“You can blatantly assault police, be found guilty, and the worst you can expect is the inconvenience of a trial.”
HOW THE SYSTEM FAILED ANTHEA
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It’s not so much that police officers don’t expect to encounter violence on the front line They know it can break out anywhere: in entertainment precincts, in suburban homes, at country events, at protest marches – anywhere.
What they do expect – but in the judgement of many rarely, if ever, receive – is justice in the courtroom. The outcome in the case of the savage assault on Senior Constable Anthea Beck left police and the community deeply angered
None could fathom how an offender who had kicked, punched and ripped the hair from the head of a pregnant police officer could walk free from court Anthea expected what was coming and rightly predicted the outcome weeks before Judge Jo-Anne Deuter handed down her sentence
Her prediction came when she spoke with the Police Journal and explained exactly how the attack took place
The Police Journal has won another international design award in Europe. We always hope that each big award we win is an indication that we are serving our members and other readers well. Nicholas Damiani reveals the prize winner and its creators. Police Association acting secretary Steve Whetton takes another look at, and drills down further on, system failings in connection with members’ remuneration
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Police Association president Wade Burns, who undertook critical negotiations with government, now details the wage increases and other wins he secured for members in a binding administrative arrangement
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How the system failed Anthea
After a judge handed down a non-custodial sentence to a repeat offender who attacked a pregnant police officer, community outrage was always going to follow.
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Wade Burns PRESIDENT
Police wage hikes the highest by comparison since 1995
The December enterprise bargaining outcome was a historic result for Police Association members.
This EB period took on heightened importance to members and policing, given SA was, and is, gripped by its worstever police retention issue
And, although pay rises were clearly a top priority, the industrially binding administrative arrangement we’ve secured also involved negotiating a long list of complex industrial claims and improved conditions
Pivotal to the arrangement are those increased wages (commencing from the first full pay period on or after January 1, 2025) which, remarkably, represent the highest comparative pay rises since the first police enterprise agreement in 1995.
In addition to wage outcomes, the deal also comes with an extensive suite of improved conditions, which were a focus of my attention from the outset of the negotiations
A further extensive log of claims, including a range of new and improved attraction and retention initiatives, better conditions and industrial enhancements, also remains on the table for ongoing negotiations.
In enterprise bargaining, there’s always the risk you’ll have to trade off existing entitlements to secure new ones. It was important that we were able to – and did –
It was important that we were able to – and did – secure the deal without losing any current provisions. All existing benefits have been retained.
secure the deal without losing any current provisions All existing benefits have been retained
It is an exceptional outcome for members and the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive Members have indicated to me that this arrangement finally starts to serve as recognition of and reward for their service and sacrifice to the community.
Indeed, the outcome came after hundreds of direct conversations I had with members over the last six months
On visits to regional and remote areas, members told us about the desperate need for incentives to attract and retain officers in country areas
On a weekend tour of Hindley St during night shift, members told me about the increasing amount of alcohol-fuelled violence levelled against them on a nightly basis, and how the lack of staffing has them relentlessly under siege.
And a recurring concern from members at metropolitan stations was, and still is, the ever-increasing burden placed on them by other government agencies too eager to handball the “toohard-basket” jobs over to police
Hundreds of member interactions just like those were critical in laying the groundwork for the ongoing discussions with the state government, as I sought to have members appropriately rewarded, recognized and respected for the job they do.
And while it is obviously impossible for any single EB outcome to address every problem within SAPOL, this binding administrative arrangement does address a number of significant and historical issues
Members have long sought some of the items secured in the arrangement
One is the classification of brevet sergeant in regional Family Violence Investigation Section.
The suite of items we’ve negotiated also includes the establishment of the new classification of sergeant first class (attracting a percentage allowance) to
recognize experience at the rank of sergeant and the implementation of the response extended-hours roster within 24-7 regional general duties and Dog Operations Unit (general handlers), with ongoing consideration for expansion into other workgroups.
Introduction of the REHR within 24-7 country patrol bases sees a significant shift away from an antiquated roster pattern which required members to work seven consecutive night shifts Members working the REHR have reported improved health and work-life balance and improved financial outcomes as a result of the 23 per cent loading
There will also be a new allowance for operational senior-sergeant positions within metropolitan districts and regional LSAs (senior sergeants working in a district/LSA will be paid an operational allowance of 10 per cent of salary)
And the in-situ progression from senior sergeant to senior sergeant first class will be reduced to five years’ service
I’ve also negotiated an increase in the flexible shift allowance from 18 5 per cent to 20 per cent — the first improvement to the FSA since its inception
The on-call allowance will also transition to an hourly rate to more appropriately compensate members for being available to return to work at short notice
The four-year cap on the payment of country incentives has now been abolished This makes it more desirable for members posted in the country to establish themselves and their families in those local communities — rather than make plans to leave after a short stint
And there still remains a list of other country-specific claims on the negotiating table to address regional policing issues, such as a country housing subsidy, a country policing allowance and review of the existing levels of incentive
Other issues on the table for negotiation will, I believe, begin the process of restoring the job of policing in this state to where it should be, and where it needs to be.
Another significant outcome of the arrangement was the abolition of the junior cadet rate This delivers an astronomical pay increase to junior cadets and, of particular importance, is that it begins the process of restoring policing as a job of choice for young people. It also provides a massive boost to SAPOL in respect of its current recruiting crisis
And, upon the future ratification of the next formal enterprise agreement, Schedule 4 allowances (brevet sergeant, senior sergeant first class, rotational shift allowance for long-term patrol officers, prosecution, STAR, detective, etc) will be converted from a fixed dollar amount to a percentage
There are many more items secured in the arrangement which are to be implemented immediately, as well as conditions up for future negotiations. Members can read the full suite of those items on our website
Direct engagement over the past several months with key government figures, including the premier, attorney-general, the police minister and other senior industrial relations representatives — combined with positive and long-standing professional relationships — proved to be instrumental in achieving a successful outcome.
The government, to its credit, listened as I outlined, with clear and present evidence, our concerns, suggestions and the extent of the retention crisis gripping policing in this state
I have said all along that this EB outcome would likely be our last chance to prevent a mass exodus from SAPOL
But all of this is just the beginning
Other issues on the table for negotiation will, I believe, begin the process of restoring the job of policing in this state to where it should be, and where it needs to be.
PRESIDENT
Wade Burns
The schedule of conditions that we’ll continue to negotiate with the government include, for example, changes to superannuation, country housing arrangements, provision of allowances to defined workgroups and specialist areas, other retention and recognition initiatives and, of course, future pay rises
And, outside the scope of EB and the state government, I’m continuing to work in concert with the Police Federation of Australia at a federal level for FBT improvements, the implementation of mortgage salary sacrifice, and the establishment of an inaugural police “blue card” for health concessions and other benefits for current and retired police officers
I firmly believe each and every police officer in this state can be filled with a sense of pride for what they contribute and sacrifice in order to keep South Australians and their families safe and secure I expect these improvements in pay and conditions will serve as recognition of that
However, it’s also critical for the association to maintain the momentum into 2025 and beyond in order to make much needed generational change to SA policing
Many Police Association members have suffered the physical and mental trauma of cowardly assailants seriously assaulting them in the line of duty.
Serious assaults on police: what doesn’t the judiciary get?
The recent suspended sentence handed down to the violent offender — who punched, kicked and ripped out the hair of Anthea Beck in 2021 — is an indictment on SA’s judicial system
It sparked community outrage and for good reason
A $1,000 good behaviour bond and 100 hours of community service is no punishment at all for the crime of seriously assaulting a police officer.
To make matters worse, the offender had a history of attacking police officers and was in breach of a good behaviour bond
In December, I called for the DPP to appeal the suspended sentence This has now occurred
The Police Association succeeded a few years ago in having the specific offence of assaulting an emergency services worker inserted into legislation The changes should have ensured that weak judiciaries received the message about community expectations loud and clear.
But too often they prove otherwise
Farcical sentences like these have the flow-on effect of emboldening criminals and demoralizing police officers
It makes a mockery of the system when these offenders can walk away so lightly.
Many Police Association members have suffered the physical and mental trauma of cowardly assailants seriously assaulting them in the line of duty
Just in the past few weeks I’ve spoken in a number of public forums about the vicious sword attack on a member in Port Augusta
A violent offender allegedly attacked her with that sword after she responded to a domestic disturbance with her patrol partner in December
She was airlifted to the RAH and had to undergo reconstructive surgery.
