Overview

• The review found officers faced “significant mission creep” after handling about 180,000 domestic violence and 60,000 mental health callouts each year, driving widespread fatigue and burnout.
• The government has committed to enact all 65 recommendations, beginning with shifting roughly a dozen senior executive roles from Brisbane to regional stations to bolster frontline support.
• One key measure calls for reducing the executive leadership team from 44 to 26 positions by leaving vacancies unfilled as senior staff depart, avoiding compulsory job cuts.
• Recommendations urge specialist agencies to assume domestic violence case management and mental health crisis response so police can refocus on core law enforcement duties.
• Officials say initial changes will roll out within weeks, with full structural realignment and resource redistribution expected over a timeline of up to two years.