At least 15 Tasmania Police misconduct matters finalised last year ended with officers resigning, including one who faced 28 allegations including child exploitation material charges and left the service without a formal determination notice on their conduct history.
The state’s 2025 annual professional standards report details the matters across complaints and internally raised investigations.
The officer facing child exploitation allegations – including possessing and accessing such material, prohibited behaviour, dishonesty and bringing discredit on the service – resigned in April.
A breach was found, but no determination notice was issued, meaning the misconduct will not be reflected on the officer’s conduct history.
Other officers who resigned faced allegations including family violence, assault and dishonesty.
The report recorded conviction outcomes for two officers during the reporting period – one for assault and one for family violence. Both resigned.
One officer was terminated after facing six counts of assault and six counts of bringing discredit on the service.
Deputy Commissioner Jonathan Higgins framed the report as evidence of accountability.
“When a complaint is made, either by a member of the community or raised internally by another police officer, the community must have confidence that these matters are investigated appropriately and outcomes are publicly available,” he said.
The report also revealed 24 matters were investigated after the Integrity Commission initiated a review into access to Land Information Systems Tasmania (LIST).
Most received verbal guidance, the report shows. One resigned.
Tasmania Police received 346 complaints in 2025, up from the previous year.
The service attributed the jump to a new online complaints portal launched in December 2024.
Higgins pointed to Productivity Commission data showing Tasmanians rated their police as the most professional and honest in the country.
“Recognising the thousands of interactions that we have with the community each year, the figure of 346 complaints is comparatively low,” he said.
“But it is vital that all complaints are appropriately responded to, investigated, action taken if required and that we publicly report on these important matters.”
“The Tasmanian community has high expectations of its policing service and we are entrusted with significant powers to perform our duties to keep people safe.”