The individual has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and hinder police. I’m sure I speak for all members when I say we’ll be watching the outcome of that case with interest
And, on Christmas Eve, a member was run over by an offender allegedly attempting to evade police in Tailem Bend That member suffered leg injuries and was taken to hospital
I’m not convinced that previous changes in this space have gone far enough and I’m currently pursuing further law reform around assaults on police, including proposed changes around suspended sentences and the presumption of bail
I’ve been in touch with the premier’s office and also intend to sit down with the attorney-general about these reforms, which I’ll elaborate on further in the coming months
The public reaction to these assaults has been strong and righteous The support for police among lawabiding South Australians has been overwhelming, and I sincerely thank the SA community and readers of the Police Journal for that incredible support.
Wade Burns on a night-shift visit to Hindley Street.
HOW THE SYSTEM FAILED ANTHEA
BY BRETT WILLIAMS
It was an assault with a kind of savagery many had never seen before. The pity was that the target, a police officer, got it right when she said her attacker would walk from court a free woman.
The only thing Senior Constable Anthea Beck could hear was her own thumping heart. As adrenaline charged through her body, she perceived no other sound It was as if the echo of the late-night revelry along Rundle Street on that October night shift in 2021 had fallen silent
Beck, then 29 and on duty, was under an intense physical attack – the most intense of her career –so her bodily reaction was nothing unusual. At least not in policing.
Beck had responded to a disturbance and encountered drunk, out-of-control street offender Raina Cruise, who took only seconds to get violent
It came after a polite police request simply to talk to Cruise and her two male companions But none of the three was up for a polite conversation Indeed, the trio was instantly hostile
Cruise raged against Beck, whose hair she grabbed and ultimately ripped out in chunks She also let fly with her fists and feet as Beck copped multiple punches to her head, face and body and kicks to her legs and torso. And Cruise was the heavier, taller and more powerfully built of the two women.
In danger of copping a punch which might well have knocked her out, Beck managed to grasp and deploy her pepper spray It had no effect on Cruise Beck wound up with droplets in her own eyes and then struggled to see
But she still fought to do her duty, which was to try to overpower, contain and arrest the rampaging Cruise She stuck to the task, not only despite the battering but also without the slightest hint that she was carrying her first child
“She (Cruise) was literally on her back kicking at me like a crazy person,” Beck recalls. “But I can tell you now, I didn’t feel any of it. I know it sounds really weird, but it was like I was aware of the pain, but not actively feeling it.
“It hurt later, a couple of hours later Everything hurt I felt like I’d got hit by a bus: joint soreness, neck soreness, bruising ”
Beck, of course, had to document the damage to her body after the attack She was “very, very upset” to see that the hair ripped from her head had left her scalp completely bare in three places
Then there were the scratches and bruising to her face, chin and neck; her blackened eyes; her bruised, swollen head and mouth; her grazed, bleeding knees. And it had taken no time for a huge lump to form and swell up on her forehead.
“My face was the sorest part,” she says, “and my knees, because I came down hard on my knees Really hard And I’m still marked up from that ”
Beck and her partner, Senior Constable Aaron Spiniello, and their team were little more than an hour into their shift when the Cruise violence erupted
Before that, right on the 11pm start of the shift, the two officers had already responded to a violent incident on Currie Street It, too, had ended with the deployment of pepper spray and an offender taken to ground
And between that incident and the encounter with Cruise, Beck responded with other Hindley Street colleagues to a hold-up alarm on a Norwood pub. This forced the officers to leave their own busy patch understaffed – for an alarm which in any case proved false
Then, as they headed back to the city, a call came in for a patrol to respond to a disturbance at the Exeter Hotel on Rundle Street It seemed, according to information, that some minor assaults had taken place and certain patrons were refusing to leave Beck and Spiniello teamed back up and headed for the Exeter. Once there, neither saw any sign of Cruise and her companions. The story from hotel security was that the trio had left and were heading west toward Frome Street
Security also explained that, before Cruise left, she and one of her mates had tried to rip COVID masks off the faces of certain patrons And for intervening, as their duty demanded, security staff copped the same abuse and flying fists Beck was about to encounter.
As Beck got the story of what had happened, she sensed that the situation was “very over”. It looked to her as if everyone involved was prepared to just “shrug it off” and get on with the evening
But after only a few minutes on the scene, she and Spiniello got an update from the police communications centre, which was monitoring the scene Cruise and her mates were walking east on Rundle Street, back toward the hotel
So, Beck and Spiniello approached and met the trio on the footpath around 20 metres west of the Exeter There, Beck made a simple request to speak to them about what had happened back at the hotel
But Cruise, Matthew Priest and Tyson Cross wanted no part in a calm, rational conversation. Instead, they instantly came on strong with aggression, abuse and intimidation, and as Beck describes it, “stepped forward (right) into our faces”
“They were drunk,” she says, “swaying, spitting and slurring their words Priest put his body against ‘Spinners’ (Spiniello) nearly immediately
“Cruise was similarly pressing forward into my immediate space and both were shouting and not responding to questions. All three were rambling incoherently. ”
From Cruise came the routine anticop line: “Are you like Nazi Germany?”
The jibe was no surprise given that it was the COVID era, and she vehemently opposed vaccinations and the thenrestrictions Her two-month-old son had died 14 hours after he received childhood vaccinations in 2003
“I reckon 10 seconds in I realized it was going to get physical,” Beck says “But, in the first 20 seconds, I was desperately (trying to diffuse it) saying: ‘Come on, guys, calm down. Let’s just sort this out.’ I thought it could be salvaged. ”
All three offenders refused to hand over any ID until Cross took his driver’s licence out of his wallet
He twice held it out as if to pass it to Beck but quickly drew it back before she could see or take hold of it.
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The two officers had by now drawn the offenders slightly apart Beck had intended to position herself in a way to deal with Priest rather than Cruise
“I reckon 10 seconds in I realized it was going to get physical. But, in the first 20 seconds, I was desperately (trying to diffuse it) saying: ‘Come on, guys, calm down. Let’s just sort this out.’ I thought it could be salvaged.”
1 & 2. Raina Cruise displays her aggression toward police.
Continuing her rant with Tyson Cross.
“I tried to bring her to the (shopfront) wall to effect an arrest. Where it was 10 out of 10 before (for intensity), now it was just really on. She was fighting.”
But it worked out the other way around: Spiniello dealing with Priest and Beck with Cruise, and Cross “more like a hanger-on”
“She (Cruise) was really fixated on me,” Beck says “She was like: ‘Nah, this one’s mine (meaning me) ’ So, Spinners had those two guys and was managing quite a physical threat, and I had her Their intensity was 10 out of 10 the entire time ”
Reaching out, as Beck had, to accept the ID Cross failed to hand over was enough to spark Cruise into hysteria. She shouted the bizarre claim that Beck was trying to steal property and stepped even closer toward her
In a palm-to-chest movement, Beck had to push her back but the fired-up, alcoholfuelled Cruise refused to get the message As she screamed even more loudly, she raised her arms up threateningly right in front of Beck
In response, Beck grabbed her by the arm and tried to walk her a few paces over to the nearest shopfront Then from Cruise came a wild swing with her free arm, which hit Beck in the face and knocked the police cap clean off her head.
“I tried to bring her to the (shopfront) wall to effect an arrest,” Beck explains. “Where it was 10 out of 10 before (for intensity), now it was just really on She was fighting ”
But it was not so much a fight as it was a straight-out attack Beck remembers how, almost immediately, Cruise reached out and grabbed the hair on top of her head. And with that hair firmly in her grasp, Cruise deliberately dropped to the ground, dragging Beck down with her Beck wound up on top of Cruise and might have seemed well positioned to get control But Cruise still had her grip on that handful of hair as Beck fought to free herself
She not only shouted directions at Cruise to “let go” but also grabbed her wrist and tried to pull her tightly clenched hand away
But those actions were without any impact on Cruise. Indeed, the ferocity of her attack on Beck worsened as she jerked her head back and forward with one hand and struck her with the other
Beck fought back with her free left hand, twice punching Cruise to the side of her face. With her right hand, she kept trying to break the powerful grip Cruise still had on her hair
But Cruise was unrelenting She continuously yelled abuse at Beck, with lines like: “F---ing dumb bitch ” And, in her rage, she managed to manoeuvre herself into a position on top of Beck, without losing any grasp of her hair
“She was straddling me,” Beck says, “just about sitting on my chestdiaphragm area. Her knees were under my arms and she’s now hitting me.
