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Terry Lewis (police officer)

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10 May 1960; for his apprehension of an armed man, when a Senior Detective Constable, along with three other police officers. Of the other officers Detective Constable 1st Class Glen Patrick Hallahan was also awarded the GM, while Constables Kevin John Morris and James Kevin Shearer were awarded the
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Judge Healy sentenced Lewis to the maximum prison term possible – 14 years on the 15 corruption charges and 10 years on the forgery charge – to be served concurrently, fixed a non-parole period of 9½ years, and fined Lewis $ 50,000 on each of the corruption charges. Lewis was paroled in 2002 after
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and the retirement on 15 September of Assistant Commissioner Norm Gulbransen. On 15 November 1976, the State Cabinet had rejected Whitrod's proposed candidates to replace Assistant Commissioner Gulbransen and instead selected Lewis, who had beaten 122 equal or more senior officers for the role.
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In March 1993 the Queen stripped Lewis of the awards of Knight Bachelor, Officer of the Order of the British Empire and Queen's Police Medal for Merit. Lewis became only the 14th person since the 14th century to be stripped of his knighthood. He retained the George Medal, which was awarded for
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was unhappy with Commissioner Whitrod, he made two trips to Charleville in March and May 1976 to talk with Lewis, who had been mentioned to him as a possible future commissioner. Two opportunities came to overthrow Commissioner Whitrod: the Premier shifting Police Minister
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on 21 September 1987 before being dismissed on 19 April 1989. By 1980, Detective Jack Herbert had become Lewis's bagman, but he later became a major informant against Lewis and others at the Fitzgerald Inquiry. Assistant Commissioner
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observed that in 1976, Lewis "was plucked from well-deserved obscurity by Premier Bjelke-Petersen to be his vassal, to do his bidding, lawful or otherwise".
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serving 10½ years. He maintained his innocence, suing his former lawyers and pursuing further appeals, the last of which failed in August 2005.
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2 March 2013 "Last Man Standing: Condemned former state police commissioner Terence Lewis decides it's time to tell his side of the story",
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Lewis was inducted as a police officer in 1949. As a senior constable, Lewis was in charge of the
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Fitzgerald G.E. 1989, Report of a Commission of Inquiry Pursuant to Orders in Council. available
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Following the end of the Fitzgerald Inquiry, Lewis was charged in 1989 with 23 counts of
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The Law Report: 12 October 2004 – "Justice Queensland Style; Majority Jury Verdicts"
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The Most Dangerous Detective: the Outrageous Glen Patrick Hallahan and the Rat Pack
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said: "the collect boys were Lewis, Murphy and Hallahan. That went to Bischof."
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http://www.cmc.qld.gov.au/data/portal/00000005/content/81350001131406907822.pdf
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It is understood Lewis had been in palliative care before passing away today.
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also confessed to corruption and implicated Lewis on 16 September 1987.
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Lewis served as Police Commissioner from 1976 to 1987, receiving a
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http://www.ccc.qld.gov.au/about-the-ccc/the-fitzgerald-inquiry
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Frank Bischof, Australian Dictionary of Biography Online entry
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Two books about crime and corruption in the Queensland police
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gallantry, and the National Medal, awarded for service.
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In late 1975 then-Inspector Lewis was transferred to
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British Empire Medal for Gallantry (Civil Division)
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Jack Herbert Gets a Start. 461: 385:, but was stood down by police minister 1200:– Gold Coast Writers Association, 2014. 1028:(Supplement). 6 May 1960. p. 3306. 986:(Supplement). 15 June 1979. p. 11. 612: 477:1 January 1986; for his service to the 174: 1952; died 2009) 81:November 1976 – September 1987 1321:Commissioners of the Queensland Police 1204:"Resignation at root of later inquiry" 696:MacDonald, Robert (27 February 2013). 459:Lewis received the following honours: 1336:Prisoners and detainees of Queensland 451:Lewis died on 5 May 2023, at age 95. 27:Australian police officer (1928–2023) 7: 788:Recollections of an Unreasonable Man 237:16 counts of corruption and forgery 1296:Australian prisoners and detainees 734:Ray Whitrod – Interview Transcript 25: 1180:, University of Queensland Press 812:Fitzgerald G.E. 1989, Report ,p3. 1218:, Sean Brennan, 16 February 2007 1117:Winston Churchill Memorial Trust 546: 526: 503: 485: 465: 410:totalling $ 700,000 to protect 171: 1316:Recipients of the George Medal 1130:No. 69, 26 March 1993, p. 1543 1: 1084:. 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Index

Terry Lewis (Queensland)
Commissioner
GM

Commissioner of the Queensland Police Service
Ray Whitrod
Brisbane
Conviction(s)
GM
Commissioner of the Queensland Police Service
forgery
Fitzgerald Inquiry
Juvenile Aid Bureau
National Hotel scandal
Frank Bischof
bagmen
Shirley Brifman
Charleville
Longreach
Queensland Premier
Joh Bjelke-Petersen
Max Hodges
Tom Newbery
Donald Stewart
knighthood
Bill Gunn
Graeme Parker
perjury
bribes
brothels

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