A jury has been told a senior Gold Coast police officer gave false testimony to a Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) inquiry in 2017 when she was questioned about her involvement in the recruitment of her then chief superintendent's daughter.
Superintendent Michelle Stenner is on trial for three counts of perjury, to which she has pleaded not guilty in the District Court in Brisbane.
Superintendent Stenner remains in the Queensland Police Service but is on leave.
The CCC received an anonymous complaint about the appointment of Amy Borland, the daughter of then Gold Coast Chief Superintendent Terry Borland, to a temporary position of less than 12 months in 2016.
The court has been told then Chief Superintendent Borland had been on leave with Superintendent Stenner acting in his role when he asked whether there were any available administrative officer roles available on the Gold Coast for which his daughter could apply.
Superintendent Stenner told him of an AO2-level role available in Broadbeach.
Ms Borland had eight years' experience in a similar role and had recently left the Queensland Police Service to work at a Northern Territory resort, but she wanted to return.
The court heard that documents regarding the recruitment of Ms Borland referenced a Gold Coast police officer, Senior Sergeant Simon Chase, as being part of a panel for Ms Borland's recruitment, but he did not take part in it.
The recruitment documents were also completed the same day the then Chief Superintendent called Superintendent Stenner to ask if there were a position available for his daughter, before security checks had been completed.
The court heard that the position had been vacant for several months and did not urgently need to be filled.
During a CCC inquiry on August 4, 2017, Superintendent Stenner was questioned about her involvement in the appointment of Ms Borland.
She was later charged with three counts of perjury, with the CCC alleging she gave false testimony in relation to a conversation with then Chief Superintendent Borland, as well the extent of a conversation with Senior Sergeant Chase and another conversation with Senior Sergeant Phil Notaro.
Stenner has limited recollection of events, court told
Crown prosecutor Todd Fuller QC told jurors they would hear several recorded telephone conversations between Superintendent Stenner and her colleagues that were intercepted in the months leading up to the CCC inquiry in the coming days.
Stephen Zillman, Superintendent Stenner's defence barrister, instructed that Mr Chase was only listed on recruitment paperwork as a mistake.
He told the court Superintendent Stenner had a limited recollection of events that she recounted during the CCC inquiry and had been unaware that her phonecalls were being intercepted in the months before the hearing.
The trial is expected to continue for four or five days.