“I reckon I got a lot of blows in the forehead but I think I got them on the top of my head too She was swinging them down onto me while she maintained her grip on my hair
“I can’t recall how many times she hit me I got my hands free and did my best to get her (off me) but I was at a bit of a weight disadvantage ”
Beck wanted, but could not get access to, her Taser Cruise was “sitting literally on the Taser” and so made it impossible to grasp.
What Beck did manage to do –but cannot now explain how she did it – was somehow access her pepper spray. She thinks it possible that, under the weight of Cruise, she twisted her hips to create some space and thereby make the spray accessible
Once she had it in hand and aimed at Cruise, Beck triggered the spray But as happens in some cases, its effect was initially non-existent And to make her predicament even tougher, Beck copped some of the spray herself and ended up struggling to see.
“And I could literally feel (droplets of) the spray dropping from her face onto my face,” Beck says “She remained on top of me long enough for it to drip back onto me ”
A compounding issue on that busy Saturday night-Sunday morning was that back-up was minutes away And Beck could make no call for help in any case as she had lost her radio, which had come off during the attack
“So, I couldn’t reach it,” she says, “but I could still hear it. I could hear comms, or whoever was on the radio, calling for help for me. I recall hearing them ask: ‘Is there any free patrols to come?’ But I knew there wasn’t I knew the rest of
“I reckon I got a lot of blows in the forehead but I think I got them on the top of my head too. She was swinging them down onto me while she maintained her grip on my hair.”
my team was on foot in Hindley Street
“So, it was just like: ‘Who’s going to come?’ I know they (the team) started running towards us pretty quickly but that just takes some time. ”
Beck knew she had to do something and so aimed some punches upward at Cruise
“Then,” she says, “I don’t know if she (Cruise) had a moment of weakness I don’t know if the spray finally affected her or if she just got tired But I managed to roll over her and sit on her ”
So, Beck now had the chance, and would try, to get to her feet And that perhaps made Cruise intensify her aggression even further. She threw wild upward punches and lashed out with multiple kicks, some of which hit Beck in the lower abdomen, risking injury to her unborn child
But Beck indeed got to her feet, and with Cruise no longer gripping her hair
“I reckon it was when I got on top of her that she let go,” she says Now with the advantage, Beck got Cruise rolled over and face down on the footpath She took hold of her wrists, drew her arms behind her back, and told her she was under arrest. Then, with help from Spiniello who had by then fended off Priest and Cross, she got Cruise handcuffed
4. Bare patches left on Beck’s head after Cruise had ripped her hair out.
5-6. Scratches to Beck’s face, jaw and neck.
7. Beck’s grazed and bleeding left knee.
As the attack on Beck had played out, bystanders had watched but not tried to intervene. Beck sensed that at least one bystander “just stood by and filmed” the incident, but she still affords the watchers her understanding
Even under physical restraint, Cruise had lost none of her hostility. She continued to yell abuse at Beck and Spiniello as they loaded her into the Norwood cage car
The next stop for her now was the City Watch House, and that would be no new experience for Cruise She already had an assault-police conviction from 2005 And, as she had gone about her attack on Beck, she was in breach of a two-year good-behaviour bond
That bond came about after she had faced charges of disorderly behaviour and resist arrest. It had all happened in another hotel incident in which Cruise was drunk and had refused to leave the premises
Now, at the City Watch House, she found herself formally charged with intentionally causing harm to a prescribed emergency worker (Beck) under the Criminal Law Consolidation Act
So, Cruise wound up in a cell, but the work was far from over for Beck and Spiniello. They had to head back to Hindley Street police station to prepare reports and documentation. Photos of the injuries to Beck would show that Cruise had indeed ripped clumps of hair from her head
In her documentation, Beck described three “patches of missing hair on my scalp”, two the size of fivecent pieces and one a 20-cent piece She also wrote of how her damaged scalp had become hot and swollen and throbbed with pain
“The big one (patch) in front, I reckon that was the drop when we first fell to the ground,” Beck says. “Then I think she probably regrasped (my hair) and got a couple more clumps out It hurt
“And even though she knew she was about to face violence from three drunk revellers, she never for a moment avoided her responsibility. She did her job, did it well, and paid a massive price.”
“I wouldn’t expect them to jump in,” she says “They’re on their night out They don’t want to get hurt or involved Who wants to get involved in a police incident?”
But every other Hindley Street cop was, by contrast, desperate to dive in and support Beck and Spiniello. And the two officers did finally get their teammates’ backing.
“Half my team showed up and a patrol from Norwood came,” Beck recalls
“The skin had to heal before the hair could come through again It took months and months I felt very ugly I wore headscarves for months, and bandanas The worst part was people kept looking at it ”
Still, Beck judged herself harshly The next morning, she felt a measure of embarrassment because of the few moments in which she felt she had “lost control of the situation”. But both then and since, her peers and her union have insisted that she acted with complete professionalism
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Police Association president Wade Burns considers that, to respond as she did, Beck had to draw on some extraordinary courage and deserves great credit
“From the start, Anthea had good instincts and good perception,” he says “She had a sense of what was coming, and she was right
“And even though she knew she was about to face violence from three drunk revellers, she never for a moment avoided her responsibility. She did her job, did it well, and paid a massive price ”
Bruising to Beck’s forehead and chin.
Ten weeks passed before Beck found out that she was pregnant –and had been at the time of the attack . Naturally, it worried her that Cruise might have injured her baby with one or more of the kicks or punches she had thrown
And there was another worry: excess cortisol Given the stress of the attack Beck was under, her body likely released a high level of the hormone into her bloodstream The exposure of a foetus to elevated levels of cortisol can be harmful.
And still for Beck to deal with were the demands of the courtroom. In there, of course, defence counsel would challenge her actions, despite their complete justification
In the Adelaide Magistrates Court in June 2022, Cruise pleaded not guilty to the assault on Beck, who was then 30 weeks pregnant and present at the hearing
Cruise, by then a failed candidate for a senate seat at the 2022 election, wound up committed to stand trial in the District Court. And, there, in October 2023, she stood trial by judge alone.
She pleaded guilty to two counts of assault on the hotel security guards but not guilty to intentionally causing
harm to a prescribed emergency worker (Beck). Her defence, which would fail, was that Beck had arrested her unlawfully
Beck, who was now a mother with a 14-month-old daughter, spent two days in the witness box reliving the attack She accounted for her actions, as cops do, under the pressure of questioning, scrutiny and the gaze of spectators
“It was horrible,” she says “Every single thing was just so much under scrutiny, like (being asked) what did I mean? Every single syllable it pretty much felt like that. ”
What Beck also had to face was the strong media interest the court case drew That interest thrust her unwillingly into the public eye through newspaper reports, TV news bulletins and social media It all had her feeling completely ill at ease
“I certainly didn’t enjoy it,” she says “It (the court case) got so much attention and I felt very exposed ” Back in the District Court in April 2024, Judge Jo-Anne Deuter found Cruise guilty of intentionally causing harm to a prescribed emergency worker (Beck) She remanded her on continuing bail to return to court for sentencing
And, ahead of the sentence, which Judge Deuter handed down on December 4 last year, Beck rightly had low expectations
“I’m expecting a suspended sentence, which I think is disappointing,” she told the Police Journal in an interview three weeks before the sentencing
“And I think the only thing this (matter) has caused her is the inconvenience of a lengthy court trial and probably a bit of anxiety
“It doesn’t reflect well You can blatantly assault police, be found guilty, and the worst you can expect is the inconvenience of a trial.
