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05 December 2001
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Corrupt cop comes clean
By Luke McIlveen, NSW political reporter
December 05, 2001
AS the king of kickbacks for much of his career in policing, there is little Ray Peattie does not know about corruption.
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Which is why NSW Police Commissioner Peter Ryan plans to take up an offer by the former Manly chief of detectives to help weed out corrupt colleagues and teach young officers how to resist the temptation to take a bit on the side.
"I would be open to the suggestion that he appear in a video or something of that sort as an example of the pitfalls of corrupt behaviour in the police service," Mr Ryan said.
The video would be shown to young officers in training at the NSW Police Academy in Goulburn.
Mr Peattie was at the centre of explosive hearings at the Police Integrity Commission in October, at which he admitted to taking bribes from drug dealers in Manly, on Sydney's northern beaches.
He was later charged with three counts of bribery as a result of his admissions at the PIC, and is on bail awaiting committal proceedings.
In a full-page open letter of resignation in the latest edition of the internal magazine Police Service Weekly, Mr Peattie apologises to the police service and Mr Ryan for his years of criminal activity while a serving officer.
"I fully support your and the service's commitment to stamp out activity of the type I have partaken, and honestly believe your efforts are and have been a huge step forward in breaking a culture I was so entrenched in," Mr Peattie writes. "Appreciative of the fact that any offer by me would be justifiably rejected, I nevertheless offer any assistance that could in any way be of use to the service's commitment to minimise corruption."
After announcing his resignation from the service, Mr Peattie then addresses the aspiring police officers he now hopes to keep on the straight and narrow.
"For what it is worth, I will always be a staunch supporter of yourself (Ryan) and the men and women of the NSW police, who always do an extraordinary job under very difficult circumstances," he writes.
As Mr Peattie made his apologies, new Police Minister Michael Costa vowed yesterday to restore morale in the service, which he said was at an all-time low.
An overhaul of the police promotions system, meaning successful applicants for higher-paid jobs would wait 21 days instead of eight months to take up their new roles, was the first stage in that process.
Mr Costa is to amend legislation to fast-track the promotions process and reduce the number of appeals by unsuccessful applicants to the Government and Related Employees Tribunal.
"These changes will do away with the delays of the past, provide better protection against corruption, prevent time-consuming vexatious appeals and reduce officer stress," Mr Costa said.
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