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The Police Multicultural Advisory Group (PMAG) is a state-level strategic advisory body to the QPS designed to make recommendations intended to improve key policing activities, responses and practices which impact multicultural people and communities in Queensland.
Commitment / purpose
The QPS is committed to engaging and working together with the PMAG and multicultural communities within Queensland to deliver effective and culturally responsive policing services through strong and trusted partnerships.
Focus / role
The guidance and advice from the PMAG will enhance organisational cultural capability and cultural responsiveness, strengthen relationships between the QPS and multicultural people and communities within Queensland and ultimately contribute to building a safer state. The PMAG focus is on state-wide initiatives. Where applicable, local matters will be referred to the relevant districts for their information and attention.
Key responsibilities
The key responsibilities and scope of the PMAG are to contribute to:
- Strategic, Statewide Development: advising on and supporting the development of internal and external organisational policing strategies to enhance QPS engagement with and response to culturally, linguistically and faith diverse individuals and communities.
- Community Engagement: facilitating informed discussions and information dissemination with culturally, linguistically and faith diverse individuals, communities and key stakeholders, including through local decision-making bodies in their respective capability.
- Advocacy for All Multicultural Communities: representing and acting in the best interests of all multicultural communities.
- Provide strategic advice on QPS Hate Crimes Scrutiny Panels.
Chair
The QPS Commissioner will chair the PMAG. All meetings will be co-chaired by the Commissioner and a nominated member of the PMAG as the deputy chair.
The Commissioner may nominate an appropriate delegate to fulfill the role of chair for the purpose of consistency and availability.
Deputy chair
An elected member of the PMAG will co-chair all meetings with the chair under the role of deputy chair.
Secretariat
The Multicultural Affairs Unit will hold secretariat responsibilities for the PMAG.
Membership
The PMAG membership will comprise the number of persons determined and appointed by the Chair through the Selection process. To promote stability, the PMAG will maintain a minimum of 9 members and a maximum of 15 members.
When appointing any person to the PMAG, the Chair / selection panel will give regard to:
- Ensuring diversity in gender, age, residential location in Queensland, interest areas, cultural, ethnic and faith background, cultural intelligence, skillsets and experiences is represented wherever possible.
- Vulnerable and marginalised ethnic and cultural groups, including those from refugee backgrounds, are represented wherever possible.
- Knowledge and/or experience with government, community organisations, academia and knowledge of the carceral system and human rights.
- Members should have a high level of integrity.
- Members will possess strong community links, experience and knowledge to support their role.
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Term of membership
The period of appointment of each member will be determined by the Chair, based upon the identified needs of the QPS and the PMAG. With a standard of a two (2) year tenure to be recorded in the Expression of Interest.
Meeting communique
- Meeting communique
January 2026
November 2025
August 2025
May 2025
April 2025
December 2024
June 2024
March 2024
January 2024
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