“Like, what tangibly has happened? She’s had to spend overnight in the watch house And that’s what? That’s her punishment and inconvenience, and it hasn’t affected anything
“She still works; she’s still got her business; she still got to finish her study It just says: ‘Don’t assault police It’s wrong but you know…’ ”
Of course, what Beck saw three weeks into the future turned out to be entirely correct. In the District Court on December 4, Judge Deuter sentenced Cruise to imprisonment for three years and eight months with a non-parole period of two years
But she suspended the sentence “In my view,” she told Cruise, “your rehabilitation and your progress further in society would be best served out of prison…”
Deuter took into account a “number of significant personal tragedies” which had befallen Cruise Apart from the death of her son, she had also lost a friend and two family members –more than 20 years ago. And, more recently, her mother died of cancer. Beck had had no doubt that this history of “personal tragedies” would come up and influence the sentencing
“I didn’t know a single thing about this woman,” Beck said back in November “But I do understand that she attributes the death of her baby to vaccinations So, in knowing that, I feel nothing but sympathy I understand why she’s so angry
“But I don’t think that justifies her behaviour. I think she’s an awful person and should be locked up, and I think she keeps getting away with these things (offences) I’m sick of this ”
9. With daughter Marcella outside Hindley St police station late last year.
“Like, what tangibly has happened? She’s had to spend overnight in the watch house. And that’s what? That’s her punishment and inconvenience, and it hasn’t affected anything. She still works; she’s still got her business; she still got to finish her study. It just says:
‘Don’t assault police. It’s wrong but you know…’ ”
I
n the end, Beck had called it correctly. The sentence was just as she predicted. And, after it came to light, she posted a statement
“The work and emotional labour put in by so many people for the last three years has been reduced to insult,” she wrote “I am disgusted, disappointed
“But more I am afraid for my colleagues and friends, expected to uphold and protect, but cannot expect the same for themselves
“What does this outcome say except you can be found guilty of causing harm to an emergency service worker, and at worse expect the inconvenience of lengthy court proceedings ”
Ultimately, the December 4 sentencing of Cruise sparked outrage throughout the entire community And no surprise that police and their union were particularly enraged
Police Association president Wade Burns issued a strongly worded statement on December 5 He described the sentence as “no punishment at all for the crime of seriously assaulting a police officer” and “an indictment on SA’s judicial system”.
“Farcical sentences like this one only serve to embolden criminals and demoralize police,” he says “It makes a mockery of the system when, after what she did, an offender like Cruise can walk away from the courtroom and simply return to her every-day life That is not justice ”
Burns joined others in calling on the DPP to appeal against the leniency of the sentence.
Beck, now 32, has watched video footage of the attack on her “a million times” so that she can “just make sense of it”
What she laments today is that the whole incident that night never had to involve anger or disrespect, and certainly not violence
She often thinks of how easily Cruise and the others could have supplied their names and ID, leaving her to “DPP (declared public precinct) them out”.
“With a later follow-up, they could have been reported for a basic assault,” she says. “It didn’t need to be anything more ” PJ
Bronzed in Germany again
By Nicholas Damiani
THE POLICE JOURNAL HAS HELD ITS POSITION AS A MAJOR PLAYER ON THE WORLD PUBLISHING STAGE AFTER WINNING ANOTHER INTERNATIONAL AWARD
Its latest prize – a bronze award –has come in the Cover and Cover Story category at the International Creative Media Awards (ICMA) in Germany.
ICMA recognizes the best in contemporary graphic design. News of the winners came out of Meerbusch, Germany, on December 2
Judged worthy of the bronze was the 2024 summer-issue cover story (No greater loss) which reported on, and featured images of, the 2023 funeral of Jason Doig
The 2024 awards received the assessment of a panel of judges from six countries: Denmark, the Netherlands, Austria, Luxembourg, Brazil and Germany
It was the fourth time an ICMA panel had awarded the journal one of its top prizes. The three previous wins were gold and silver in 2014 and bronze in 2022 .
Police Journal editor Brett Williams had held great hope that the Doig coverage would win some acknowledgement either nationally or internationally
“Given that it was about the loss of one of our own, we were determined that it would be a first-class production.”
“Our presentation of the Doig story was so important to all of us at the Police Association,” he said “Given that it was about the loss of one of our own, we were determined that it would be a first-class production We owed that to Jason, his family and, of course, our readers
“Good written content is one thing, but good design is quite another, and design is what this award was about. It’s critical for us, as a publisher with an international reputation, to make sure that the journal is always visually appealing And that’s what good design does
“We get it done with two of the most competent, skilful professionals in the business: graphic designer Sam Kleidon and photographer Steve McCawley They’ve contributed their skills to the Police Association for 20 years and 15 years respectively and last won us this award just two years ago. ”
Ms Kleidon had designed the bronzewinning cover and layout of the story
The other pandemic (February 2022).
“I was proud to have been a part of winning this (2024) award for a story that was just so heart-breaking,” she said “It was humbling to know my design had helped play a part in conveying all that emotion ”
Mr McCawley undertook his work on the Doig funeral procession with his sons, Josh and Tom, who contributed their own photographic expertise to the job
“The significance of photographing such a solemn event was not lost on our team,” Mr McCawley said. “We felt a genuine level of responsibility to provide respectful, emotive images on behalf of the family, friends and colleagues of Jason
“The cover image by Josh was a beautifully balanced image and summarized the intensity and sincerity of such a sad day Tom’s procession images captured the scale of heartfelt emotion so evident among those lining the city streets as we moved among them ”
The Police Journal also received acknowledgement at the Tabbie Awards in the United States earlier in 2024 . It scored a top-25 finish in two categories: Feature Article (Why Banjo was quite the journey) and Best Single Issue (autumn 2023), placing fourth and eighth respectively
This follows the success of previous years in which the journal has won five gold, three silver and three bronze Tabbie awards for journalism and publishing
Police Association president Wade Burns noted that journalism, design and publishing awards did not come easy in Europe and the US – particularly for smaller publishers.
“So, to win so consistently on the international scene, as our journal team has for the last 10 years, is exceptional,” he said
“But that, of course, wouldn’t be possible without our members They put their confidence and trust in the team to tell their stories accurately and responsibly
“And with the reach of the journal, we’re then able to tell the world about the outstanding work of our members, under some of the most extreme pressure
“There’s also the industrial and political clout the Police Journal carries, and it’s for all these reasons that we keep it at the cutting edge of magazine publishing
Letters
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The Hounds excel
I am thrilled to share the exciting news that the SA police Aussie rules team, the SA Hounds, triumphed at the men’s 2024 National Police Football Championship in Brisbane in October
Our team, featuring several debutants, showcased exceptional talent and determination throughout the competition
In our first game, the Hounds set the tone for the championship with a stunning 166-point victory over NSW. We continued our winning streak by defeating a strong WA side by eight goals, thanks to our impressive midfield and forward-line combination.
The final match against our archrivals, Victoria, was a nail-biter, but the Hounds pulled ahead in the last quarter to secure a 16-point win and the championship title
Our players demonstrated remarkable resilience in the hot, humid conditions at Yeronga Football Ovals
The Hounds’ midfield consistently delivered outstanding performances, contributing to our undefeated run
Our women’s team also showed great spirit despite facing tough matches against reigning champions WA, Victoria, and Tasmania
The players fought hard in the Brisbane heat, with invaluable support from top-up players from the ADF, SAAS, and Queensland Police. Their resilience and teamwork were commendable, even though the results didn’t go our way.
The SAPOL Sports Federation supported the event by providing essential equipment and uniforms which have been crucial in growing our club We’re also grateful to the Police Credit Union for its sponsorship
All our members came away from the championship with pride, new friendships, galvanized camaraderie and enhanced health and well-being
The championship is a unique opportunity for officers to disconnect from their work but also leverage off our common interests to enhance our well-being and sense of worth.
Rank erodes and common bonds are formed which enriches a sense of pride to be a copper in Australia. No matter how hard it gets in the job, we all look forward to that one week in October
Looking ahead, we are excited to announce that the 2025 National Police Football Championship will be held in Adelaide next October.
We are seeking members to volunteer for various tasks leading up to and during the championship.
If you are interested in joining the SA Hounds as a player, volunteer, umpire, or in any other capacity, please contact Hounds president Senior Sergeant Zac Cook at Zacary.Cook@police.sa.gov.au.
SA Hounds men’s results:
• Game 1: SA 25 17 (167) defeated NSW 0 1 (1)
• Game 2: SA 12 8 (80) defeated WA 4 6 (30)
• Game 3: SA 7 10 (52) defeated Vic 5 6 (36)
SA Hounds women’s results:
• Game 1: WA 5 4 (34) defeated SA 2 5 (17)
• Game 2: Victoria 3.4 (22) defeated SA 0.1 (1).
• Game 3: Tasmania 6.4 (40) defeated SA 2 .7 (19).
Zac Cook Senior Sergeant SA
Police Academy
Spreading the love for retired police dogs
I want to say thank you to the Police Association for the fantastic Police Journal article (spring 2024) about retired police dogs and the establishment of Retired Police Dogs SA
The story has been instrumental in raising awareness and education about the care of our retired police dogs post service.
