Body parts dumped at Thursday Island rubbish dump
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QUEENSLAND Health has launched an investigation into claims that body parts and fetuses were dumped and buried at a rubbish dump on Thursday Island.
Investigators with the department's Ethical Standards Unit interviewed Thursday Island residents this month as part of an inquiry into allegations of official misconduct over the inappropriate disposal of human waste.
The Crime and Misconduct Commission is monitoring the investigation, The Courier-Mail reports.
The CMC was notified on May 21 of a whistleblower's complaint involving the discarding of anatomical waste from Thursday Island Hospital at a Torres Shire Council tip in the mid-1990s.
Queensland Health's Acting District CEO Peter Sladden said the allegations were being taken seriously.
"I think any allegations of inappropriate use of body parts on Thursday Island or any island or anywhere in particular would certainly raise concerns," Mr Sladden said.
Investigators with the department's Ethical Standards Unit interviewed Thursday Island residents this month as part of an inquiry into allegations of official misconduct over the inappropriate disposal of human waste.
The Crime and Misconduct Commission is monitoring the investigation, The Courier-Mail reports.
The CMC was notified on May 21 of a whistleblower's complaint involving the discarding of anatomical waste from Thursday Island Hospital at a Torres Shire Council tip in the mid-1990s.
Queensland Health's Acting District CEO Peter Sladden said the allegations were being taken seriously.
"I think any allegations of inappropriate use of body parts on Thursday Island or any island or anywhere in particular would certainly raise concerns," Mr Sladden said.
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