This news originally appeared on 9News on 24 February 2022.

Link: https://www.9news.com.au/national/victoria-police-officers-working-without-authority-due-to-administrative-bungle/91b50c3b-a0ca-415b-9a10-4493c7dc01d6

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More than 1000 police officers, Protective Services Officers (PSOs) and custody officers have been working in Victoria without proper authorisation for eight years, with urgent legislation needed to correct the “administrative error”.