LGBTI Liasion officers now available 24/7
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) Liaison Officers from the Brisbane Region have today launched a new service allowing members of the community the ability to contact them 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The Queensland Police Service (QPS) is committed to ensuring policing services are accessible to all members of the community.
Police work closely with LGBTI communities to develop partnerships, awareness and understanding of impacting issues.
The LGBTI Liaison Officer Program provides a professional, non-discriminatory, accessible policing service to members of the LGBTI communities. This is achieved by:
developing an awareness and understanding of LGBTI communities;
developing partnerships with LGBTI communities;
ensuring equality, accountability and professionalism in our contact with LGBTI communities; and
improving service delivery to LGBTI communities.
As part of the LGBTI Liaison Program, a number of police personnel are dedicated LGBTI liaison officers.
These officers are located throughout the State and undertake the role in addition