committed men and women, both sworn and non-sworn.” “Would I do it all again? Of course I would, and in a heart-beat.” “On June 21, 1972, along with fellow course members, including our current commissioner, Gary Burns, I graduated from Fort Largs.” “For almost 24 years I had the privilege of working with many sworn and nonsworn men and women in the Criminal Investigation Branch.” “This included nine years as a handson front-line metropolitan and country detective and 12 years as an officer-incharge (manager) of three metropolitan LSA CIBs.”
“I thank the past and pre se nt commissioners, deputy commissioners and all other members of the senior executive group for striving to ensure that SAPOL continues to meet the unknown challenges of the future.” “I sincerely thank the past and present executive committee, delegates and staff of the Police Association for the most competent, professional, dedicated and committed assistance they have always provided me and my staff, as well as all members of SAPOL, over a long and sustained period.” “I wish the association all the very best for the future in continuing to protect members’ interests, rights and benefits in our everchanging world of policing. The association should be rightfully proud of the results it has achieved for members over the years.”
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Police Scene
Course 2/2013 Graduates’ Dinner Fenwick Function Centre Friday, October 11, 2013
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