Terry Lewis | |
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| 14th Commissioner of the Queensland Police Service | |
| In office November 1976 – September 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Ray Whitrod |
| Succeeded by | Ronald Redmond (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Terence Murray Lewis 29 February 1928 |
| Died | 5 May 2023 (aged 95) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Spouse |
Hazel Catherine Lewis
(m. 1952; died 2009) |
| Children | 5 |
| Residence(s) | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Profession | Police officer |
| Criminal information | |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
| Conviction(s) | 16 counts of corruption and forgery |
| Criminal penalty | 10+1⁄2 years imprisonment |
Terence Murray Lewis GM (29 February 1928 – 5 May 2023) was an Australian police officer who, as Commissioner of the Queensland Police Service, was convicted and jailed for corruption and forgery as a result of the Fitzgerald Inquiry. He was stripped of his knighthood and two other awards in consequence.[1] Lewis continued to protest his innocence and sued his former lawyers and pursued appeals.[2][failed verification] The last of his appeals failed in August 2005.[3]
- ^ Whitton, Evan (12 May 2007). "When the Sunshine State set up a scoundrel trap". The Australian. Archived from the original on 17 May 2007. Retrieved 14 May 2007.
- ^ The Law Report: 12 October 2004 – "Justice Queensland Style; Majority Jury Verdicts"
- ^ Lewis v Hillhouse [2005] QCA 316, Court of Appeal (Qld, Australia).