The corruption watchdog has been called in over alleged financial mismanagement and governance failures in a state's police service after an independent review uncovered a deep structural budget hole.
Police Minister Dan Purdie on Thursday tabled the Queensland Police Service Independent Financial Review in state parliament, describing it as "not pretty".
The review found QPS was facing a structural deficit that was on track to blow out to about $400 million, driven by overspending, weak financial controls and unfunded unsworn staff positions.
Mr Purdie said a number of matters uncovered during the process had already been referred by QPS to the Crime and Corruption Commission for investigation.
He said the report exposed systemic issues that went beyond a single incident, but were widespread in the financial management and governance of the service.
