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Mr Albrighton had made a complaint to the Superintendent on 19th December, asking that action be taken to resolve an issue he had raised. Twenty-two reports in support of Mr Albrighton were submitted between 1 November 1988 and 23 February 1989.
Nine reports were received before the staff meeting of 21 December.
(b) All reports received were given full and careful consideration after being included in a submission by Mr Albrighton to the Director of Corrective Services.
(8) On 8 January 1990 Mr Albrighton was charged with two counts of failing to fulfil his duty as an officer within the meaning of sub-section 56(a) of the Public Service Act. Also on 8 January 1990 he was charged with two counts of failing to fulfil his duty as an officer within the meaning of subsection 56(d) of that Act. These charges were found to be proven and disciplinary action was taken against Mr Albhghton. I consider the details of these charges to be confidential and I am not prepared to provide further information on these matters.
(9) During the departmental disciplinary hearing three officers, including Mr Albrighton, were called to assist the Inquiry Officer.
(10) No. A custodial officer appeared in Canberra Magistrates Court charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The Magistrate did not record a conviction against the officer concerned, vide S 556 A of the Crimes Act.
(11) A senior officer of BBC issued a direction as described on 6 October 1989. The notice dated 10 May 1990 was issued following a direction from the Acting Director of Corrective Services. It was not placed on the Notice Board. It was placed in a 2 ring binder in the staff room and in the Handover Log. Neither were exposed to the public gaze.
(12) The Personnel Section did ask that this notice be removed following representation by Mr Albrighton.
(13) Staff at BBC have access to telephones that are capable of being used to make STD calls. They may need to make STD phone calls in the following circumstances:
special interstate calls for detainees with no funds contacting other interstate Corrective Services for information or advice on custody matters contacting other agencies to complete assigned tasks.
Management firmly discourages staff from making use of telephones for personal reasons. It is not possible to assess services used by each senior officer as all officers have access to all telephones.
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