Victoria's Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission, IBAC has confirmed it is investigating allegations of police misconduct which have been the subject of media reports today. IBAC confirmed it is investigating serious allegations of excessive use of force by Victoria Police officers following the receipt of video footage and other relevant information. IBAC clarified that Victoria Police, as their employer, is responsible for determining whether the officers are 'stood down' from policing duties while they are subject to investigation.

Victoria's independent police oversight body, IBAC, today charged two Victoria Police officers following an investigation into alleged excessive use of force on a man in Preston last year. The charges are the result of an Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission investigation into the behaviour of Victoria Police officers when they attended a house in Preston to conduct a welfare check on a man in September 2017. The charges are as follows:

Three Victoria Police officers were today found guilty of unlawful assault at Heidelberg Magistrates' Court following an investigation by Victoria's independent police oversight body, IBAC. Constable John Patrick Edney has been found guilty of one count of assault with weapon and one count of unlawful assault. Senior Constable Brad McLeod has been found guilty of three counts of unlawful assault. Senior Constable Florian Hilgart has been found guilty of one count of unlawful assault.

A former Victoria Police officer was sentenced last week following an IBAC investigation - Operation Durack - into the assault of a 15-year-old boy with a police baton in Preston in January 2018. The 15-year-old victim of the assault was a passenger in a car involved in a high-speed pursuit through the streets of Preston. The circumstances resulted in the victim being arrested and restrained on the road where he was subjected to baton strikes.

Today the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) tabled a special report in Parliament highlighting improper conduct by former Victorian Government Minister Theo Theophanous in his role on the board of the Victorian Planning Authority (VPA).

The Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) advised today it is examining the shooting of two people by Victoria Police at the Inflation nightclub early on Saturday 8 July. The IBAC Commissioner, Stephen O’Bryan QC, has spoken to the acting Chief Commissioner of Police, Shane Patton about this matter.