I have been contacted by many people, including those who have family members who are police but are not police themselves and have read the story Their response is always the same: “We didn't know their medical bills weren't covered by the police ”
It has been discussions such as these that have allowed us to spread the word about Retired Police Dogs SA and our mission to help relieve the financial burden of looking after a retired police dog.
I had a lady ring me and she said her mother had handed her a copy of the Police Journal to read (her father was a retired police officer) and her response to her mum was: "If that dog on the cover is dead I don't want to read the story ”
After her mum assured her the dog was well and truly alive, she read the article and felt compelled to ring me about making a donation
I don't think a day has gone by since the article was published that I haven't had someone say to me: "Hey, great article in the journal, what a fantastic idea. "
We have been able to take copies of the Police Journal to our fundraising
events and give to people to explain why RPDSA has started, what we are doing and how we are doing it The article was so extensive and explained it all better than I can myself.
I am pleased to update that we have now raised enough money to start paying for the medical bills of the retired police dogs and, in the last month, we have paid out over $800 towards vet bills and medications
This makes me really proud and so happy not just for the dogs, but for the people that love and care for these dogs in their twilight years after having finished their service to the community
The article has gone a long way to making this happen, so thank you for all the time and effort that went into it. Thank you for doing justice to this worthy cause and for honouring our retired police dogs as they deserve
I also thank and extend my sincere gratitude to all the people who have donated to us and supported our retired police dogs. Their generosity has been wonderful.
Tina Hunt Founder & CEO Retired
Police Dogs SA www.retiredpolicedogssa.org
See the cover story For the love of retired police dogs (spring issue, 2024). Go to issuu.com/ policeassociationsa
INDUSTRIAL
Steve Whetton Assistant Secretary Police Association
No capacity for accurate info
Failings clearly exist insofar as communication between SAPOL and Payroll/Shared Services The Police Association is frequently informed of them and how they impact on members’ receipt of appropriate remuneration
Correspondence the association has undertaken with SAPOL, in 2022 and 2024, highlights the inability of the employer to provide members with accurate leave hours to prevent a historical overpayment after separation/ retirement.
One recent example, provided to SAPOL, is that of a member who retired in October 2023, followed SAPOL instructions, and contacted Shared Services for leave accruals (and compared them with the accruals recorded on the HR21 payroll system)
Shared Services nearly a year later (September 2024) advised the member of an overpayment of $4,780 42
Frustration among members is plainly evident, and understandable, particularly when they contact human resources to seek an accrued leave balance and are advised that a PD89 (resignation form) must be submitted first
SAPOL general orders (separations) do not detail a process through which members can obtain accurate leave balances and accruals applicable to a separation date
The situation is farcical given that the general order highlights that Human Resource Operations and Partnering Branch (HROP) has an overpayment checking function:
“The LSA/District/branch/ group officer in charge/manager upon receiving an employee's advice
of separation, must complete the comments section on the PD89, and scan and email the PD89 to HROP in the first instance so it can be actioned at the earliest opportunity The original PD89 must then be forwarded to HROP without delay This is to avoid any potential overpayment and to ensure that the employee’s separation is processed in a timely manner ”
The general order further stipulates that:
“Payroll, Shared Services SA is to process separation payment in the next pay period after separation date, pending receipt of all correct and complete paperwork by the defined payroll cut-off time This will include any accrued entitlements Entitlements may include annual leave, long service leave and retention/police service leave ”
Members must have access to accurate separation leave balances so as not to be subject to overpayments.
The need for an official SAPOL process to accommodate this is obvious.
As previously highlighted in the Police Journal (June 2022), SAPOL conducted a leave audit which covered the period from February 2017 to March 2019 This audit identified all leave records on employees’ time sheets (Workforce Central) but not in the CHRIS21 payroll system
In October 2021, SAPOL indicated that 616 police employees (562 active, 54 separated) had been overpaid salary and/or allowances, and a total of 1,912 police employees (1,606 active, 306 separated) had been underpaid salary, allowances and/or superannuation
Members must have access to accurate separation leave balances so as not to be subject to overpayments. The need for an official SAPOL process to accommodate this is obvious.
This system failure angered serving members, as well as those who had separated from SAPOL since 2017 While their timecards were correct at the time of submission, a malfunctioning CHRIS21 process brought about the overpayments Clearly, errors of this type are beyond members’ control
The Treasurer’s Instruction No.5 for Debt Recovery and Write Offs obliges chief executives and other agency heads to seek recovery of debts owed to the Crown. This includes debts created by the overpayment of wages. When an overpayment occurs, the agency must – by order of The Office of the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment (Determination and Guideline 6: Recovery of overpayments) – notify the employee, or former employee, of the:
• Detail of the overpayment, including the reason and quantum
• Obligation on the agency to recover the overpayment and, on the face of it, an obligation on the employee to repay.
• Proposed basis for an agreed repayment arrangement Agreement can be reached for either a lump-sum repayment or repayment by fortnightly deductions from after-tax salary or, in the case of a former employee, a fortnightly transfer from his or her financial institution
When an employee disputes the existence of the overpayment, he or she should contact Shared Services SA for a breakdown of it.
When it comes to in-home aged care, you want the very best. Choose Police HomeCare Services and you’ll see that protecting your independence and serving your needs isn’t just in our name, but our nature.
Dr Rod Pearce
Ulcers now almost always curable
Stories about the causes of stomach ulcers abounded for years but never seemed to make any difference Stress, alcohol, smoking and certain drugs caused ulcers but avoiding those things did not prevent them
Then antacids seemed to help and l ots of other combinations of drugs seemed almost to cure them, but not very well
Fifty years ago, an Adelaide metropolitan hospital saw three to five people die from bleeding ulcers . Surgeons were up all night, operating and cutting out the part of the stomach where the ulcers were found, or where the acid came from
Australian professors Barry Marshall and Robin Warren became joint Nobel laureates for their discovery of the cause of gastritis and peptic ulcer disease – the bacterium helicobacter pylori (H Pylori) Their work opened the way to a simple cure for a common problem.
This infection weakens the stomach and causes acid to burn through the stomach lining and create the ulcer, or it allows the acid to burn a hole in the small intestine (duodenal ulcer)
A mucous lining stops the acid burning the stomach If that mucous lining is weakened (through stress, alcohol, smoking or certain drugs) an ulcer might occur
But what causes the biggest problem is the H Pylori infection which hides under the mucous lining, weakens the stomach wall, and allows the acid to cause an ulcer. Get rid of the infection, get rid of ulcers almost completely
But what causes the biggest problem is the H Pylori infection which hides under the mucous lining, weakens the stomach wall, and allows the acid to cause an ulcer. Get rid of the infection, get rid of ulcers almost completely.
It turns out that all the things we thought might help treat ulcers are probably just upsetting the bacteria enough to stop the damage to the stomach lining The H pylori seems to thrive on the acid conditions To kill off the bacteria, we stop acid production and upset their environment, then hit it with a combination of antibiotics for a week
The drugs we have now can almost always cure ulcers and stop them recurring.
Proton pump inhibitors (PPI) stop the splitting of water into acid . Antibiotics in different combinations kill the H Pylori Then, usually, any later acid production will not lead to damage of the stomach or pylorus
What remains then is sometimes the acid refluxing up the oesophagus causing pain because there is no mucous lining in the oesophagus
To test for ulcers now, we usually look for H Pylori in a blood test or a breath test. No infection? Then probably not an ulcer.
A breath test is done by drinking a substance which is metabolized by the H Pylori to produce CO2 You drink the mixture, then test your breath 20 minutes later to see if you are breathing out the material the infection has processed If the test is negative, you don’t have H Pylori
Another way to find the infection is to have an endoscopy, and a biopsy of the stomach or duodenum will show the bacteria. Eradicate the infection and eradicate the risk of an ulcer.
While there are still issues with the lining of the stomach with stress, alcohol, smoking and certain drugs,
their contribution to causing ulcers is negligible compared to the H pylori
When scientists Marshall and Warren first came up with their suggestions that an infection caused ulcers, their research was ridiculed. There are other causes of abdominal pain and if abdominal pain is recurrent or persistent, it is important to investigate
While endoscopy might be useful, a diagnosis can be made without necessarily sticking a scope down the throat Ultrasounds or CT scans will not usually be useful in making a diagnosis because the wall of the intestines is too thin to be seen clearly
Other lifestyle modifications have their part in management but are more benefit for general health improvement rather than preventing ulcers.
