Two missed deadlines, two automatic refusals - and a restructure defence that didn't hold up
Queensland Police Service missed two review deadlines, then pointed to a restructure. The Commission substituted its own decision and made the worker permanent.
The Queensland Industrial Relations Commission found on August 13, 2026 that the refusal to convert a long-serving temporary employee to permanent employment was not fair and reasonable. Instead of sending the matter back to the agency, the Commission set the refusal aside and substituted its own decision, converting him to a permanent Senior Vendor and Contract Management Officer (AO6).
He had been employed on fixed term contracts since April 17, 2023, in the vendor and contract management group within the agency's ICT operations.
His first request came after a year of continuous service. QPS declined on May 30, 2024, resting the refusal on "genuine operational requirements" tied to uncertainty about a possible restructure. At that point it accepted he was "suitable" and that there was "a continuing need for you to perform your role or a role that is substantially the same." The Commission gave that acceptance no weight, noting it came a considerable time before the decision under appeal and before the review the agency later relied on.
Two deadlines then passed. QPS began the review it must conduct once an employee reaches two years of continuous service, but did not complete it within the required period. Under the...
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