VICTORIA'S police chief has announced a number of changes to how the force interacts with minority groups in response to allegations of racial profiling.
In a statement, Chief Commissioner Ken Lay said a three-year plan is aimed at improving relationships between officers and the community.
"The key task before us moving forward is to increase public confidence and trust by improving perceptions of legitimacy, procedural justice and fairness," he said in a statement.
Among the changes, he said the force will:
- Set up community advisory groups.
- Review current policies to ensure they don't lead to racial profiling.
- Review how officers are being trained in cultural diversity.
- Improve the force's complaints process.
The changes come after a group of African-Australians alleged that police repeatedly stopped and searched them because of their race, rather than for legitimate reasons, while they were living in Melbourne's inner suburb of Flemington from 2005 to 2009.
The federal court case, however, was settled out of court in February with police agreeing to an internal investigation and a six-month consultation process.
Part of that court settlement included police agreeing to release a report responding to the community consultation.
The report was released late on Monday afternoon, one day before the court-appointed deadline.
Mr Lay will address a media conference about the changes later on Monday.
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