MOTORING
Model, price Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid from $55,500 (FWD) to $75,000 (Calligraphy AWD)
Drivetrain, output 1 6-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol motor coupled to 44 2kW electric motor powered by a 1 49kWh lithium-ion battery, six-speed automatic transmission, FWD or AWD, 172kW, 367Nm
Safety Ten airbags (covering all seat rows), an enhanced suite of driver-assistance and crash-avoidance technologies, front, rear and side parking sensors, surround-view monitor, rear-occupant alert .
AWD Packs Two Australian-developed XRT off-road packs comprising suspension upgrade/lift, 17-inch wheels with all-terrain tyres and underbody skid plates optionally available on AWD models Fuel Fuel tank 67 litres, 91 RON regular unleaded, 5 4litres/100km claimed
Hyundai Santa Fe
DESIGN AND FUNCTION
The fifth-generation Hyundai Santa Fe has earned an Australian Good Design award (2024) owing to a quantum leap in design and functionality New from the ground up and stretched in nearly every direction, Santa Fe is perfect for big families.
It’s very rectangular, with a high bonnet, straight roofline and squared-off rear end. Three trim levels (Santa Fe, Elite and Calligraphy) all come with seven seats across
three rows, its third-row seats roomier than many Calligraphy can be optioned with two captain’s chairs in the centre row
Santa Fe is available with two drivetrains, one a hybrid, featuring a 1 6-litre turbo four-cylinder petrol engine coupled to a small electric motor with six-speed automatic transmission . The other, a 2 . 5-litre turbo petrol engine. Entry Santa Fe is the only FWD model (AWD optional) while Elite and Calligraphy are AWD
Ground-up new
New Santa Fe has an enhanced suite of crash-avoidance and driver-assistance technologies and BlueLink connected car services with over-the-air and remote software updates
All models score a powered tailgate, dual curved 12 3-inch instrument and infotainment screens that seamlessly blend to one, climate-control air conditioning with vents to all three rows, heated front seats and 20-inch alloys. Cargo space varies between 628 litres (five-seat mode) and 1,949 litres
Top-spec Calligraphy punches well above its $75,000 (plus ORC) asking price The attention to detail, quality finishes (including Nappa leather and woodgrain) and long list of standard features place it in a much higher category
DRIVING
Calligraphy’s driving position is superb thanks to its powered, multiadjustable, heated and cooled relaxation driver’s seat Aiding drivers is a head-up display, digital rear-view mirror, clear side and rear camera views, auto park brake and stalk-controlled gear selector
The dual curved screens offer a myriad of information with easy-to-use menus, many controlled from the steering wheel
Given its size and weight, Calligraphy offers excellent performance in every situation. The lively turbo four combines with the electric motor to offer smooth and generally quiet operation . Depending on battery condition, lowspeed driving can be completely quiet with the petrol motor offline
During normal driving, the petrol motor seamlessly springs to life as needed and, when pushed hard, the combination can provide spirited acceleration Highway cruising is effortless, as is overtaking
Ride quality is good and biased toward comfort over agility. Drivers can select various drive modes including snow, sand and mud terrain (AWD models) and three-mode regenerative braking
Jim Barnett
AWD model with optional XRT pack.
Toyota bZ4X
DESIGN AND FUNCTION
Hybrid king Toyota recently released its first dedicated BEV (battery electric vehicle) The all-new bZ4X comes to the market in FWD and (higher-spec) AWD variants
It is built on a new purpose-built platform designed for this and future Toyota electric vehicles. To accommodate the battery pack, the wheels are pushed outwards, providing a lower centre of gravity, a completely flat floor and more passenger space
Described as a medium-size SUV, bZ4X is slightly longer than RAV4 Its slinky body features a low bonnet, bulging mudguards with black fender flares, 20-inch alloys and powered tailgate
The entry FWD variant sports a pleasant interior which offers comfortable seating for five Seats are trimmed in fabric and faux leather, its front seats heated. Fabric material extends across the dashboard which curiously doesn’t get a glove box .
Cargo space of 436 litres increases substantially when one or both the rear (60/40) seats are folded forward A decent 12 3-inch infotainment screen, which supports wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, offers enhanced voice recognition Augmenting the system is Toyota Connected Services with over-the-air updates and Toyota Connect smartphone app.
FWD is powered by a single electric motor producing 150kW of power and 266Nm of torque By contrast AWD, which picks up plenty of additional equipment, has two electric motors delivering 160kW and 337Nm
DRIVING
The FWD variant delivers a decent driving experience Push-button start features along with a rotary gear-selection knob. The electric park brake auto releases when selecting a gear and auto engages at shutdown, as does P (park).
Easy to drive
Model, price bZ4X FWD $66,000, AWD $74,900 (plus ORC)
Performance 0-100km/h 7 5 seconds (FWD), 6 9 seconds (AWD)
An eight-way powered driver’s seat ensures comfort and the small steering wheel and low bonnet provide excellent visibility The seven-inch instrument panel, closer to the windscreen and above the steering wheel, is easier and safer to read
bZ4x is an easy car to drive As with all electric cars, select D and you’re off. There’s no gear changing as you accelerate, making for smoother, more linear power delivery. And it’s super quiet aside from slight wind and tyre noise
With full torque available from standstill, acceleration from any speed is brisk, bordering on exhilarating, and there’s no FWD torque-steer Drivers can maximize regenerative braking at the push of a button but, unlike some, you’ll still need to use the brake pedal
Driving range FWD 436km and AWD 411km (World Harmonized Light Vehicle Test Procedure) Battery 71.4kWh Lithium-ion battery. DC charge time (10-80 per cent) 30 minutes at 150kW. AC charge time seven hours at 11kW.
Safety equipment Five-star ANCAP rating, seven airbags, a suite of driver-assistance and crash-avoidance technologies, reverse camera (FWD misses out on blind-spot monitoring).
Service, warranty Five-year unlimited-kilometre warranty extended to seven years (motor/driveline) with log-book servicing Battery up to 10 years Annual/15,000km services capped $180 first five years
ADVERTORIAL
The year that was: 2024
While we faced difficult trading conditions once again in 2024, Police Credit Union remained steadfast in its dedication to provide its members with competitive products and outstanding support
Proudly recognized as Australia’s Best Credit Union by Mozo for the second year in a row, we continue to be driven by our strategic priorities, guided by our core values of superior service, honesty, integrity and financial prudence.
Community initiatives and partnerships
Since 2007, our cumulative community investment spend has exceeded $7 3 million and just this year alone we invested $618,000 in sustainable strategic community investments This included the renewal of important existing sponsorships
We renewed our sponsorship of SA SES Volunteers’ Association (SASESVA) as well as continued our partnership with Country Fire Service (CFS) Foundation. We understand the crucial role both organizations play in helping support our volunteer firefighters and emergency workers and their families
We renewed our sponsorship of the Adelaide Footy League for another three years We are very proud to support grassroots football in South Australia
To support our wonderful healthcare professionals, we held several special activations to give back to our dedicated nurses and healthcare workers, as well as sponsored several of the Women’s and Children’s Health Network events and initiatives
We also supported several Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network and the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network initiatives
Giving back to our core bond and strengthening partnerships
While we are for everyone, we continue to be dedicated to our core bond of police officers. We are proud to continue supporting SA Police Legacy as major sponsor as well as the Police Association and SA Police Historical Society.
To further demonstrate our support of South Australian police officers, we said “thank you” on Valentine’s Day with thousands of Tim Tams
We also worked with the Police Association to encourage stations to have a break on RUOK? Day with Kit Kats and free coffee We look forward to continuing to celebrate and give back to the police community in 2025.
Supporting the environment
We continued to maintain our carbon-neutral footprint since commencing the strategy in 2007, and a self-assessed carbon neutral stance since 2018 During the period, Police Credit Union received independent and expert certification confirming and validating our carbon-neutral position for our business operations
We also successfully implemented a significant solar capture and battery system, which not only sources sustainable solar energy but supports enhanced resilience through its energy storage system
Since 2007, our cumulative community investment spend has exceeded $7.3 million and just this year alone we invested $618,000 in sustainable strategic community investments.
