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What to do when under suspicion? : Comments
By Scott Prasser, published 2/11/2006When should public servants stand down? Recent events suggest we need clearer guidelines.
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Not only does the system not stand the public servants down to investigate a complaint, if the public servants happen to be of a senior position they get to handle their own complaints and they can close the matter internally without question or challenge.
Six years of continuous victimisation aimed at my children and we cannot get the allegations or matter looked at because those responsible have conduct of their own complaints and this is despite the fact that our children continue to be targeted. Numerous requests that we be afforded procedural fairness are ignored. Fresh allegations of new instances are filed away by those responsible.
Because the matter has been covered up internally the complaint is said to have not been substantiated (it has never been investigated and we have documentary evidence to prove it). It seems that nobody can take the complaint of them and they continue to do what they have done.
Nobody seems to have the power or be in a position to help. Investigatory bodies just ask those responsible and take their word on face value despite the fact that the evidence clearly shows that they are not telling the truth. Nobody has to afford the complainant any rights whatsoever! The whole process is a joke and procedural fairness and natural justice doesn't exist.