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Since 2011, transit Protective Services Officers (PSOs) have been employed by Victoria Police to patrol metropolitan and major regional railway stations. Their functions include maintaining a visible presence on train stations and surrounding areas, engaging with the community and fostering a sense of safety. They exercise a range of powers including the power to arrest and detain people, to request personal information, and to search people and property.

In March 2015 the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) received closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage from Victoria Police showing the alleged mistreatment of a woman in custody in the cells of the Ballarat Police Station. IBAC subsequently commenced an own motion investigation named Operation Ross.

Police hold significant powers to enable them to enforce the law. These powers include the ability to detain, search, arrest, use force, enter private premises and seize property. One way police can be held accountable for how they exercise these and other powers is through an effective complaints handling system.

Operation Blyth investigated allegations that a vulnerable woman had been assaulted and mistreated while in the custody of Victoria Police members at an outer Melbourne station.

This report outlines an investigation into Mr Nassir Bare's complaint against Victoria Police.