We continue to offer our greener products including our Low Rate Car Loan# and Solar Eco Loan, helping our members reduce their own environmental impact
Results across key metrics
We’re proud to share that Police Credit Union has achieved another excellent year of performance. Our unwavering support to members achieved a 92 95% Member Satisfaction Rating Our strong, consistent results also included a group profit after tax of $6 12 million for the 2024 financial period This result contributed to a 4 6% uplift of our total reserves to $117 14 million
As a mutual customer-owned organization, we put our members first by reinvesting 100% of profits back into the business to continue to provide highly competitive products and services.
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Sarah Mitchell
Lauren Roberts
Dina Paspaliaris Rebecca Zanol
Gary Allison Amber Sprague Isabelle Russell
Hanna Rogers Kevin Raison
Denise Abfalter
Sam Michele
Lauren Roberts Sam Michele Caitlin Shervill
Michael Arras
LEGAL
Hanna Rogers Associate
Tindall Gask Bentley Lawyers
Implications of intervention orders on police officers
Addressing and responding to domestic, family and sexual violence allegations has been a particular focus this year In South Australia, the Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence began on July 1, 2024
Its overarching aim was to examine existing policies, legislation, administrative arrangements, system structure and funding levers in South Australia to help develop recommendations about what needs to change, in line with the National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children 2022 – 2032
There is a rising awareness of the fact that "abuse" might take many forms including physical, sexual, emotional, psychological and/or economic Indeed, in the age of social media and AI, less traditional forms of abuse, like online harassment, cyberstalking and revenge porn, also need to be dealt with.
Reforms to our state's stalking laws have recently been introduced to parliament, aimed at addressing stalking and harassment through online means, including to cover impersonation of others online in a way that’s designed to cause apprehension or fear
Intervention orders
At an operational level for police, there continues to be an ever-rising demand for officers to take positive action, to ensure alleged victims of domestic, family and sexual violence are protected from harm
… given the detrimental impact that intervention orders can have on the ability of police officers to remain operational, it is crucial that officers the subject
of intervention order proceedings seek legal advice …
Frequently, positive action is now taken in the form of arrest for a criminal offence and the issuing of a policeissued interim intervention order
Private citizens also have the right to seek protection from a variety of forms of abuse through a privately instituted intervention order application. Intervention orders may be issued to protect alleged victims from harm –this encompasses abuse in the many forms in which it presents, not just physical violence
What might it mean for a police officer to be the subject of an intervention order proceeding?
If a police officer is issued with an interim intervention order, regardless of the grounds alleged, that officer will inevitably be deemed non-operational.
Depending on the nature of the terms of an interim intervention order, a police officer subject to such an order might be unable to enter or remain within certain areas of South Australia Sometimes, orders restrain a defendant from entering entire suburbs
Depending on where that officer is posted, terms which restrain movement within certain localities might totally prevent him or her from attending taskings or engaging in pursuits
There is also a compulsory term for all interim intervention orders (much like bail agreements, suspendedsentence bonds and home-detention orders) that the defendant listed on the order cannot have access, possession
or exposure to firearms or hold a firearms licence
Even if a police officer does not have a firearms licence, by virtue of the conditions of an interim intervention order, a police officer cannot carry or possess a SAPOL-issued firearm. To do so would be a breach of the conditions of the interim intervention order and a criminal offence, punishable by imprisonment
Unlike the Bail Act 1985 – which enables a bail authority to remove firearms conditions if satisfied there are cogent reasons to do so and that the subject does not represent an undue risk to the safety of the public – firearms conditions cannot be varied or removed from an interim intervention order.
There exists a mechanism to ask the court to remove the firearms conditions from a final order. To do so, however, the court must be satisfied that the defendant has never been guilty of violent or intimidatory conduct and needs a firearm for purposes related to earning a livelihood
This understandably gives rise to concerns raised by police officers who are the subject of an intervention order proceeding: should I confirm the interim order as final and hope that the court is satisfied it is appropriate to remove the firearms conditions?
Or should I contest the allegations, which might take many months, all while being the subject of interim conditions which cause considerable detriment?
There are not always easy answers to these questions However, given the detrimental impact that intervention orders can have on the ability of police officers to remain operational, it is crucial that officers the subject of intervention order proceedings seek legal advice to ensure they are fully informed of their rights and options.
Dark City
John Silvester Pan Macmillan
From madmen to matriarchs, stooges to heroes, eye-watering bungles to sweet justice –this is Dark City
True-crime icon John Silvester has reported on Australia’s criminal underbelly for more than 40 years.
Navigating the murky intersections between the lawmakers and lawbreakers, Silvester has drawn on a lifetime’s work rubbing shoulders with the good guys, the bad guys and the downright dirty
He holds the keys to the underworld’s deep dark secrets, and he's giving unlimited access into the belly of the beast
Gritty and compelling, with his trademark wit, insight and humour, Dark City is the second riotous collection of stories from “Sly of the Underworld”.
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The Battle of the Generals
Roland Perry Allen & Unwin
With the fate of Australia at stake, the two great Allied generals of the Pacific War face off against the Imperial Japanese Army –and each other
March 11, 1942: the Japanese have swarmed the Philippines, forcing US general Douglas MacArthur to flee with his family, escaping by the skin of their teeth to the nearest safe country – Australia.
Meanwhile, Australia's foremost general, Tom Blamey, is ordered home from the Middle East by Prime Minister Curtin to tackle the military emergency suddenly facing our nation, with invasion appearing imminent
These two generals, both with colourful pasts and intensely clashing personalities, are now tasked with defending Australia against the Japanese war machine One will lead us to victory, the other will claim the glory
Defense Protocol
Tom Clancy Hachette Australia
The Ghosts of August
Peter Watt Pan Macmillan
It is 1914, and the storm clouds of war are building on the horizon
In Sydney, Josiah Steele is the new head of the family and grappling with his two very different sons. David: upstanding, decent and heir to the family enterprises; Benjamin: wayward, restless and a magnet for trouble.
To give Ben some responsibility, Josiah sends him on a trade mission straight into the territory of their soon-to-be enemy
As war erupts across Europe, its repercussions are felt in the Pacific Ben and David find themselves caught up in the first Australian action of World War I – the fight to take possession of German New Guinea
But that is only the start The brothers will see desperate action across Egypt, Palestine, and the terrible killing fields of the Western Front, and the years of war, mud and bloody battlegrounds will forever change the Steele family.
For decades, Taiwan has been a thorn in the side of the Chinese government. The PRC considers it a rogue province. Previous governments have tried to conquer the island but new Chinese president Li Jian Jun is done fooling around He’s devised a secret military operation to take the island
Only one man knows how to stop Li’s mad and bloody plan for reunification and that’s Minister of Defence Qin Haiyu Fearing for his life and the safety of his family, Qin covertly makes contact with the CIA in Beijing and signals his desire to defect to the West.
Lieutenant Commander Katie Ryan is deployed on the destroyer USS Jason Dunham to defend Taiwan She’s under pressure to find a flaw in the invaders’ plan for her father to exploit
President Jack Ryan might have the power of the entire US military at his disposal, but what he really needs are Li’s secret plans from Defence Minister Qin so he can stave off a war
BOOKS CINEMA
Midnight and Blue
Ian Rankin Hachette Australia
John Rebus spent his life as a detective putting Edinburgh’s most deadly criminals behind bars. Now, he has joined them.
As new allies and old enemies circle, and the days and nights bleed into each other, even the legendary detective struggles to keep his head
That is, until a murder at midnight in a locked cell presents a new mystery They say old habits die hard
However, this is a case in which the prisoners and the guards are all suspects, and everyone has something to hide With no badge, no authority and no safety net, Rebus walks a tightrope – with his life on the line.
Framed
John Grisham and Jim McCloskey Hodder & Stoughton
Joe Bryan suffered the unbearable tragedy of his wife's murder, only to be tried and found guilty of the crime himself – despite being 120 miles away at the time it was committed. Clarence Brandley spent nine years on death row, coming to within six days of execution, before new evidence cleared him of all charges
And, in the case of the Norfolk Four, police and prosecutors continued to arrest innocent people until not one but four men were behind bars
These cases are finally laid bare John Grisham teams up with Jim McCloskey, the founder of the first US organization dedicated to exonerating innocent people, to tell 10 gripping true stories that shine an astonishing light on miscarriages of justice.
