澳大利亚维多利亚州的独立反腐委员会（IBAC）在2024年收到2500起警察投诉，但仅调查了其中0.5%，其余投诉均被驳回或转交警察部门自行调查[1]。这一现象反映出该委员会的警察监督职能因法律限制和资源短缺而陷于瘫痪。在Bairnsdale和Morwell两地区2018至2024年间的2365起投诉中，仅0.2%得到调查[1]。
维州警察的自查结果显示出极低的问责率。根据数据，三分之二的投诉被认定为不实，仅1%的案件导致纪律听证，同样仅1%进入法庭程序[1]。现行法律规定IBAC须优先处理腐败问题而非警察不当行为，这进一步限制了委员会对警察监督的权限[1]。州议会完整性与监督委员会曾建议加强IBAC的警察监督权力，而维州政府在2022年承诺的IBAC改革立法至今未能实现[1]。
Victoria's Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) received 2,500 police complaints in 2024 but investigated only 0.5 percent of them, with the remainder either dismissed or returned to police for self-examination [1]. The disparity becomes more stark when examining specific regions: across Bairnsdale and Morwell between 2018 and 2024, only 0.2 percent of 2,365 complaints were subject to investigation [1].
The outcomes of police self-reviews reveal minimal accountability. Two-thirds of complaints examined by Victoria Police were determined to be unsubstantiated, while just 1 percent resulted in disciplinary hearings and only 1 percent proceeded to court [1]. Current legislation requires IBAC to prioritize corruption matters over police misconduct, constraining the watchdog's capacity to oversee inappropriate police conduct [1]. Despite a recommendation last year from the state parliament's integrity and oversight committee to strengthen IBAC's police oversight powers, and a 2022 government commitment to reform IBAC legislation, these reforms have not yet been implemented [1].