Queensland Police Rejects Diversity Quotas, Accepts Other Equality Measures

Queensland’s police service has rejected a number of diversity quota recommendations made by the state’s human rights body.

A police vehicle and tape in Cairns, Australia, on Dec. 19, 2014. Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images

The Queensland Police Service (QPS) has refused a recommendation to implement diversity quotas for each rank, in response to a report aimed at improving equality in the force.

The Queensland Human Rights Commission’s (QHRC) report outlined 36 recommendations with many dealing with barriers for women, Indigenous, or culturally diverse individuals joining the state police force.