Former and current Aboriginal officers suing NT Police in class action over allegations of racial discrimination
Current and former Aboriginal community police officers have launched a class action alleging they were racially vilified, abused and underpaid while working for the NT Police Force.
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A group of current and former Aboriginal police officers in the Northern Territory are suing the Territory government in the Federal Court, claiming they experienced decades of racial discrimination, abuse and vilification while working for NT Police.
The group members claim they were subject to offensive and derogatory language and received less pay than their non-Indigenous colleagues for similar work.
The class action follows an unsuccessful complaint made by the Aboriginal community police officers (ACPOs) to the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) in September 2024.
Earlier this year, the AHRC terminated that claim after the parties failed to reach a resolution, giving the officers 60 days to take legal action.
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