Principal Legal Officer
1 month ago
**Your Key Accountabilities will include**:
Assist in managing the conduct of a professional legal practice as a specialist practitioner by undertaking complex legal matters for the Queensland Police Service and represent the Queensland Police Service before the courts and tribunals.
Provide advice to the Commissioner and other members of the senior executive on complex and/or sensitive matters affecting, or likely to affect, the Queensland Police Service, including complex criminal matters and the discipline of police officers, the prosecution of police officers and associated legal and industrial issues.
Provide advice and strategic guidance to minimise legal action against the organisation and its employees and for the management of legal risks.
Provide legal advice, where appropriate, to operational police officers concerning substantive law and police powers relating to investigations and police operations.
Maintain and comply with the highest standards of professional and ethical conduct.
Applications to remain current for 12 months.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.
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