Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll has spoken out in a civil lawsuit challenging the state government’s enforcement of vaccine warrants.
Dozens of police officers and health workers have come forward to challenge warrants in the Brisbane Supreme Court, arguing that the government should not force employees to get vaccinated.
Several workers showed up saying they had been forced to look for alternative jobs, stay home or had their pay suspended.
Commissioner Katarina Carroll spoke to the court about the controversial “no punch, no job” warrant implemented by Queensland police. (new)
It was also argued that mandates should now be revoked following this year’s Omicron COVID-19 peak.
Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll spoke to the court today about the “no job” political controversy, and told the civil court that she believes COVID-19 cases are still too high and there are still too many dead to revoke the order.
The police commissioner was questioned for several hours about the health management and where she got her information from when making decisions about the sentence.
The commissioner was the last witness to the five-day hearing.
Dozens of Queensland police and medical staff are challenging vaccine warrants in Brisbane Supreme Court. (new)
Yesterday, Deputy Commissioner Doug Smith testified about the “no jab no job” direction, which he helped create under the direction of Commissioner Carroll.
Deputy Commissioner Smith was questioned about whether he was aware of the “resentment” directed at officers who refused to be vaccinated.
He denied that the policy had been implemented to prevent officers from choosing the jobs they wanted to do, as it was suggested that non-vaccinated officers could avoid positions such as border enforcement during the period of closure of the border. state border.
The deputy commissioner admitted there was “speculation”, but said this had not influenced the decision to implement the policy.
He was also asked if he thought the police officers involved in the case were “problematic”, which he denied.
The trial is set to resume next Thursday for the final submissions.