Paddington In Peru
Released January 1
Paddington in Peru brings Paddington’s story to Peru as he returns to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears
With the Brown Family in tow, a thrilling adventure ensues when a mystery plunges them into an unexpected journey through the Amazon rainforest and up to the mountain peaks of Peru. Cast: Hugh Bonneville (Henry Brown), Julie Walters (Mrs Bird), Olivia Colman (Reverend Mother), Antonio Banderas (Hunter Cabot), Imelda Staunton (Aunt Lucy, voice), Ben Whishaw (Paddington, voice)
Mufasa: The Lion King
Released December 19
Mufasa: The Lion King enlists Rafiki to relay the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala, with Timon and Pumbaa lending their signature schtick .
Told in flashbacks, the story introduces Mufasa as an orphaned cub, lost and alone until he meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, the heir to a royal bloodline
The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of an extraordinary group of misfits searching for their destiny Their bonds will be tested as they work together to evade a threatening and deadly foe
Cast: Seth Rogen (Pumbaa, voice), Beyoncé Knowles-Carter (Nala, voice), Aaron Pierre (Mufasa, voice), Mads Mikkelsen (Kiros, voice), Kelvin Harrison Jr (Taka, voice), Billy Eichner (Timon, voice), Blue Ivy Carter (Kiara, voice).
Moana 2
Released November 28
Animated musical Moana 2 takes audiences on an expansive new voyage with Moana, Maui and a brand-new crew of unlikely seafarers
After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she’s ever faced
Cast: Auli'i Cravalho (Moana, voice), Dwayne Johnson (Maui, voice), Nicole Scherzinger (Sina, voice), Alan Tudyk (Hei Hei, voice), Temuera Morrison (Chief Tui, voice).
Wicked
Released November 21
Wicked is the untold story of the witches of Oz and features the character Elphaba, a young woman misunderstood because of her unusual green skin Elphaba has yet to discover her true power
Glinda, a popular young woman, gilded by privilege and ambition, has yet to discover her true heart
Cast: Jeff Goldblum (Wizard), Ariana Grande (Glinda), Cynthia Erivo (Elphaba), Michelle Yeoh (Madame Morrible), Adam James (Glinda's father)
Ridley, Series 2
420 minutes, $32 .95
Ridley series 2 stars Adrian Dunbar as Alex Ridley, a former detective inspector who is brought back in as a consultant some 18 months after an early retirement
He retired from the police after years of dedicated service having lost his wife and daughter in a devastating arson attack on their family home
Ridley joins forces with his former protégé, DI Carol Farman, now at the helm of investigations
In this series, Ridley investigates crimes which will take him from the atmospheric moors, investigating a historic murder, to the pulsating beats of an illegal rave.
He must face formidable challenges as he works tirelessly to solve the most intricate and perplexing cases.
Signora Volpe,
Series 2
270 minutes, $32 .95
Signora Volpe series 2 starts with an investigation into a community leader's murder where Sylvia uncovers a trail of blackmail, secrets, and love
Disillusioned British spy Sylvia Fox (Emilia Fox) is in Italy for her niece's wedding when the groom goes missing Sylvia solves the mystery and, longing to reconnect with her sister (Tara Fitzgerald), decides to start anew in Umbria
Soon she's tackling other cases and winning over a handsome local cop (Giovanni Cirfiera), even as her ex-husband/ex-colleague (Jamie Bamber) tries to lure her back .
Harry Wild, Series 3
300 minutes, $34.95
With the agency as busy as ever, Harry (Jane Seymour) and Fergus (Rohan Nedd) must find a way to balance work and life as they make plans to contest the custody claim of his longabsent mother for his little sister
Graduates’ Dinner: Course 72/2023
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2. Martine Maguire and Andrew Brennan.
3. Evarn Mamosy and Ruby Kitto.
4. David Gazzard and Stefani Gazzard.
5. Patrick Violi and Hayley Purdie.
6. Jacinta Rugari and Bradley Rugari.
7. Brooklyn Cotton and Georgia Freemantle.
8. Jordan Christall and Vanessa Bach.
Jasper Kelley, Tara Cousens, Molly Dalitz and Kyle Riley.
Graduates’ Dinner: Course 73/2024
SkyCity SouthWest Suite October 11, 2024
1. Josh Chan, Aaron Thomas and Suresh Bishnoi.
2. Craig Osip and Jason Swanepoel.
3. Rebekah Danz, Melanie Erlandsen and Myah Bryce.
4. Nikki Russell, Britany Chivell, Amelia Hunter-Phillips and Lili Gadomski-Mott.
5. Blaz Vozel, Victoria Mansueto, Jamie Hurney and Thomas Ashton.
Graduates’ Dinner: Course 74/2024
SkyCity Suite 88 VIP Room November 09, 2024
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1. Tanuj and Rungtip Parmar.
2. Alistair Walling and Michael Regan.
3. Montana Reinheimer and Chelsea Peltz.
4. Vinh Dang and Mariah Ferrer.
Kimberley Day and Daniel Blachut.
Alistair Walling and Kelsey Wing.
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General order business management, financial management, overpayments stipulates that:
“…where the overpayment is not repaid in full within six months of acknowledgement of the debt, the outstanding balance may constitute a Loan Fringe Benefit as described in the Fringe Benefit Taxation Assessment Act 1986 (Cwlth) SAPOL may charge interest on outstanding overpayments and a loan fringe benefit arises when a loan is provided to an employee on which a low rate of interest (less than the statutory rate of interest) or no interest has been charged during the fringe benefits tax (FBT) year. ”
When financial hardship exists –owing to the requirement to repay the debts at a minimum of 10 per cent of fortnightly salary – SAPOL can agree to the repayment at a lesser rate over a longer period
The onus is on SAPOL to establish a section/process which ensures that retiring members leave SAPOL without the heavy burden of overpayments
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Group Life Insurance Beneficiary Nomination Forms
Owing to a Supreme Court decision, the Police Association no longer uses the GLI beneficiary forms Existing forms held at the association have been destroyed
Now, in the case of the death of a member, the GLI benefit (currently $300,000) will be paid to his or her estate
Accordingly, the association’s strong advice is that you ensure that your estate is well-administered This is best achieved by having a valid will.
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The Last Shift
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Peter Heaver
John Holland
Rodney Kitto
Corey Michelmore
Senior Constable 1C
John Holland
Far North Highway Patrol
35 years’ service Last Day: 09 08 24
Comments…
“I have finally decided to retire after a very satisfying time in policing, particularly as a member of Highway Patrol where I have spent most of my police career.
“I have been at various locations in the state, mostly country, and met many wonderful people who have played a significant part in my and my family’s life
“The wonderful memories and great camaraderie I will cherish forever Thank you to those who have been a part of the journey with me
“I also thank the Police Association for its support and assistance to members. I wish all those within policing the very best. Please look after one another and stay safe. ”
Detective Sergeant Rodney Kitto
Crime Service
46 years’ service Last day: 24 .03. 2024
Comments…
“I thank all past and present delegates and staff of the Police Association for their efforts in ensuring the working conditions and benefits we all enjoy
“I have enjoyed a diverse and rewarding career at postings including Adelaide CBD patrols, Vice Squad, Adelaide CIB, Drug Task Force, Drug and Organised Crime Investigations, Covert Investigation Section, CounterTerrorism Investigation Section and Investigation Support Branch
“I thank members of cadet Course 63 and all SAPOL staff I have had the privilege of working with since 1978
“I wish everyone in SAPOL and the Police Association all the very best for the future ”
Senior Constable Corey Michelmore
Southern District
11 years’ service Last Day: 28 08 24
Comments…
“Thank you for your support over the years, with special thanks to Steve Whetton who was very helpful during the vaccine mandate.
“I still can’t believe the government got away with that, but I was very grateful to have Steve’s help at the time. ”
Senior Constable 1C
Peter Heaver
Victor Harbor Police Station
33 years’ service Last Day: 14 .12 . 23
Comments…
“I always considered my fellow patrol members as my heroes especially those working the small stations and solo most of the time
“I have seen countless selfless and heroic acts from other members of my blue family – acts that extend far from the front line
“I miss the mateship, the banter, sometimes inappropriate comments, the warped police sense of humour and the smell of capsicum spray in the morning.
“I was never offended when colleagues referred to me as Sergeant Pepper but the rumour that I have put into production an OC-smelling cologne is incorrect
“I will not miss the endless paperwork, sore hip (thigh holsters please), and drunken villains
“Finally, I thank the Police Association and STAR members for all the support they gave me during an incident at Barmera in 2009.
“Also, the ongoing support given to me by my patient wife, Cathrina ”
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